I am starting day 5 after having C3-C7 discetomy with fusion and I still feel like I got hit by a truck! I am supposed to leave my collar on for 30 days, not get my neck wet for 7 days, and not ride in a car for 30 days. How the heck did some of you get morphine? I was in severe pain for a month before surgery, could not even hold my head up straight and pain was shooting down both arms and all my doc would give me is 5/525 Norco, which help take the edge off but I been on those for over a year. Since surgery he gave me percocet and robaxin. And that is all they gave me in the hospital too, every 5 hours. A couple hours before the next dose I thought I was gonna die. I try to stretch out the time in between doses but I can't deal without them yet. Doc said I have to learn to live with some pain! I am or was a 43 year old active female, now I feel like a complete useless cripple. I have degenerative disc disease, spinal stenosis, and they said I am full of arthritis. Two doctors told me I had more of a chance at being paralyzed without the surgery than with. So that is why I had it done. My quality of life living with pain had already gotten as bad as I thought it could get. I know I had a lot done, and I am really trying to follow orders but I have never felt so bad for so long! I am not trying to scare anyone who is facing having this. I waited too long before I got help. I hear everyone talk about numbness and tingling in the arms and hands, but I surpassed that 3-4 years ago and the numbness and tingling turned into severe chronic pain. So don't put it off if you don't have to. I gotta get back to work, but I am not supposed to lift anything over 2-3 pounds for 6-8 weeks. This feels like the end of my life, but I am trying to be positive as I go further into the poor house! Anyone with some positive feedback would be great. Oh yeh, they told me not to sit in a recliner! It is the worst thing for your posture, and the pressure kills me when I lie down. I have been so exhausted I sleep sitting up. I actually have just been sitting around in a straight back chair with my eyes closed, really don't sleep much! I still have pain in my shoulders, neck, and back. Every now and then severe pain shoots through my head, especially if I lie down. Some good news is my throat really has not hurt that bad. I have been able to eat anything I want. The incision site is sore, but not too bad.
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I don't have any answers for you but I will say a prayer for you, constant pain is something which nobody should have to live with.
Take Care
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Thank you for the prayers. Maybe they are working. It's been two weeks now, and I am feeling a lot better. I just got done cleaning the house, even though I probably shouldn't have. It's just a long recovery and I am feeling better everyday. I sleep okay now. Trying to cut down on the pain pills, which is going to be the hardest thing to do now I think.
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i had a fusion on c6 and c5 small scar, took about a week to feel better but two year later the pain was so severe, i had a hard time using my arms and hands, back to the or they removed the plate c4-c5 and now i have a cage some dasy in=m very stiff and sore, i also have Ra and was diagnosed with breast cancer last aug,, oh and i have spinal disc diease two surgeries l-3 l-4 l-5 i have had injections and lots of pain med nothing seems to work,, dawn
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