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The gas bubbles moving were horrible pain, now add that to where they cut my left side, and bent me to install cages at l2, and l3, then my back hardware, I HURT.
I am have pretty good movement now, so they gave me oxy to help with the surgery pains.
I've been taking oxy as needed for months. I know about addiction, so I stayed away from the them as much as possible.
I have alot of them saved.....
I'm sure I'll be going home today. With respect, the fact that you have “alot of them saved” is very concerning. Hearing this, alarms are going off for anyone who deals with addiction. It can imply (hopefully incorrectly) that you might tend to self medicate. My unsolicited advice is get referral to a pain clinic upon discharge and do exactly as they advise; and dispose of any stockpiled opiates today. I had a lot saved too. Thank God I did. They sawed me open from armpit to armpit and booted me out with 10 5 mg tablets of oxy. On Day 4 What a pathetic, cruel joke. And that was Mayo Clinic. Ya know ‘posed to be da best. Fucgg that place Luckily I had about 35 hydrocodone that go me thru the next two weeks. Whiney ass old people and drug addicts have RUINED post surgical pain mgt for legit patients And I go to Pain Mgt, it’s a joke- they don’t dispense meds, they refer you to physical therapy or do electro nerve ablation. Doesn’t sound like the safest approach, but with the experience you describe, I don’t blame you. Damn shame when pain goes untreated. As you note, it’s the predictable result of focusing only on the misuse of pain meds.
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I go home today !
Home health care will be coming to see me for awhile.
Let my new life begin ! Good to hear!
Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla!
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Glad you are home and best wishes!
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I go home today !
Home health care will be coming to see me for awhile.
Let my new life begin ! All our prayers worked, just like I knew they would! AMEN KB
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Thank you all for the thoughts and prayers.
Knowing so many were out there pulling for me, helped settle me down alot.
I'm home, and in terrible pain still.
Home health care came today, and changed my dressings.
The cut on my back is @ 10 inches long !
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Prayers for healing and a reduction of pain. I’m glad to hear that you are home.
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More Prayers for your health.
These premises insured by a Sheltie in Training ,--- and Cooey.o
"May the Good Lord take a likin' to you"
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Hang in their man.
Good luck with the pain.
Legit patients who need the meds get screwed now.
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Glad you get to unass that AO! Continue to hang tough!
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Damned dopeheads abusing opiods have made it hell on people in real pain. Watch out for muscle spasms, if you get a bad run of those going they are self feeding, getting increasingly worse and making the pain grow exponentially. Muscle relaxers are as important as the pain relievers when all those muscles have been displaced.
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I am late to the well wishes party. I truly hope that you mend quickly and enjoy many duck hunts with your dog. The best medicine of all! May God bless you with pain free days!
Faith and love of others knows no mileage nor bounds. That's simply the way it is.
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After the game is over, the king and the pawn go into the same box.
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Here's a pic of a 10" cut in my back. Got a road to travel. 2 more incisions, but no pics. ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/D0Tqxf1Y/20221206-143556.jpg)
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Glad you're home Splatter. I've had a couple operations on my back (L4/L5 - L5/S1) but no where near the amount of crap you had done on you. Take it easy and follow your doctors advice. Hoping the best for you.
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Glad you got sprung.
Don't worry about taking any meds to ease the pain,you will not be on them long enough to get hooked.
Folks tolerate them differently but it makes no damn sense to be in that kind of pain and not at least get some relief.
Remember you know you best not folks on the internet.
Keep getting better it will happen.
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Hang in their man.
Good luck with the pain.
Legit patients who need the meds get screwed now. Yep. Dopers screwed it up for the folks that actually need pain meds. I’ve had back surgery before. I’ve taken Hydracodine after a couple of surgeries. Threw that schitt out when I didn’t need it anymore. I truly believe most “addicts” became one because they like to get high. They abused that schitt. And not because they were in pain. Same can be said for alcohol abuse. When you don’t need the pain meds anymore, don’t take them. Glad to hear you’re finally out of the Hospital! Hope the pain is minimal and you get better soon ! Walking helped me more than anything. Including most of the therapy. Along with a positive attitude.
"Allways speak the truth and you will never have to remember what you said before..." Sam Houston
Texans, "We say Grace, We Say Mam, If You Don't Like it, We Don't Give a Damn!"
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Damned dopeheads abusing opiods have made it hell on people in real pain. Watch out for muscle spasms, if you get a bad run of those going they are self feeding, getting increasingly worse and making the pain grow exponentially. Muscle relaxers are as important as the pain relievers when all those muscles have been displaced. Agreed.
"Allways speak the truth and you will never have to remember what you said before..." Sam Houston
Texans, "We say Grace, We Say Mam, If You Don't Like it, We Don't Give a Damn!"
~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~
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Hang in their man.
Good luck with the pain.
Legit patients who need the meds get screwed now. Along with a positive attitude. Not one person here would argue you have a positive attitude.
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I still have a lot methocarbs relaxers, never took many of them. Didn’t feel like they worked anyway.
But I dayum sure ain’t flushing them.
When your ass gets roped the fouck into helping a bud or family member hang a dozen overhead lights or you need to drop a transmission or cut 4 cords of oak this weekend….ol Dr Barnaby Jones ain’t gonna give you a short script for your temporary agony.
But ya know…well fouck me if youre like wabigoon and hire a mechanic for a fuggin lightbulb…I suppose you’ll never be in pain
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Continue to pray for you, with a great recovery.
Hopefully the pain subsides, be better each day.
Wishing you all the best.
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