Hi Steve, keep this in mind
There is a difference between acute pain and chronic pain. Sometimes, there does need to be an ajustment of dosage after initial Rx to see if it still helps. The Lyrica side effects did not go away for me, so I stopped. Also, on any given day your spine may be in an aligment that may give you some sence of relief but really it's a temp thing. I had 3-4 days back in October where I had NO pain and No weaknees! I just thanked God for it and moved on. I wondered so deeply what did I do right those few days when I felt so good  Anyway, I went on vacation to Puerto Vallarta two weeks later and was miserable!
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female age 45, height 5"6", 145 lbds, non smoker, conservative treatments failed, (7/2007) C4/5/6 peek disc replacements,plate & screws failed fusion,
(9/2008) revision with bone replace plate and screws, (10/2009) C3/4 stand alone peek cage, (12/2010) facet joint injections C3-7, (1/2011) rhizotomy C6/7 failed, Trouble swallowing
most recent mri (7/2011) shows ajacent level issues: right neural foraminal narrowing C2/3, posterior bulge indents thecal sac at C6/7/T1 no mass effect on cord.
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