Guest guest Posted August 26, 2001 Report Share Posted August 26, 2001 Manda, ROLLERBLADING! WOW! Good for you! I can't wait til I feel healthy enough to try some new, fun ways of exercise.... cept for that pig stall cleaning....not for me! I helped Tom get his chicken houses ready for baby birds and my legs hurt for four days afterwards!! Can't wait til picnic! It's getting closer!! HUGS in ARk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 26, 2001 Report Share Posted August 26, 2001 ooooohhhhhh rollerblading........... i have tried riding a motorcycle hiking mountain biking and rock climbing..... rollerblading, huh? maybe that will be next on my agenda!! maybe i am trying to see what will eventually cause me to break my neck..... maybe i will skydive into the picnic... who knows!!!! hang in there.....keep going and dont look back! xxoxo S in VA > Manda, > > ROLLERBLADING! WOW! Good for you! I can't wait til I feel healthy enough > to try some new, fun ways of exercise.... > > cept for that pig stall cleaning....not for me! I helped Tom get his chicken > houses ready for baby birds and my legs hurt for four days afterwards!! > > Can't wait til picnic! It's getting closer!! > HUGS > in ARk > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 1, 2002 Report Share Posted April 1, 2002 I wasnt offended, I thought it was great!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2006 Report Share Posted May 21, 2006 Hi all, did anybody find themselves in some serious pain after surgery? One month out, sometimes I want to scream I hurt so bad. Then just as quickly as it comes, it is gone. I can almost count out the 20 seconds or so before it passes. It feels like a nerve running up and down the spine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2006 Report Share Posted May 21, 2006 , Never had such an experience. Are you doing anything when this happens or are you laying still? I would call it in to DrGlazer if I was you and it happens more than a few times. Just my opinion. Sorry you are hurting, Cam > > Hi all, > did anybody find themselves in some serious pain after surgery? > One month out, sometimes I want to scream I hurt so bad. Then just > as quickly as it comes, it is gone. I can almost count out the 20 > seconds or so before it passes. It feels like a nerve running up and > down the spine. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 22, 2006 Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 I know it is not the same but I had this when I had a lump removed from my breast. All of a sudden, a few months later, it felt like electric schocks and a pulsing pain and then it would stop. The DR said that nerve endings recontect and test themselves when you heal from surgery and sometimes that thurts. He said it would go away and it did. It was a few weeks. I could tell because I did not do anything to hurt the area it would just hurt for a few seconds and than stop. I don't know how much this helps. Jolynn > > Hi all, > did anybody find themselves in some serious pain after surgery? > One month out, sometimes I want to scream I hurt so bad. Then just > as quickly as it comes, it is gone. I can almost count out the 20 > seconds or so before it passes. It feels like a nerve running up and > down the spine. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 22, 2006 Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 Cam, It appears to be just when i am lying still and according to the dr office, it happens. It is just raw nerves and will stop as more healing happens. PT should help. I also have a similar problem with a muscle spasm in the lumbar area, they claim PT should help with that also. > > > > Hi all, > > did anybody find themselves in some serious pain after surgery? > > One month out, sometimes I want to scream I hurt so bad. Then just > > as quickly as it comes, it is gone. I can almost count out the 20 > > seconds or so before it passes. It feels like a nerve running up and > > down the spine. > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 22, 2006 Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 -thanks jolynn, This is a good confirmation of what the dr office said but geez it cdn hurt and it is a little scary. -- In , " leominsterhsg " <leominsterhsg@...> wrote: > > I know it is not the same but I had this when I had a lump removed > from my breast. All of a sudden, a few months later, it felt like > electric schocks and a pulsing pain and then it would stop. The DR > said that nerve endings recontect and test themselves when you heal > from surgery and sometimes that thurts. He said it would go away and > it did. It was a few weeks. I could tell because I did not do anything > to hurt the area it would just hurt for a few seconds and than stop. > > I don't know how much this helps. > > Jolynn > > > > > > Hi all, > > did anybody find themselves in some serious pain after surgery? > > One month out, sometimes I want to scream I hurt so bad. Then just > > as quickly as it comes, it is gone. I can almost count out the 20 > > seconds or so before it passes. It feels like a nerve running up and > > down the