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I am just this side of inebriation this AM,I have had little sleep,I think it's the meds more than the spiking pains.
My equilibrium is off and I forgot to put coffee grounds in the maker,I ended up with slightly colored water at a high temp
The pain is OK,especially in the AM,as i have been off the leg almost all night,but as the day progresses, the pain increases,not intolerable,just evident enough to let me know it's there.
Thanks for asking...asking...(been wondering when that pun could be of use....lol)
And I am Peeing like a race horse lately as well,normally I am dry mouthed from the anti-depressants,but I seem to be drying out with these pain pills too.I drink water after my 2 cups of coffee(as they tend to dry me out even more)maybe the water is just flowing right through me?
I would give advice, but I can't remember much of how I felt or what I did after my spinal fusion. I read somewhere that general anesthesia can damage memory. Something damaged mine for that period.
Glad the pain is not too bad. My 80 year old friend who had double knee replacement said she had virtually no pain. She was traveling to Europe a couple of months later.
I would give advice, but I can't remember much of how I felt or what I did after my spinal fusion. I read somewhere that general anesthesia can damage memory. Something damaged mine for that period.
Glad the pain is not too bad. My 80 year old friend who had double knee replacement said she had virtually no pain. She was traveling to Europe a couple of months later.
When my husband had surgery they gave him a drug as part of the anesthesia (and I'd have to look at his medical records to find out what it was) that they said would pretty much wipe out his memory of the surgery, that night and the following day, and it did. He was in a lot of pain with minimal medication and I was concerned he would remember the pain.
Judy,
I've always wondered if even if you don't explicitly remember the pain, you still remember it in other ways. For example, there are people who are blind. They tell you they cannot see a thing, but if you ask them to walk down a hallway full of obstacles, they can do it. So their eyes are working, but they are not conscious of seeing.
Some memories are like that. Physical memory in the body, like knowing how to walk or ride a bicycle is mostly not a conscious memory. A child couldn't tell you how to do it. I think memories of trauma and pain could be like that. Maybe people who have had major surgery are different psychologically from those who have not.
New year has begun with the Geodon,NO Celexa,new Klonopin(sp)and some new one for anxiety as well.Slightly over medicated,but seemingly coherent,for now.
I was taking all meds as prescribed and ,well, something went awry,I couldn't sleep much less concentrate.
Now I al at a lower end of excitability an doing better since the new changes(and ANOTHER trip inpatient)
Sleep is just about the only outlet I am comforted with.
I have lost all interest in the things I normally do so I sleep instead.
Doc hasn't returned my calls for changes or any other advice.There are no other 'local' P,Docs around,so I am at the mercy of the one I have,,ok,country living isn't all that!!
Hi Ken,
Sorry to hear things are not going well.
It sounds like you are getting too much of something. Also, some of these medications could be interacting. Can't you make an appointment with this doctor who won't return your calls? Take a list when you go...
Hi,asking,No the appointments are at their scedual and the knee is doing well enough,,,I can walk..hehe,,really though,I have been able to pop the knee 2 times since surgery and each time I feel better than the last,I think all the pain is done(Fingers/eyes/toes..etc crossed)
I don't understand a doctor refusing to see a patient though. If they are adamant, you might need to travel to see someone else. It sounds like you are over medicated and, also, too medicated to drive? Can your daughter help?
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