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Bluelighter
Hello everyone! I'm so happy that I found these pain management megathreads. I've spent hours reading through these, and they have been very informative. My heart goes out to all of you because chronic pain sucks.
Does anyone suffer from arachnoiditis/adhesive arachnoiditis? It's scarring on nerves from invasive treatments, and it causes pain in the spine as well as pain/numbness in my legs (multiple procedures/surgeries in lower lumbar). This condition is doctor caused, so they are not up front about the diagnosis.
I have this as a result of "malpractice mayhem." L3-S1 fusion resulted in 3 bonus surgeries due to medical staff errors (anyone considering a fusion, please think long and hard before choosing this procedure). Add many cortisone injections and nerve blocks and I'm left with this incurable/unfixable condition.
I'm currently taking small doses of oxycodone as needed and would rather not increase because hyperalgesia made it worse and I'm tired of being treated like garbage by pharmacists. I also take diclofenac (hope my stomach holds out) and baclofen. Does anyone have recommendations for other medicines or treatments that help with nerve issues? I cannot do TENS as it sends my nerve issues into overdrive. Spinal cord stimulator is not an option as it will rupture my CSF fluid mass. All other invasive treatments are off the table as I've been through enough already. I also do PT/exercise regularly which has helped.
Thank you for any help you can provide!
Ugh, thanks for sharing. As you can see in my earlier posts, the day is coming where I will need double fusion of L3-4 and 4-5. Stories like yours are the reason I am so hesitant.
Gabapentin and Lyrica are supposed to be a good option for nerve pain. Have you tried those?
Also, I love your username. I quote that movie line often for my own back problems
