Hey all, I'm a little over 4 weeks out from surgery and feel I'm doing really well at this point. However, I made a BIG mistake this past week and cut back on my pain medication too far too fast and paid a big price. I figured I was feeling so well, walking 2-3 miles a day, that I could easily cut back on the MS Contin by half and make up with it with Percoset. I couldn't have been more wrong!!! It didn't hit me for 3-4 days, but then all of a sudden my lower left back was KILLING me! It wasn't a sharp pain, just like a muscle cramp that got worse and worse till I had to lay down. It got so bad that I couldn't stand for more than 2-3 minutes...its was awful....I got terribly constipated again and in general felt like I did when I first came home from the hospital. I talked to the doctors office and they said I was pushing too hard to get off the pain meds and my body was telling me it wasn't ready. Man were they right!!! I went back on the full dosage of MS Contin and feel back to where I was a week ago. I'm working on getting my walking back to 2-3 miles now and am able to stand, walk, sit again...thank goodness!
Anyway, just a warning to others who are recovering....don't try and be a hero and get off the meds too fast....carefully back off and pay attention to what your body is telling you. I learned the hard way and hopefully others won't have to as well.
Rich
Anyway, just a warning to others who are recovering....don't try and be a hero and get off the meds too fast....carefully back off and pay attention to what your body is telling you. I learned the hard way and hopefully others won't have to as well.
Rich
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