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Nov 23, 2015, 03:28 AM
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My husband had back surgery last November 11 and he's still in lots of pain. After a visit to the doctor we got the news that another surgery will be needed.
My question is: A person who had surgery and got several spinal cartilage replaced, once recovered. Can this person live a life without the need of taking pain killers? |
 Skeezyks, vonmoxie
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Nov 23, 2015, 08:25 PM
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Hello IbelithLP: I see that this is your first post here on PC. So... welcome to PsychCentral! PC is a great place to gain support as well as to obtain mental health related information. There are many knowledgeable & caring members here. The more you post, & reply to other members' posts, the more you'll gain from the time you spend here.
I don't have personal experience with back surgery related pain. Although I have struggled with low back pain most of my life (I have a ruptured disc & sciatica), I've managed to avoid having surgery. I walk allot, & it helps. However, prior to retiring, I used to work in the field of workers compensation injury rehabilitation. I saw quite a few injured workers who had undergone back surgery. Based on this, I would have to say my impression is the success rate for these surgeries varies. It is unpredictable & varies with the individual's circumstances. I can't answer your question specifically. I would presume that it is possible to live without the need of pain killers following back surgery. But I know from the experience I have had that it is not assured. There are many variables to be taken into account. I wish you well...  
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Nov 23, 2015, 08:51 PM
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I do without. Have had major spinal surgery and will have to have it again at least one more time, and am currently walking around with bone spurs and other assorted disfigurations that are compressing my spinal canal as the result of unavoidable complications. Basically I'm a structural wreck, and it's not pleasant; I endure near constant pain but still prefer that to a life of dependence on drugs and on the medical profession for the provision of drugs. So it certainly is possible. I do have a long standing relationship with pain though, having had bad migraines since I was a small child and not even brought to a doctor for them. I may have developed an expanded tolerance for pain, spiritually or otherwise.
Best of luck to you both. Hope the surgery goes well.
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