Kickas.org Forums Ankylosing Spondylitis General Discussion #1 AS Web Support Group PEA

Hello Everyone


Just wanted to let everyone know that our friend Pea is out of the hospital and recuperating from her surgery. If you hadn't heard she went in to have a pain pump surgically implanted. She wanted me to tell you she is doing well but still in pain and still has to wait for another doctor to administer the pain medication next week when he returns from overseas.

Get well soon Pea.

Hi Jeff


I was wondering how she was doing . Good too hear from her.


Janet

Jeff - Janet - Pea is in the shout box -

Good to hear Jeff

Thanks for sharing the news... best to you Pea, hope all goes well with pump.

Tim

Thanks for letting us know Jeff

Pea, thanks for letting Jeff know so he could pass it on to us.

Looking forward to you getting good pain relief soon!

Think I sounded a tad churlish Jeff - apologies. And thanks for posting on Pea - good to know when a bod is OK, especially after surgery.

Hi Molly

No need to apologize. I thought it was kind of funny that I did not notice her posting in the shout box, I was just focused on letting everyone know how she was doing. I didn't know if she was up for posting but I guess she was. Hope you are doing well too Molly.

Thanks to everyone who has been here for her.

Hi everyone,
Thank's Jeff for putting up the post. Thank you all for your prayers.

It's been a rough week of trying to recover. Now I am experiencing some complications and have put a call into the surgeon. I am having terrible shooting pains down my right leg when I go to stand. It is probably from swelling but I don't know. Better safe then sorry. Still no call from my pain specialist that my medication is in to put in my pump.

Today I woke up for the first time in years with no stiffness and no pain from my A.S. I had my pump filled yesterday! Yea!!!

Now if they can figure out what the problem is with my complications. I had an x-ray taken today after a 2 hour drive there to see the surgeon...not...saw the nurse practioner. She thought I was in for a post-op. She breezed in, looked at my stitches and took out the staples in my back, pronounced me fine and I would recover in a few more weeks...blah blah...blah blah. Finally when she came up for air I told her that I was there for a post-op and she froze! Looked at my chart and seemed to relax when she figured out there were enough days gone by to have removed the staples. Told her the complications and she said Oh it is probably just your Fibro. I gave her "the look" and told her that I never had Fibro in my lower back, rear and shooting searing pain down my legs keeping me from walking or sitting comfortably. Off she went to call the Dr. and I finally got some x-rays done an hour later. Long day.

I hope they can find and fix the problem. How do you like the pain pump?