Mojo,
With my lumbar pain , i was once helped for almost a good year with an epidural. I was very aprehensive before my first one, but have come to see they do at times provide relief while you are figuring out your next step.
I also went to pain management after a few years of annoying pain and some really painful surgery. I actually had a disease which effected all my muscles and it was not diagnosed for a year so it had caused all the horrible pain.
I have been on opiods for a few years and i am not addicted or feel any problems with it. Don't worry about it making you feel totally normal, the meds only take care of maybe half the pain, just enough so you can get around and do things.
I would strongly recommend trying those 2 modes to get you up and enjoying some of life right now. You will still know you have a back problem.
judy
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2007 ACDF 4-7
2008 hip , knee scope, hip replacement
2009 thoracic T-5 thru T-11fusion
2009 VATS T7-8, posterior only T11-12. removal of thoracic hard wear
2010 lung surgery
2010 T2-L2 kyphosis correction
2010 Kyphoplasty T-3, T-4
2011 Cervical osteotomy ,revision C4-T5
2011 Foot surgery
2011 Revision fusion T7 thru L4/laminectomy
2012 Hammertoe correction left foot
2012 Revision fusion T-12 thru L5
2012 Revision fusion L4-L5
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