Hi my name is Tish and I am a 36 …
Hi my name is Tish and I am a 36 year old married to my high school sweetheart and have two beautiful little girls. I …
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lmfclcls 
1:40pm, September 18, 2009
I just need to vent. Its been 9 days since my back surgery and the pain grows worse by the day. I have never experienced this level of pain in my life; it is just unbearable. I expected pain after surgery, but I expected it to get better each day, not worse. I can move, walk, breathe without pain. I have not been able to sleep more than a few minutes at a time in the last week and the smell or sight of food makes me nauseaus. My daughter is here until next Tuesday when school starts again and honestly, i'm scared of being home alone. I can barely move at times, I dont know that I can take care of myself all day, but at the same time its not fair for me to expect my child to care for me - it should be the other way around. I am praying that I made the right decision in having this surgery and that the pain is not a sign that something went wrong. I see the doctor in 11 days and pray that all is well.
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I am praying for you also. I just wish there were more that I could do for you.
brent72
Can you call the doctor and explain the situation and see what advice he has for you? At least he can tell you it is normal or not and what might be done to help.
Prestoni
I'm pulling for you too! You have so much to factor in it's unreal. You have had previous fusions and other surgeries done previous to this one, you have had/have hardware in your back, multiple levels of degeneration, a doctor whos never performed the procedure before, and your body won't take pain meds. Admitedly, it's an unbelievably tough combination. I just wish to God you could take pain meds at least. I"ve been sending a quick prayer your way once a day. it DOES get worse before it gets better but you are of the 1% that doesn't have the benefit of pain meds to help you through. I send you all my strength and hopes. You're in the toughest part.
SnowRider80
No matter what you face now, keep in mind, one year from now you're going to be in a much more manageable place.
SnowRider80
I want to tell you about a website that you can go to when you are feeling anxious like I do, and it has a link called a meditation tree where you can play these beatutiful pieces of music and do your own meditation OR they even have guided imagery mediation also where a lady with a nice voice guides you through it with music...it could help you to do some of this for the pain AND anxiety, I'm learning anxiety causes more pain...www.myinnerworld.com Let me know what you think of it ok? HUGS
lilmskeys
Healing can take time.. rest as much as you can. Eat foods that are healthy AND easy to digest. Avoid tons of medications, stick to the ones that you only really need. This will all help the body heal over time.
nikovdh