New Pain after fusion

dridobits · #1 (**permalink**) 07-05-2011, 10:06 PM

I don't know how I used to do it, my corgi pulled so much. It helps when were going uphill because she pulls me up.

I few years ago, I bought a halti-harness (easy to find them online) and the problem is pretty much solved. I use is all the time and it does control her pulling. I'd really recommend this to others. When I walk her without the harness it's a nightmare. Hope this helps.

Maria · #2 (**permalink**) 07-05-2011, 10:37 PM

I'll check out the halti harness. I bought Lola various kinds of harnesses or leashes to guide her walking and she is one tough nut. Schnauzers definately have a mind of their own. The lab that she lived with for a year was the best dog ever to walk and I enjoyed every single minute of a walk with that dog even in the rain. Sometimes as much as I love my dog it feels like I'm being tortured when walking her so I can imagine how she feels!

Recently while we were in San Diego Co. she got a foxtail up her right nostril and she got it removed but she has been a somewhat different dog since then re walking. I spent thousands of dollars between her and my two old persians that got sick while we were there (upper resp infection my 14 y.o. maile persian and irritiable bowel syndrome for the 15y.o. Persian).

The cats are now doing good tho Lola still has me wondering if a foxtail is lodged in her brain or something... I'm going to take her to the Vet and see what he thinks as she's acting weird and walking kinda weird like tentatively and stopping every so often and just sitting there looking at me. She normally looks at me very defiantly and now it's like rather vacantly but still she's not budging. I even had to pick her up and carry her 2 blocks recently which while doable was definately a work out.

dridobits · #3 (**permalink**) 07-08-2011, 05:53 AM

My buttock muscle spasms are getting totally out of controll and I am having similar symptoms of what I had before surgery (wah.com) with tickling sensations that drive me crazy and I can't move for hours. Muscle relaxants do nothing. The only thing that goes near it is ativan which knocks me out and I hate. I have been doing a lot of piraformis (sp)? stretches which pt told me was the problem.

The spasms are getting like ticks now maybe 3 per second...exhausting!!!! for hours. I'm going to take a bunch of potassium to see if that helps. The doctor and I were talking about switching from prozac to something else as people develop restless leg and other issues from prozac.

I'm getting really discouraged as I've been in bed at least half of the week with these spasms driving me crazy. Surgeon on vacation and will contact him as soon as he returns. Any ideas welcome...thanks!

dshobbies · #4 (**permalink**) 07-08-2011, 11:26 PM

Haven't you been through enough? Perhaps you might consider getting this muscle released (another surgery). Contact Mark for the best doctor.

Good luck - Dale

Maria · #5 (**permalink**) 07-09-2011, 02:02 AM

I'm sorry to read your spasms have stayed triggered. I don't know what to recommend as when mine get triggered when all else fails I either get an injection of Toradol or if I'm really just in such rotten shape I will lie down in front of the TV and have myself a pretty good sized glass of vino or two and then my body just knocks out. That's called downing out the central nervous system. I realize some here would think that unthinkable esp. as I'm on an opioid pain medication (low dose 1x/day) but in reality this is a very limited use remedy and what happens is I totally relax and go to sleep.

This being said I'm not sure your spasms would be as easily remedied given the hardware in place.

I hope someone offers some ray of hope ASAP. Please keep us informed.