Sleep Issues
I've noticed a lot of people are nocturnal on this forum. Are you experiencing the same sleep issues I do?
I can get comfortable enough to sleep for 1 to 1 1/2 hours at a time but I wake frequently due to pain or effects of the pain meds. I'll do this during the week and "catch up" on the weekends when I can take heavier doses of Oxycodone for pain relief.
I've tried AmbienCR. It makes me do odd things in the middle of the night and has a depressant quality to it that affects my work the next day.
We bought a Tempurpedic mattress that's pretty comfortable but the comfort only lasts until I change positions while I sleep.
Does anyone have some "best practices" I can try?
Bob
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04/06 L5/S1 Rupture
05/06 MRI shows DDD @ L2-S1
06/06 Diskectomy/ Laminotomy L5/S1
04/07 Recurrent Disc L5/S1
4 Ortho and 1 Neuro Surgeon, 5 MRIs, 1 EGM, 1 Myleogram & 11 EDIs later:
03/27/09 L4/5 & L5/S1 Maverick disc at Stenum
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