Johnch
03-15-2021, 01:15 PM
Feeling well , so I will explain a bit some of the "FUN"
About 2 weeks ago I had surgery
The Doctor implanted a Spinal Stimulator to help control my HORABLE Headaches
As before Morphine was the only thing that would give me relief
All the pain pills I tried including Oxycodone only helped a little
Even at MAX dose nothing would do any more than only dulling the pain for a few hours
Also I didn't like the idea of needing to take Morphine or something like it several times a day
I was told the operation "Should" take a hour .... Maybe a little over a hour
WELL the Doctor underestimated some
As it took 2 hours
I was awake so they could ask me if I had pain in my arms and legs
Also he wanted to make sure I didn't loose feeling any place
Also he wanted to turn on the Stimulator and make sure the Leads were in the right spots
He got the leads in the right spots
No numb areas or pain in areas that was caused by the Stimulator leads being to close to the spinal cord
Getting the leads in the right spots took extra work and time
Getting the wires from the Leads to the battery pack took extra time and work
The problem he had with me was 2 things
He said I have extra "Thick" skin
Also I have Muscles ,well I guess I built them up from all the hard work I did over the years
So I got to lay there on the operating table as the Doctor worked everything into place
I was awake
The Doctor is 5' 5" or 5' 6" tall and maybe 160 lb
So to get the leverage to push stuff under my skin
He sort of braced himself on me
Pushing my face into the operating table
Making breathing a lot more difficult
I just got back from a check up
I am healing well , expect for 1 area where the skin separated ( Supper Glued together ) and will take a while longer to heal
He wants me not to pick up anything over 10 lb for at least another week
I guess my 14 lb cat will have to keep jumping up onto my lap LOL
After he got the battery pack under my skin and hooked up the the wires
The unit was turned on
In a few seconds my Head Pain went from a 9 ( I had not taken any pain meds in about 24 hours ) to a 4
Now my head pain has been reduced from the 7 - 9 levels to 2 -3 out of 10 most of the time
But I still have some periods where the pain is 4 - 5 , but I still have GOOD pain meds
So I can deal with that level of pain
The Migraine Pain hasn't been reduced much if at all IMO
But for my every day life the reduced pain is life changing
John
About 2 weeks ago I had surgery
The Doctor implanted a Spinal Stimulator to help control my HORABLE Headaches
As before Morphine was the only thing that would give me relief
All the pain pills I tried including Oxycodone only helped a little
Even at MAX dose nothing would do any more than only dulling the pain for a few hours
Also I didn't like the idea of needing to take Morphine or something like it several times a day
I was told the operation "Should" take a hour .... Maybe a little over a hour
WELL the Doctor underestimated some
As it took 2 hours
I was awake so they could ask me if I had pain in my arms and legs
Also he wanted to make sure I didn't loose feeling any place
Also he wanted to turn on the Stimulator and make sure the Leads were in the right spots
He got the leads in the right spots
No numb areas or pain in areas that was caused by the Stimulator leads being to close to the spinal cord
Getting the leads in the right spots took extra work and time
Getting the wires from the Leads to the battery pack took extra time and work
The problem he had with me was 2 things
He said I have extra "Thick" skin
Also I have Muscles ,well I guess I built them up from all the hard work I did over the years
So I got to lay there on the operating table as the Doctor worked everything into place
I was awake
The Doctor is 5' 5" or 5' 6" tall and maybe 160 lb
So to get the leverage to push stuff under my skin
He sort of braced himself on me
Pushing my face into the operating table
Making breathing a lot more difficult
I just got back from a check up
I am healing well , expect for 1 area where the skin separated ( Supper Glued together ) and will take a while longer to heal
He wants me not to pick up anything over 10 lb for at least another week
I guess my 14 lb cat will have to keep jumping up onto my lap LOL
After he got the battery pack under my skin and hooked up the the wires
The unit was turned on
In a few seconds my Head Pain went from a 9 ( I had not taken any pain meds in about 24 hours ) to a 4
Now my head pain has been reduced from the 7 - 9 levels to 2 -3 out of 10 most of the time
But I still have some periods where the pain is 4 - 5 , but I still have GOOD pain meds
So I can deal with that level of pain
The Migraine Pain hasn't been reduced much if at all IMO
But for my every day life the reduced pain is life changing
John