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Old 08-16-2008, 05:53 PM
martyusa martyusa is offline
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Originally Posted by Maria View Post
Marty,

BTW, did the increase in Neurontin help you out significantly??
I didn't feel a difference with the increase. My nerve pain was never that aweful bad. Just some slight burning in the back and Glutes and it got worse after the Doctor hit the nerve with the pin while doing a nerve block injection. As of right now, I am not taking any Neurontin. I want to see how I can do without it now the the surgery is complete. The only burning I am getting now is in upper calf and lower hammy on the inside. But this only happens while my legs are fully extended as I am doing some toe raises. So I feel it's more muscle than anything.

I'm not really sold on the neurontin, nor have I ever been. From some of the doses that I see some patients on, 300 or even 900mgs is not a lot compared to some.
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4-07 Fall down step holding daughter
5-07 L5-S1 buldge MRI
9-07 L5-S1 herniation W/DDD and annular tear MRI
3 epidurals / 2 nerve root injection / 6 weeks of PT

8/01/2008 L4-S1 Posterior Spinal fusion only, using the PEEK ROD system. No Vertebral spacer and disc is still there. So is the pain!!!!

4 More weeks of PT and things are worse now than before.
I must train again.
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