April, if you are in Texas, there is a good neuro in DFW area. Dr Schaffer(no sure on correct spelling)He did a back cage surgery on my sis-inlaw w/ excellent results. Hope this helps.
Help. I'm trying to locate the woman who was on the Today Show. I am in the same boat she was in, but I'm sinking, and it seems that she has found a way to float. Please, please...can someone help me locate her? I desperately need to talk to her. I'm losing hope. If I could just talk to her maybe I could find a way to go on...maybe she could tell me who to talk to at the clinic, how to get insurance referrals, what I need to say to my doctors here in Texas...I have a million questions. I have felt alone for a long time; no one has heard of the facial pain I'm having. If someone could just pass this note on to her...please.
The symptoms which are present prior to spine surgery may or may not improve with surgery. The primary reason to perform surgery is to prevent progression of the problem. We hope that symptoms resolve after spine surgery, but this is not always the case. I would recommend you seeing a neurologist to exclude other problems within the nerves or central nervous system. If you are conerned about your success with pain management, perhaps a second opinion would also be helpful. Good luck.
The acetomenophen in the Hydrocodone could affect your liver. Never exceed 4000mg acetomenaphen in a day, and if you are using it long term, I would be conservative and say stick to 2000 mg a day.
Long term use of Ibuprophen can be associated with renal damage.
I am not a physician.
The best person to consult about these drugs and doseages would either be your physician, or take all your meds to the pharmacy and ask the pharmacist for a consultation. Almost all pharmacists will go over your meds with you for free and tell you what to be concerned about.
Just answering b/c it frequently takes a week to get an answer here.
Good luck.
Thank you for your advice and the info. I have talked to the pharmacist and he says to stay on the plan the neuro prescribed. Not much help. State law here restricts what they can and can't advise.
I am a 38 year old male and I really don't want more problems than I already have. It's just that the Ibuprofen gives me about a 1/2 hour of relief where as the other meds really don't seem to help.
Again, thank you.
More info: I have an appointment with a neurosurgeon at the University of Nebraska in June. I also wanted to ask about the Ibuprofen. I had reactions to the steroids and the anti-inflammitory meds so they said to stay on the ibuprofen. I have been at the 2400mg level for a year now. Will this do anything to me health. The hydrocodone has acetiminophine in it and I'm worried I am destroying my kidneys. Could that be possible. I don't have any side effect symptoms, but it bothers me. The ibuprofen actually seems to give me a minutes of releif once it kicks in. Also, could the inability to empty my bladder be part of te nerve damage?
I also wanted to tell you that I appreciate this site. I spend more time here than any where else. I just wish someone could take away my pain.