Hi,
Tomorrow will be 11 weeks since my fusion. I am doing well, have been off the heavy meds since week 5, only taking extra strength tylenol or motrin when needed for pain. My doctor will only write prescriptions for the first 6 weeks, believe me, somedays I would like to have the morphine back. Anyway, my biggest problem right now is getting to sleep at night. I know when I went for my 6 week follow up, they said that is normal, but how much longer should I be concerned. Part of it is being uncomfortable, but even if I am comfortable, I just can't sleep. I have been taking Ambien CR and that does give me a good nights sleep, but I don't want to have to take it all the time. Has anyone else had this problem and how long did it last?
And one other crazy problem I seem to have, is if I wear a bra, for even a couple of hours, my back spasms like crazy for the rest of the day. Anyone with this problem, or am I just crazy?
Tomorrow will be 11 weeks since my fusion. I am doing well, have been off the heavy meds since week 5, only taking extra strength tylenol or motrin when needed for pain. My doctor will only write prescriptions for the first 6 weeks, believe me, somedays I would like to have the morphine back. Anyway, my biggest problem right now is getting to sleep at night. I know when I went for my 6 week follow up, they said that is normal, but how much longer should I be concerned. Part of it is being uncomfortable, but even if I am comfortable, I just can't sleep. I have been taking Ambien CR and that does give me a good nights sleep, but I don't want to have to take it all the time. Has anyone else had this problem and how long did it last?
And one other crazy problem I seem to have, is if I wear a bra, for even a couple of hours, my back spasms like crazy for the rest of the day. Anyone with this problem, or am I just crazy?
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