re guessing game
I have to say it seemed that way to me for a long time until I had my 2nd spine surgery which failed terribly and then we went with the diagnosis "failed back surgery" which seems to encompass so much. I was not given pain meds either for many years until I started seeing a PM in 2001 and by then I was 48 I think and had stopped working so pain meds were prescribed and made quite a difference in my life. The difference between lying in bed crying all day and being up and about. Then ESIs were added and I felt like I had a new life. Got them for about 10 years. Now WC won't authorize anymore so just taking pain meds. Doing ok tho after many many long years of pretty horrendous chronic pain. Pain is pretty much episodic again with flare ups or lower levels unless I do things that do exaccerbate pain.
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