Hi,
Dr. Bagley, who did my long fusion scoli surgery, has a hard and fast rule about dispensing post op pain meds. He routinely refers all patients requiring them for longer than three months to a pain clinic. I started at a local pain clinic two months ago. I had a lap in pain med prescriptions of a month...I would have been back to the emergency room for meds were it not for my wonderful primary care Doc who filled in for me until my pain Doc referral came through.
So here is my question. I just looked at my official dx on my paperwork from the pain clinic. I have "post laminectomy syndrome. A google search turned up the fact that pls is also known as failed back syndrome.
Can it be possible that means my scoli surgery is a failure? How can they know that when I am only six months post op? They are always wanting to load me down with more pain meds than I need, wanting me to do the extended release type which gives me no ability to adjust my dose downward as needed, not being willing to prescribe tramadol, etc. I am having pain in or around a rib that goes from my breastbone to my spine. It is just above where the apex of my lower scoli curve. The pain has been decreasing since surgery. It reminds me of the bear claw thing I have read about others having, only it's just on half of my ribcage. I had assumed that it would continue to improve, but when I saw my pain Doc last week he suggested I go back to Dr. Bagley and have him drill a hole in the fusion to reach the nerve and treat it. What? Drill a hole where? Why? Up until I read this dx, I thought he knew what he was saying. He mentioned the hole drilling as I was leaving. I have done a search on the forum for more info on this dx but did not find it. I will further search.
Thanks everyone for your comments. Have a joyous Holiday Season.
Dr. Bagley, who did my long fusion scoli surgery, has a hard and fast rule about dispensing post op pain meds. He routinely refers all patients requiring them for longer than three months to a pain clinic. I started at a local pain clinic two months ago. I had a lap in pain med prescriptions of a month...I would have been back to the emergency room for meds were it not for my wonderful primary care Doc who filled in for me until my pain Doc referral came through.
So here is my question. I just looked at my official dx on my paperwork from the pain clinic. I have "post laminectomy syndrome. A google search turned up the fact that pls is also known as failed back syndrome.
Can it be possible that means my scoli surgery is a failure? How can they know that when I am only six months post op? They are always wanting to load me down with more pain meds than I need, wanting me to do the extended release type which gives me no ability to adjust my dose downward as needed, not being willing to prescribe tramadol, etc. I am having pain in or around a rib that goes from my breastbone to my spine. It is just above where the apex of my lower scoli curve. The pain has been decreasing since surgery. It reminds me of the bear claw thing I have read about others having, only it's just on half of my ribcage. I had assumed that it would continue to improve, but when I saw my pain Doc last week he suggested I go back to Dr. Bagley and have him drill a hole in the fusion to reach the nerve and treat it. What? Drill a hole where? Why? Up until I read this dx, I thought he knew what he was saying. He mentioned the hole drilling as I was leaving. I have done a search on the forum for more info on this dx but did not find it. I will further search.
Thanks everyone for your comments. Have a joyous Holiday Season.
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