hello,all- I joined last year, summertime, and I have been lurking, when I'm able to get some computer time,. My question is this: how long after surgery do you continue to experience pain relief?
I am a nurse, and I work with an ortho surgeon, and he keeps advising me against the surgery. Now,I'm still fighting with my insurance (Tricare military) in order to obtain a second opinion from Dr Shelokov. So surgery may not even be an option for me. BUT! The ortho doc I work with tells me that the pain relief lessens with each post-op year. He said it's common for people to feel better the first year or so post-op, but then the pain returns.
I just wanted to ask everyone's opinion/ experience. Maybe there's other lurkers out there who have had surgery years ago- or perhaps everyone feels so much better post-op that they stop coming back to this forum? (because they're so active, we hope!!)
well thanks for reading, I am hoping, praying and working to obtain authorization to see Dr Shelokov. I hate managed care!!
God bless~ Jamie ""Scooter950"
I am a nurse, and I work with an ortho surgeon, and he keeps advising me against the surgery. Now,I'm still fighting with my insurance (Tricare military) in order to obtain a second opinion from Dr Shelokov. So surgery may not even be an option for me. BUT! The ortho doc I work with tells me that the pain relief lessens with each post-op year. He said it's common for people to feel better the first year or so post-op, but then the pain returns.
I just wanted to ask everyone's opinion/ experience. Maybe there's other lurkers out there who have had surgery years ago- or perhaps everyone feels so much better post-op that they stop coming back to this forum? (because they're so active, we hope!!)
well thanks for reading, I am hoping, praying and working to obtain authorization to see Dr Shelokov. I hate managed care!!
God bless~ Jamie ""Scooter950"
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