I made an appt for trigger point massage on Saturday. Maybe it will allow some relief. I'm also wondering if my pain meds are strong enough or if my body has just acclimated to them. I am taking the Oxycodone, small, orange round tablet, a 5 mg. It does not have the acetaminophen in it. I've been taking two, 4 times a day, but it doesn't feel like I am getting the relief I once was. I also take flexeril prn. I have 3 more weeks till I leave for Straubing...I hate to up my meds before surgery, but it doesn't feel like it's doing hardly anything to relieve pain. 3 weeks is a long time. Any advice? Thanks. Cindy
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CindyLou
bicycle accident 6/19/01
2 compression fractures, T12, L1;
vertibroplasty @ above levels, 9/15/01
4/06 hip labral tear repair
4/07 Lumbar ProDisc replacement by Dr. B., 3 levels; L3-6
7/2/08 ALIF of L6-S1
7/30/08 Removed bone cement.
8/7/08 Diagnosed with pulmonary embolism, double pneumonia, collapsed left lung, pleurisy, pleural effusion.
3/10/09 right SI Joint Fusion; seeing light at end of tunnel, for first time in 8 years!!
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