Spinal surgery update - kind of a nightmare
No wonder you hadn't come back yet. I'm so sorry that you're having to endure this. Praying that your pain eases. Candy, you have a damn good attitude for someone who is treading through this situation.
5'8" HRW 357 on 7/09/12 SW 339 >196 8/26/13 (surgeon's goal) TWL 193 CW 164
*:•-:¦:-•:*1st pers. goal 178 on 10/16/13; ultimate goal 164 on 12/13/13*:•-:¦:-•:*
I'm not suicidal but it does give me a deeper understanding why people with chronic pain do it.
I've Never ever ever felt this way. Is total misery.
Candy from Austin, TX | Website | MyFitnessPal | My OH Blog
5'6" / HW 375 / SW 355 / CW 150 / Maintaining 155-159 - Goal Reached! 225 Pounds Lost
Praying that you get better soon! So sorry to hear this!! :/
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Sorry to hear about the pain. Will be praying you get relief soon. Sometimes drugs do not even touch pressure pain and with retaining that much fluid, I am guessing it is applying pressure somewhere and it is not letting up, even with the drugs. Trusting that it goes away soon as the extra water weight decreases and swelling goes down. Yikes, I remember having a compressed vertebrae in high school, did it on a trampoline, and it was the worst pain in my life, but probably no where near what you are feeling.
Get better quick!
“Not many of us are living at our best. We linger in the lowlands because we are afraid to climb the mountains. The steepness and ruggedness dismay us, and so we stay in the misty valleys and do not learn the mystery of the hills. We do not know what we lose in our self indulgence. What glory awaits us if only we had the courage for the mountain climb. What blessing we should find if only we would move to the uplands of God.? JRM
Candy from Austin, TX | Website | MyFitnessPal | My OH Blog
5'6" / HW 375 / SW 355 / CW 150 / Maintaining 155-159 - Goal Reached! 225 Pounds Lost
Oh, God, that sucks! Sending prayers right away that you heal quickly and get relief from the pain. xoxo
Jenn Highest weight: 278. Starting weight: 275. Surgery weight: 253. Month 1: 25 lbs. Month 2: 8.8 lbs. Month 3: 12.6 lbs. Month 4: 7 lbs. Onederland 7/29/2013. Month 5: 7 lbs. Month 6: 5 lbs. Months 7-9: self-induced maintenance, then 5 lb gain.
You survived what you thought would kill you. Now straighten your crown and go forward like the Queen you are!
on 8/7/13 11:45 pm
18 months ago I had 3 level fusion (L2-5). After 10-hours of surgery, my expected 2-day hospital stay turned into 6 days. Those first weeks were rough, and reading your post, I can feel it again. I am praying for you.
Feel better soon,
Jib
VSG on July 17, 2013
"This time it's for keeps"
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. 2 Cor 5:17
I'm so so sorry to hear that. :(
Speak up for yourself as much as you can. It's known (albeit not well) that genetics determines morphine response and some folks simply need ****tons of opioids to get any effect. and you may do better with NSAIDs or adding in some NSAIDs for additional relief.
Do you remember if you had pain meds postVSG? and if so, what they were?
HW: 280; SW: 255; GW1: 150; CW: 155.
