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Man, I need that patch....

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    Moderator Cindylou's Avatar
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    Default Man, I need that patch....

    I am really starting to feel the effects of being so late for my next fentanyl patch.....achy, chilled, anxious, flu-like symptoms. Yuck. My hubby fedex-ed it today and it is supposed to arrive tomorrow afternoon....no morning delivery since it is so rural up here. It can't get here soon enough.
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    • January 2000 MVA passenger, used jaws of life to retrieve me, neck injury and months of PT
    • June 2001 Bicycle accident, 2 compression fractures at T12/L1, Vertebroplasty Sept. 2001
    • April 2006 right hip, labral tear and repair
    • April 2007 3 level ProDisc @ L3/4, L4/5 & L5/6✷ ✷Lumbosacral transitional vertebra; Dr. Rudolph Bertagnoli
    • July 2, 2008 ALIF & Laminectomy @ L6/S1
    • July 30, 2008 re-opened 28 days later to remove bone cement that had leaked onto S1 nerve root
    • August 2008 Pulmonary embolism, double pneumonia, collapsed left lung, re-hospitalized 1 week
    • March 10, 2009 Right SI Joint Fusion
    • April 27, 2010 2nd right hip arthroscopy to remove adhesions and release psoas muscle
    • September 30, 2010 lumbar facet rhizotomy
    • December 9, 2010 12 bilateral lumbar trigger point and steroid injections
    • December 23, 2010 12 more bilateral trigger point injections w/o steroid
    • February 15, 2011 ESI bilaterally in lower lumbar...relief only for few days. Considering 1 more.
    Did Spinal Cord Stimulator trial from 5/11/11-5/17/11 with excellent results; Spinal Cord Stimulator surgery is Monday,
    July 18, 2011

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    Default Re: Man, I need that patch....

    Hi CindyLou

    I pray it comes and you get relief sounds like you are at the lakes. Spoke with my inlaws in New Hope The pool is open and the weather has been beautiful As I type this it is raining and snowing in the mountains I love it

    Wishing You The Greatest

    Gil
    L5-S1 lam 1994
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    L3 -L4 hern Dec 2007.
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    L5-S1 bilaterial neural foraminal narrowing with inferior effacement.
    L2-L3 Right-sided neural foraminal narrowing
    L3-L4 related to posterolateral hypertrophic spurs and facet hypertrophy.
    C3-C4 limited DDD
    15 injections Depo. P.T. 18 months 9 dose packs,
    Nerve Block Injections.4 ESI S1
    L5-S1 Foraminotomy 09
    L4-L5 Microdiscectomy 09 ReHerniation 4-2010
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    Default Re: Man, I need that patch....

    Sorry you are suffering.... I know I'd be counting the minutes for my package to arrive.
    31 years old- 1/06- In wreck with 18 wheeler at 25 years old; 6/06- Head on collision on Interstate, both wrecks other drivers fault. Numerous MRI's, PT, chiropractic, acupuncture, TENS therapy, massage therapy, facet injections, epidural injections, Nerve study, Discogram, confirms pain in L4/5, IDET, decompression, Bi-lateral neurotomy L3/4/5, denied by insurance twice, in Active L clinical trial, had surgery March 17, 2009 in Miami, FL- received Active L disc at 29 years old. Pain and medication free as of October 2010!Mommy to Emma- 8 years, Ava- 6 years & had baby Eli after ADR, via c-section on March 25, 2011 , completely pain free still!

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    Oh, thank God, the UPS guy arrived around 3 pm with my medication! I was really feeling lousy. Man, I will hopefully never do that again! Gil, yes the weather up here has just been phenominal. (sp?) True, perfect, summer Minnesota weather....what we live for here. Highs in the 70's, sunny, and crisp in the evenings down into the 50's and 60's. My favorite weather.
    • January 2000 MVA passenger, used jaws of life to retrieve me, neck injury and months of PT
    • June 2001 Bicycle accident, 2 compression fractures at T12/L1, Vertebroplasty Sept. 2001
    • April 2006 right hip, labral tear and repair
    • April 2007 3 level ProDisc @ L3/4, L4/5 & L5/6✷ ✷Lumbosacral transitional vertebra; Dr. Rudolph Bertagnoli
    • July 2, 2008 ALIF & Laminectomy @ L6/S1
    • July 30, 2008 re-opened 28 days later to remove bone cement that had leaked onto S1 nerve root
    • August 2008 Pulmonary embolism, double pneumonia, collapsed left lung, re-hospitalized 1 week
    • March 10, 2009 Right SI Joint Fusion
    • April 27, 2010 2nd right hip arthroscopy to remove adhesions and release psoas muscle
    • September 30, 2010 lumbar facet rhizotomy
    • December 9, 2010 12 bilateral lumbar trigger point and steroid injections
    • December 23, 2010 12 more bilateral trigger point injections w/o steroid
    • February 15, 2011 ESI bilaterally in lower lumbar...relief only for few days. Considering 1 more.
    Did Spinal Cord Stimulator trial from 5/11/11-5/17/11 with excellent results; Spinal Cord Stimulator surgery is Monday,
    July 18, 2011

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    Default Re: Man, I need that patch....

    Quote Originally Posted by Cindylou View Post
    Oh, thank God, the UPS guy arrived around 3 pm with my medication! I was really feeling lousy. Man, I will hopefully never do that again! Gil, yes the weather up here has just been phenominal. (sp?) True, perfect, summer Minnesota weather....what we live for here. Highs in the 70's, sunny, and crisp in the evenings down into the 50's and 60's. My favorite weather.
    I want that weather! We had it here for all of 4 or 5 weeks (after our unusually cold winter). Now, it's high 90's, supposed to be 102 tomorrow, Friday and Saturday.
    31 years old- 1/06- In wreck with 18 wheeler at 25 years old; 6/06- Head on collision on Interstate, both wrecks other drivers fault. Numerous MRI's, PT, chiropractic, acupuncture, TENS therapy, massage therapy, facet injections, epidural injections, Nerve study, Discogram, confirms pain in L4/5, IDET, decompression, Bi-lateral neurotomy L3/4/5, denied by insurance twice, in Active L clinical trial, had surgery March 17, 2009 in Miami, FL- received Active L disc at 29 years old. Pain and medication free as of October 2010!Mommy to Emma- 8 years, Ava- 6 years & had baby Eli after ADR, via c-section on March 25, 2011 , completely pain free still!

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    Default Re: Man, I need that patch....

    I had to change patches every 48 hours or would go through withdraw to that sucks.
    L3,L4,L5 discectomy in 05'
    12 injections
    1 Discogram,2009
    Had a L4,5 Transfacet Decompression with fusion using Nuvasive hardware

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