Ive been under the knife 5 times

by Lloyd Smale, Friday, January 04, 2013, 04:56 (4344 days ago) @ Dave B

second one they nicked my ciatic nerve and ive been worse then ever since them and wont let them touch me again unless i couldnt walk. Before my first surgery my surgeon told me the typical success rate with back surgerys. Hes a family friend and didnt need my money and tried to talk me out of it but i had it in my mind that i wanted to lead a good normal pain free life and insisted. he said that 1/3 back surgery patients get total relief, 1/3 stay about the same and 1/3 will go down hill. I now have a electronic stimulator inplanted in my back to block nerve pain that doesnt do enough to justify having that done either and eat narcotics on a pretty regular basis. Ive got a running percription for oxycodone. If i had to do it all over again id have stuck with the theropy till i couldnt walk!