You know what the hardest part is-I've been in pain so long, that I actually have to consiously tell my brain-'hey, relax that muscle, it doesn't hurt there anymore'. I can actually reduce my pain a lot just by doing that, which gives me a lot of hope that all the structural probs are gone! You wouldn't think my brain would be my last obstacle to being pain-free, but I guess it adapts to anything! Muscle relaxants and the occasional pain med when I overdo something gets me down to almost no back pain, except for those occasional catches that only hurt for half a second. The leg pain diminishes every day, and is almost gone with the Neurontin. I'm taking it easy, trying not to run around like I feel like I should be able to do. I keep trying to remind myself that at this point post-op after my lami, I was only awake about 6 hours a day. I will return to work in just over a week, so that ain't bad! Thanks for all the well-wishes!
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