spine. > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 22, 2006 Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 I went through a stage that lasted several weeks where as I was relaxing to go to sleep, I'd get a really nasty judder of my whole body, like an electric shock had been pumped through it. It never happened at any other time, and it was just nerves settling, but I was very glad when it ended. Hope your pain and spasms stop soon ) titch-- " The older I grow the more I distrust the familiar doctrine that age brings wisdom. " - H. L. Mencken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 22, 2006 Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 Yea - I'm 7 months post op and still in constant soreness pain - so I'm still on a Fentanyl patch and percocet. Yesterday I did feel a weird 1-2 second muscle pain after I did like a golfer's pitch to get something out of the dishwasher, but I think that's the nerves starting to " feel their oats " again. Lorrie Snyder [ ] Ouch Hi all, did anybody find themselves in some serious pain after surgery? One month out, sometimes I want to scream I hurt so bad. Then just as quickly as it comes, it is gone. I can almost count out the 20 seconds or so before it passes. It feels like a nerve running up and down the spine. scoliosis veterans * flatback sufferers * revision candidates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 22, 2006 Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 I would get this shooting pain and grab my boob. That makes for some interesting stares in public. It hurt and it was so unexpected. It would always take me by surprise. Then the next minute like nothing was ever wrong. Jolynn > > > > > > Hi all, > > > did anybody find themselves in some serious pain after surgery? > > > One month out, sometimes I want to scream I hurt so bad. Then > just > > > as quickly as it comes, it is gone. I can almost count out the > 20 > > > seconds or so before it passes. It feels like a nerve running up > and > > > down the spine. > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 22, 2006 Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 Titch, It is the same, exactly, the same. I hope it passes soon too > > I went through a stage that lasted several weeks where as I was relaxing to > go to sleep, I'd get a really nasty judder of my whole body, like an > electric shock had been pumped through it. It never happened at any other > time, and it was just nerves settling, but I was very glad when it ended. > Hope your pain and spasms stop soon ) > > titch > > > -- > " The older I grow the more I distrust the familiar doctrine that age brings > wisdom. " - H. L. Mencken > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 22, 2006 Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 Sounds very much like the nerve twinges I get when nerves are recovering, and always describe (when required to by the startled stares) as " a nerve bit me " . My husband only had a vague sort of idea what this meant, but recently had a repeat surgery for a ganglion on his wrist which had returned, and a couple of weeks ago he jumped practically out of his skin, I asked what the heck was wrong and he just looked at me with this surprised sort of grin and said a nerve just bit me ;o) When I get one alongside my scar on my back, usually they're near the anterior scar from my first surgery, they can be persistent little devils and the only thing that seems to help then is pressure. It wouldn't be the first time that I've had one out of my reach and had 2c pressing like mad on my back until it passed! The whole body jerks while settling though, they were really just weird - I half wondered a couple of times if I was going to judder myself right off a hook or something, but it was only ever just uncomfortable really. titch-- " The older I grow the more I distrust the familiar doctrine that age brings wisdom. " - H. L. Mencken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 22, 2006 Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 Geez Lorrie, We are suppose to feel better aren't we? I sometimes think I am in more pain now then before but to be fair, I need to wait a lot longer to make that assessment. what was done for your revision? > > Yea - I'm 7 months post op and still in constant soreness pain - so I'm > still on a Fentanyl patch and percocet. Yesterday I did feel a weird 1-2 > second muscle pain after I did like a golfer's pitch to get something out of > the dishwasher, but I think that's the nerves starting to " feel their oats " > again. > > Lorrie Snyder > > [ ] Ouch > > Hi all, > did anybody find themselves in some serious pain after surgery? > One month out, sometimes I want to scream I hurt so bad. Then just > as quickly as it comes, it is gone. I can almost count out the 20 > seconds or so before it passes. It feels like a nerve running up and > down the spine. > > > > > > > > scoliosis veterans * flatback sufferers * revision candidates > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 22, 2006 Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 My DR (with my breast lump) said it is