Dealing with it
Hi all, I am new to this, so bear with me please. I suffer from chronic pain caused by nerve damage from multiple neck surgeries. I had my last surgery in March of 2007, where my plate was taken out, more discs removed, and was plated from C3-C7. Technically, the surgery was a success, ie fusion accomplished, but the pain only went away for a short while. It has now come back full force, and I am now on medication full time. I hate taking meds for anything, but sometimes you just have to give in. I am learning to cope with the disabilities I have now, such as unable to turn neck left, severe weakness in right side, right leg drags at times, loss of balance, dizzy spells, etc. I just am very thankful to God that I am not paralyzed. I hope to learn alot from everyone here about how they cope with varying degrees of pain and what can be tried besides drugs to help minimize it. Looking forward to meeting some new friends.
