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Old 06-01-2009, 02:33 PM
symara symara is offline
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Join Date: May 2009
Location: Southern Indiana
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i'm off the phenegran!!!!

we'll here's what happened...

went to my primary care doctor, had a bad time with all pain management doctors here recently and don't have one right now. they are putting some new ones in at the hospital and my primary care doctor is waiting for them to go in there to send me to them, he say they should be doing long term.

so her put me on the fentanyl patch, which I do not need the phenegran for since it doesn't make me ill. he did go ahead and give me a water pill though to be safe on the swelling. so I am now fairly pain free thanks to the patch, sleeping better thanks to the patch, and not sleepy durring the day since I'm not on phenegran, and no pain in the feet or swelling.

i just have to remember that this is just covering up my symptoms and i'm not better. I almost feel normal, but I have to remember I'm not.
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Herniated L4/L5 May 2004 (Bed ridden)

Discsectemy June L4/L5 2004

Discssectemy L4/L5 January 2007

MRI May 5th - showed "moderate sizd protruding disk in the the left paracentral location at the L4-5 level which appears to a more porminent comparison to the prior examination" and "appears to impinge upon the exiting nerve root"

May 11th Dr Apptment - Told that another Discsectemy could be done.

Looking for Surgeon for second Opinion
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