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badgirl · 01-14-2010, 09:17 PM

I have made the decision to go ahead and have my surgery. It will be having it in February. I have already been cleared for it. I am going to use my tax check to pay up my bills. I am nervous.

Has anyone on here had decompression surgery on the L5 and S1? I would like to know what its like when you go home and how well it releived your pain. Or if you had problems after surgery that ended up making you regret having it to start with.

Input will be helpful as I am very scared.

Thanks,
Gloria

badgirl · 01-15-2010, 12:29 AM

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Originally Posted by CosmicPal

I know your pain. When I had sciatica, I was working 8-5 at my job during that time. During rush hour traffic I was literally screaming and crying because the sciatica was making it so unbearable. There were a lot of mornings I had to put my right leg up on the dashboard of the car to close off the nerve, even if just for a few minutes- which seemed like a moment in heaven when I did.

Gloria, I hope this works for you...you are most certainly in my prayers. I know how it feels and I pray, pray, pray and wish you the best and most successful of surgeries.

The way i get relief sometimes is to lay on my stomach and pull my right leg up far as I can, it helps for a while then starts back. If I am having a really bad night, my leg starts to spasm kinda jerks and I can't control it.

**CosmicPal** · 01-15-2010, 12:36 AM

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Originally Posted by badgirl

The way i get relief sometimes is to lay on my stomach and pull my right leg up far as I can, it helps for a while then starts back. If I am having a really bad night, my leg starts to spasm kinda jerks and I can't control it.

That works too. I never had the spasms though- just an unforgivable piercing pain that wouldn't go away.

I still recall the morning, long before I had surgery, when I stormed into my doctor's office and told him he had my permission to sever my right leg right then and there. I couldn't take it anymore and I was that desperate. Obviously he suggested pain killers and surgery and I took the pain killers route first, and then the surgery.

TigerPig · 01-15-2010, 12:38 AM

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I had already decided if the dr.wanted to take me to OC's I will refuse. They are 2 addictive and there seems to be a lot of deaths related to OC's more than other pain meds that I have heard of.

Keep in mind its not just oxycontin. They will probably not give them to you but there are a few others that are worse. Just PLEASE don't put anything into your body you don't know about first (this goes for more than just drugs).

BTW, I was serious about the boob job.

badgirl · 01-15-2010, 12:39 AM

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Originally Posted by CosmicPal

That works too. I never had the spasms though- just an unforgivable piercing pain that wouldn't go away.

I still recall the morning, long before I had surgery, when I stormed into my doctor's office and told him he had my permission to sever my right leg right then and there. I couldn't take it anymore and I was that desperate. Obviously he suggested pain killers and surgery and I took the pain killers route first, and then the surgery.

I have said that exact thing!! I really have, before they checked my back they was saying it was neuropathy. I went to the dr once and told him just to amputate my leg I would rather have it gone than to live with this much pain. I understand where you're coming from with that statement. The pain is terrible, but the burn is sickening.

**CosmicPal** · 01-15-2010, 12:54 AM

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I have said that exact thing!! I really have, before they checked my back they was saying it was neuropathy. I went to the dr once and told him just to amputate my leg I would rather have it gone than to live with this much pain. I understand where you're coming from with that statement. The pain is terrible, but the burn is sickening.

It is terrible, but it will go away with the surgery and you will be dancing on sunshine again.

They ****ed up during my surgery and I had to go back to have the spinal fluid drained. Hopefully that doesn't happen to you. Having them stick a giant needle in your back is no picnic, but it's still better than that sciatica.

Let me know how it goes. I'll keep you in my thoughts and prayers.

badgirl · 01-15-2010, 12:59 AM

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Originally Posted by CosmicPal

It is terrible, but it will go away with the surgery and you will be dancing on sunshine again.

They ****ed up during my surgery and I had to go back to have the spinal fluid drained. Hopefully that doesn't happen to you. Having them stick a giant needle in your back is no picnic, but it's still better than that sciatica.

Let me know how it goes. I'll keep you in my thoughts and prayers.

He mentioned something, he said "where this has been sitting on here so long, when I lift if up it may leak and I may have to put a couple of stiches in and you will have a excruitating headache for about 2 days.

T-post Tom · 01-15-2010, 01:03 AM

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Originally Posted by badgirl

The way i get relief sometimes is to lay on my stomach and pull my right leg up far as I can, it helps for a while then starts back. If I am having a really bad night, my leg starts to spasm kinda jerks and I can't control it.

The sound of someone on CP 'rubbing one off' could be heard in the distance. (edit: It wasn't me.)

**CosmicPal** · 01-15-2010, 01:07 AM

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Originally Posted by badgirl

He mentioned something, he said "where this has been sitting on here so long, when I lift if up it may leak and I may have to put a couple of stiches in and you will have a excruitating headache for about 2 days.

I can't respond to that because your back issue is likely different than what I had and of course, I haven't seen the scans or xrays or anything. Those scans used to freak me out...ugghhh. I swear I didn't think I had any fears until they put me in one of those things for a half hour.

It sounds like you are experiencing the same sciatic nerve issue I had, but that can be caused by the compression on the nerve in any level of your spine such as the 5th lumbar as you stated. And it's the precise location that matters the most in your healing.

badgirl · 01-15-2010, 06:47 PM

Jan 28th is the magical day.

SDChiefs · 01-15-2010, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by TigerPig

You should get a boob job while getting the spinal decompression.

Every girl looks good with a pair of DDs!

That would do wonders for her back.

SDChiefs · 01-15-2010, 06:51 PM

Good luck to you. I know its gotta be nerve wracking but you work as a nurse right? You know they are pretty good at what they do.

kstater · 01-15-2010, 06:53 PM

Be sure to ask for lots of orange juice from the nurses.

Over-Head · 01-15-2010, 06:55 PM

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I've got plenty of those. Name 'em and I have 'em.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6uEMOeDZsA

**bevischief** · 01-15-2010, 07:17 PM

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Those I will keep. He has me on 7.5 Percocet every 6 hours right now. Don't know what they will give me after surgery.

Ask for Vicodin, Percoet does do much for me.

**bevischief** · 01-15-2010, 07:20 PM

Good luck...

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