I had posterior spinal fusion with titanium implants surgery on May 14th. The surgery lasted 10.5 hrs. T4-L5.
Now I’m at 6 weeks post op and I have my first followup with the surgeon tomorrow. Just in the last couple of days I’ve been experiencing more and more pain. It’s not unbearable, just very uncomfortable. I’m super worried that when I see the surgeon tomorrow he’s going to actually want to start weaning me off the meds. I’ve found that if I accidentally sleep thru a dose of meds that I’m in terrible pain for hours after. It takes two or three more doses (which is spread out over several hours) before I have the pain back under control. This obviously tells me that I’m not ready to be weaned down.
My questions are simply this: Did anyone use oxycontin and/or perceset and find that after a several weeks the meds seemed to not work as well?
I’m taking 20 mg oxycontin 3 times a day and 5/325 perceset 3 times daily as well. I alternate them so that I never take them at the same time.
It’s just so disappointing to be feeling so good and up and moving around and then suddenly feel like I’m back at week 3 with all of the pain returning.
And finally, I had staples to close my incision. My back has healed wonderfully except for one staple hole that seems to have some of the bandage grown into it and into my skin. It won’t come out and I believe that it will need to be cut out. Has anyone experienced that?
I appreciate any advice anyone can offer. This website has helped me deal a little better with one of the most traumatic experiences of my life. I love you all for taking the time to respond to all of our newbie’s questions.
Now I’m at 6 weeks post op and I have my first followup with the surgeon tomorrow. Just in the last couple of days I’ve been experiencing more and more pain. It’s not unbearable, just very uncomfortable. I’m super worried that when I see the surgeon tomorrow he’s going to actually want to start weaning me off the meds. I’ve found that if I accidentally sleep thru a dose of meds that I’m in terrible pain for hours after. It takes two or three more doses (which is spread out over several hours) before I have the pain back under control. This obviously tells me that I’m not ready to be weaned down.
My questions are simply this: Did anyone use oxycontin and/or perceset and find that after a several weeks the meds seemed to not work as well?
I’m taking 20 mg oxycontin 3 times a day and 5/325 perceset 3 times daily as well. I alternate them so that I never take them at the same time.
It’s just so disappointing to be feeling so good and up and moving around and then suddenly feel like I’m back at week 3 with all of the pain returning.
And finally, I had staples to close my incision. My back has healed wonderfully except for one staple hole that seems to have some of the bandage grown into it and into my skin. It won’t come out and I believe that it will need to be cut out. Has anyone experienced that?
I appreciate any advice anyone can offer. This website has helped me deal a little better with one of the most traumatic experiences of my life. I love you all for taking the time to respond to all of our newbie’s questions.
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