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Originally Posted by theking
Hopefully it will workout for you. None of the surgeries I have had on my back since and including '91 have worked out for me. I have lived with mind numbing pain since '91.
What pain level are you currently suffering with?
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It changes from day to day, and can change in a matter of minutes depending on what I'm doing. At the moment I'm sitting in my nice comfortable and very ergonomic computer chair so the pain isn't too bad. Maybe a 1 or 2. But if I were to get up and walk around for a while, or do something in the kitchen for 10 minutes or more, or have to go out and shovel some snow, etc, the pain level rises the more I push it. Cutting the grass in summer starts out not bad but by mid-way through it it's excruciating.
During days when the pain is more constant and at anything close to "mind-numbing" I break down and take a slow-release 750 mg Naproxin. It at the very least takes the edge off so I can think clearly at a lower pain level.
I'd like to get at least some of what's going on with my back addressed now, if possible, so that I don't get to the constant mind-numbing level that you've had to go through. I've read your posts on this in the past and I can only imagine how tough it's been for you.