Sorry to send such a late update.
At the end of Sept I had my 1st surgery. I had to have 2 disc in my neck 5 and 6 fused. One was so close to my spinal cord that if i had the spinal correction surgery 1st I could have been paralyzed from the neck down.
Keep in mind that in addition to this I have a bleeding disorder and a heart condition.
My surgery went ok, however, after the surgery I was not breathing too good and they sent me to ICU I woke up later that evening from my 6am surgery. I had bleeding in my throat it started to swell close.
There was talk about sending me back in to the OR to relieve the swelling. they tried a strong steroid 1st which worked. I got that around the clock and was released to a regular floor a day later. I spend 1 night on the ortho floor and was released the next day.
Since the other disc was smashing a nerve they thought it was the cause of my pain. it wasn't
So, I am debating on if i want to go ahead with my surgery b4 the holidays or not.
Oxycodone
I do not like this drug or the way it makes me feel. But its the only 1 drug i can take without adding drugs to it to get rid of my pain. I am afraid of addiction. my doc will put me on Oxycodine after my surgery again i am afraid of addiction.
WHAT has been your experience taking these drugs?
addiction?
did it take away after surgery pain?
thanks
LaShawn
At the end of Sept I had my 1st surgery. I had to have 2 disc in my neck 5 and 6 fused. One was so close to my spinal cord that if i had the spinal correction surgery 1st I could have been paralyzed from the neck down.
Keep in mind that in addition to this I have a bleeding disorder and a heart condition.
My surgery went ok, however, after the surgery I was not breathing too good and they sent me to ICU I woke up later that evening from my 6am surgery. I had bleeding in my throat it started to swell close.
There was talk about sending me back in to the OR to relieve the swelling. they tried a strong steroid 1st which worked. I got that around the clock and was released to a regular floor a day later. I spend 1 night on the ortho floor and was released the next day.
Since the other disc was smashing a nerve they thought it was the cause of my pain. it wasn't
So, I am debating on if i want to go ahead with my surgery b4 the holidays or not.
Oxycodone
I do not like this drug or the way it makes me feel. But its the only 1 drug i can take without adding drugs to it to get rid of my pain. I am afraid of addiction. my doc will put me on Oxycodine after my surgery again i am afraid of addiction.
WHAT has been your experience taking these drugs?
addiction?
did it take away after surgery pain?
thanks
LaShawn
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