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  • #16
    Ouch

    So all went well at The Who I got right down to the stage for some great pics. Wore brace and dosed up. Then began tapering tramadol. Holy living hell. I almost understand drug addiction. Spread the word, DON'T EVER TAKE TRAMADOL. Finally resurfacing. Now living on Tylenol every four hours because with no painkiller comes pain. A lot. If not for heating pads I'd be lost. Pool heating up soon I'll be heading in for a little early p.t. Besides a hot tub any other recommendation for pain relief besides what I've already mentioned from you intelligent experienced people?

    Thanks.
    Cathy
    2 sons, one Syracuse University graduate (working for the Mets now), one college sophomore, one great husband and two fabulous cats
    54 years old March 5
    AIS 45 degrees Thoracic at 14, Milwaukee brace for one year in 1977 then in 2012 I found Dr. Baron Lonner ❤️
    Surgery April 8 2015
    Presurgical curves T77 L66
    Post surgical T27 L22
    Fused T3-S1 pelvic fixation, osteotomies and all the other stuff but you know what? It's done...

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    • #17
      It's funny how meds affect people differently. Tramadol doesn't affect me at all. It barely does anything any different than tylenol. I suppose it depends on how much you took??? Glad you enjoyed The Who.
      71 and plugging along... but having some problems
      2007 52° w/ severe lumbar stenosis & L2L3 lateral listhesis (side shift)
      5/4/07 posterior fusion T2-L4 w/ laminectomies and osteotomies @L2L3, L3L4
      Dr. Kim Hammerberg, Rush Univ. Medical Center in Chicago
      Corrected to 15°
      CMT (type 2) DX in 2014, progressing
      10/2018 x-rays - spondylolisthesis at L4/L5 - Dr. DeWald is monitoring

      Click to view my pics: pics of scoli x-rays digital x-rays, and pics of me

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      • #18
        Cathy, I had a terrible time coming off of tramadol. It was worse than the narcotics. I won't make it again. I find heating pads work. Also a lot of walking.
        T10-pelvis fusion 12/08
        C5,6,7 fusion 9/10
        T2--T10 fusion 2/11
        C 4-5 fusion 11/14
        Right scapulectomy 6/15
        Right pectoralis major muscle transfer to scapula
        To replace the action of Serratus Anterior muscle 3/16
        Broken neck 9/28/2018
        Emergency surgery posterior fusion C4- T3
        Repeated 11/2018 because rods pulled apart added T2 fusion
        Removal of partial right thoracic hardware 1/2020
        Removal and replacement of C4-T10 hardware with C7 and T 1
        Osteotomy

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