actually a good thing that your body is making new connections and healing its self. If that brings any comfort. It did for me because I felt like every pain meant that I was just a little closer to being better. Kind of like how contractions during labor mean you are a little closer to having the baby. I wonder if I will be thinking that when I am going through what you are going through right now. Probably not. I'll probably be thinking a few choice words while it is happening. Jolynn > > > > Yea - I'm 7 months post op and still in constant soreness pain - > so I'm > > still on a Fentanyl patch and percocet. Yesterday I did feel a > weird 1-2 > > second muscle pain after I did like a golfer's pitch to get > something out of > > the dishwasher, but I think that's the nerves starting to " feel > their oats " > > again. > > > > Lorrie Snyder > > > > [ ] Ouch > > > > Hi all, > > did anybody find themselves in some serious pain after surgery? > > One month out, sometimes I want to scream I hurt so bad. Then just > > as quickly as it comes, it is gone. I can almost count out the 20 > > seconds or so before it passes. It feels like a nerve running up > and > > down the spine. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > scoliosis veterans * flatback sufferers * revision candidates > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 22, 2006 Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 Dear , I had a bad time like you decribe after my second surgery, last year - shooting pains through knees, legs, and generally all over. I also had the continuance of sciatica pain. The doctor told me that the sciatic nerve was badly impinged when he corrected it during the surgery, and that it might take some time to subside. After about six months, it did. I attributed all of this to an exacerbation of my arthritis. My rheumatologist agreed. I hate to say it but I think many of the orthopedic surgeons don't get into pain control to any great extent. I plan to have someone in mind to see for pain management, if need be, after my surgery. I just don't know yet how responsive my orthopedic surgeon will be to this problem, should it occur. I sometimes got some relief at night by applying one of those patches to the pain site - Bengay makes them, also Thermacare. Also there's a topical spray called Stopain which helps - at least enough so you and the rest of the family can get back to sleep!! Jane >> Hi all,> did anybody find themselves in some serious pain after surgery?> One month out, sometimes I want to scream I hurt so bad. Then just> as quickly as it comes, it is gone. I can almost count out the 20 > seconds or so before it passes. It feels like a nerve running up and > down the spine. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 22, 2006 Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 Jolynn, Maybe or maybe not, it comes and goes. I should be thinking that every little pain is a closer to being better and healed. Thanks, I think I will adopt that line of thinking. > > > > > > Yea - I'm 7 months post op and still in constant soreness pain - > > so I'm > > > still on a Fentanyl patch and percocet. Yesterday I did feel a > > weird 1-2 > > > second muscle pain after I did like a golfer's pitch to get > > something out of > > > the dishwasher, but I think that's the nerves starting to " feel > > their oats " > > > again. > > > > > > Lorrie Snyder > > > > > > [ ] Ouch > > > > > > Hi all, > > > did anybody find themselves in some serious pain after surgery? > > > One month out, sometimes I want to scream I hurt so bad. Then > just > > > as quickly as it comes, it is gone. I can almost count out the > 20 > > > seconds or so before it passes. It feels like a nerve running up > > and > > > down the spine. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > scoliosis veterans * flatback sufferers * revision candidates > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 22, 2006 Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 HI Jane, Thanks for the info. I may try the Stopain. Right now I heat up a bean bag and put it near the site since the incesion runs through it I can't put anything directly on the spasm site. > > > > Hi all, > > did anybody find themselves in some serious pain after surgery? > > One month out, sometimes I want to scream I hurt so bad. Then just > > as quickly as it comes, it is gone. I can almost count out the 20 > > seconds or so before it passes. It feels like a nerve running up and > > down the spine. > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 22, 2006 Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 , you might like to know that the active ingredient in Stopain is menthol. Same idea as BenGay, it's a counter-irritant that distracts your mind from the pain. The good thing about this stuff is you can spray it onto body parts you can't reach with an ointment. Sharon [ ] Re: Ouch > HI Jane, > > Thanks for the info. I may try the Stopain. Right now I heat up > a bean bag and put it near the site since the incesion runs through > it I can't put anything directly on the spasm site. > > > > >> > >> > Hi all, >> > did