Ankle and Knee Reflexes?

acrobatinmydreams,i don't take nerve pain meds or baclofen for the same reason. My consultant said that it would relax the muscles too much which would affect the upright mobility that I have.

jeff1967,im sure that the stimulator is a very hopeful prospect for you, I and im sure everyone, is going to be looking forward to hearing your progress with it!

acrobatinmydreams, We sure are a pair LOL.

I have never been one to "let it out" the way I have here. I always thought it was a sign of weakness on my part and knew that people just don't understand and think I am looking for sympathy. As I told my doctor, I am looking for relief!!! I don't care what form it comes in I just want relief.

I am not sure where I would be without my Cymbalta right now. It has definitely kept me from going over the deep end along with having a wife that truly cares.

The morphine has eased some of the aches/pains but nothing has been any help on the neuro which is getting worse by the day. I told my boss to please double check all of my work for a while because I am not myself which I HATE. I also told them to not be surprised if they walk in my office and I am sitting here with my shoes, braces, and sock off so I can try and make it through the day. Of course they are supper cool about it which is a benefit for me.

I hate that you and others are going through this as well. It just seems so damn unfair. On top of all of the other issues that we deal with on a daily basis we have to through excruciating pain on top of it. When we ask for relief they act as if we are going straight to the "hood" and peddling them or going home and going comatose for a few days. If it isn't that they treat us like we are making up this pain. The nurse backed down a little when I told her that I wish she had to deal with this for one week. She would change her attitude about "my needs" real quick.

Hang in there and I am going to do the same. I am not giving up and will pass along any and all info I can get that does or does not help. Also, great link and if Florida ever gets on board I will put that on my list of treatments as well.

wavewolf,

Thanks for the kind words. My biggest worry is how it has started to effect my job. I have a sit down job but with this pain it hurts regardless of what I am doing. The Norco makes it bearable most of the time. The morphine put me in the worst fog I have ever been in so I stopped that after one week. I don't know if the Cymbalta is helping a lot with the neuro pain but it has definitely, 100% helped with my mental state. It isn't the cheapest out there but I am ok with that as long as it is working for me. Tramadol is not supposed to be taken with Cymbalta but I had to once or twice and didn't have any ill effects. Tramadol just didn't phase my pain and the Gapapentin wasn't any help either. The Gapapentin messed with my sleep. I was unknowingly getting out of bed and falling or just falling out of bed altogether.

Maybe we can find a place that will let us just float around naked and get some relief together LOL. It wouldn't be a pretty sight for the others so I better spare people the pain LOL.

Hang in there and hopefully we will all find peace soon. Back to pain mgmt today to find out some MRI results so hopefully I will have something to share later today.

Well I don't know if I am any better off after my appointment today but here is what I was told. It appears that my lower back is full of arthritis (not a huge surprise), I have bulging disc at L4-L5 (injury was at L1-L2), sciatica AND arachnoiditis. I gave me a refill on my Norco and Soma and they want to do an epidural next month. I am leery of this as I have never had it done before. She said that I shouldn't worry because she will not be going into the spinal cord or near my injury site. Other than that she once again said how lucky I am (sure not feeling lucky) and that other than pain meds and the epidural there isn't much else that can be done and it will get progressively worse.

Any input of any kind would be greatly appreciated.