anybody find themselves in some serious pain after surgery? >> > One month out, sometimes I want to scream I hurt so bad. Then > just >> > as quickly as it comes, it is gone. I can almost count out the 20 >> > seconds or so before it passes. It feels like a nerve running up > and >> > down the spine. >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > scoliosis veterans * flatback sufferers * revision candidates > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 22, 2006 Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 I had the same thing with my revision surgery and with the originalHRod surgery. Bonnie [ ] Re: Ouch I know it is not the same but I had this when I had a lump removed from my breast. All of a sudden, a few months later, it felt like electric schocks and a pulsing pain and then it would stop. The DR said that nerve endings recontect and test themselves when you heal from surgery and sometimes that thurts. He said it would go away and it did. It was a few weeks. I could tell because I did not do anything to hurt the area it would just hurt for a few seconds and than stop.I don't know how much this helps.Jolynn>> Hi all,> did anybody find themselves in some serious pain after surgery?> One month out, sometimes I want to scream I hurt so bad. Then just> as quickly as it comes, it is gone. I can almost count out the 20 > seconds or so before it passes. It feels like a nerve running up and > down the spine. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 22, 2006 Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 Hi Sharon, I still won't be able to use it I think. While the nerve spasm runs down the spine from top to bottom. The lumbar spasm runs sideways across the lumbar area. The incesion is close to being healed but not quite all the way. > >> > > >> > Hi all, > >> > did anybody find themselves in some serious pain after surgery? > >> > One month out, sometimes I want to scream I hurt so bad. Then > > just > >> > as quickly as it comes, it is gone. I can almost count out the 20 > >> > seconds or so before it passes. It feels like a nerve running up > > and > >> > down the spine. > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > scoliosis veterans * flatback sufferers * revision candidates > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 22, 2006 Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 Hi - my pain now is definitely different than the pain before revision surgery. That pain, thank goodness is gone. I can stand up straight now and I feel stronger maybe not everyday but I've seen a difference in the past 2 months. I basically had 3 surgeries in one! Anterior thoracolumbar discectomy and fusion T11 to L5, anterior spinal fuson with local bone and femoral head cancellous allograft, T11 to L5, Harms Titanium cage fixation L4-5 with local bone and grafton putty. Then posterior spinal fusin, removal of Harrington Rod, Thoracolumbar Osteotomy T10-T11,T11-T12, T12-L1, L1-L2, Posterior spinal fusion T7 to S1 with left Galveston screw fixation, segmental instrumentation T6 to S1 with Left Iliac Galveston Fixation, Isola System, Local bone and femoral Head cancellous allograft. Also a redone thorocoplasty and the 9th rib removed from the front so they could do the anterior surgery. By the way everyone - my husband, Bill has a terrible pinched nerve in his neck that he has been babying for the past year. He had 2 cortizone shots early this year, but he is having terrible pain down his left arm and numbness in his finger. We met with the neurologist for the 3rd time this past Wednesday and Bill has decided to go ahead and have a " Foraminotomy " . This is an operation to enlarge the space where a spinal nerve root exits the cervical spinal canal to relieve the symptoms of a " pinched nerve. " He removes bone on top of the nerve in order to give it more room to expand. I grilled the surgeon and he feels this will alleviate Bill's pain. Being that Bill doesn't have neck pain and the pain is appearing in his arm and fingers, the surgeon feels he can do this procedure and avoid a fusion in the neck. Bill definitely didn't want to have a fusion. The surgeon has performed this many, many times. The surgeon had a cancellation for this coming Wednesday and Bill is taking the spot. The procedure is about 1 hour. A far cry different from my surgery this past November and 10.5 hours. He was there for me so I will be there for him. Keep him in your prayers. I'll keep you updated on his progress. I'm glad this surgery is local this time. My mom is down in land helping me with our daughter. She has been a saint! Lorrie Snyder Ellicott City, MD [ ] Ouch > > Hi all, > did anybody find themselves in some serious pain after surgery? > One month out, sometimes I want to scream I hurt so bad. Then just > as quickly as it comes, it is gone. I can almost count out the 20 > seconds or so before it passes. It feels like a nerve running up and > down the spine. > > > > > > > > scoliosis veterans * flatback sufferers * revision candidates > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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