belle5691
03-30-2010, 10:21 AM
About 7 years ago, I had a hysterectomy. 4 weeks after the hysterectomy, my incision burst open. I was re hospitalized with a MRSA infection. The incision was left open and packed every other day from October through December. That all seemed to resolve until 2 years later.
I had a cyst that would not drain and was readmitted to the hospital again with a diagnosis of MRSA again. I had 5 surgeries that week, with daily re opening of the cyst and "scraping and packing". I was released from the hospital, only to be admitted 2 months later with 2 other small infections one in an inside elbow and the other lower abdomen. Those were also surgically cleaned.
It took almost 1 1/2 years to regain strength after the 7 surgeries. I was on a very powerful antibiotic named Zyvox for 2-3 MONTHS. I later found out this antibiotic maximum recommended dosage was for 2 weeks.
After that 1 1/2 years I began having horrible pains in my left leg. It appeared to start at my upper outside thigh and go down. Long story short---the pain has NEVER gone away. It's 5 years later, The pain has spread from that one leg to both legs, back, arms, everywhere. I've had MRI's, ultrasounds, blood tests---nothing shows ANY reason for the pain. The only answer given to me was to give me a prescription of 120 Tramadol (Ultram) per month to cope. It helped. I was constantly and still am so tired....but have coped.
Flash to a new doctor---wants to hold off on all pain meds, max of 20 per month. I'm trying to cope with OTC meds, which does not even touch the pain. I'd love to be off all pain meds but how do I cope then? I can't sleep. I can't move. I can't sit for more than 15 minutes at a time, then standing up, wow....give that 10 minutes if I'm luck. LOL. The pain feels to me like electric shock continually through my whole body.
How do you get someone to take you seriously enough to help you? I'm very limited due to a discount program through our county hospital since I have no insurance. The doctor wants to take care of the blood sugars which were running over 400 and my blood pressure was 210/100...Im thrilled at the help with that. But with the pain that no one can explain :-( I have a hard time caring if the other stuff gets fixed.
Thanks for reading this LONG rant....and it just helps some to know other people have had to deal with something like this.
I had a cyst that would not drain and was readmitted to the hospital again with a diagnosis of MRSA again. I had 5 surgeries that week, with daily re opening of the cyst and "scraping and packing". I was released from the hospital, only to be admitted 2 months later with 2 other small infections one in an inside elbow and the other lower abdomen. Those were also surgically cleaned.
It took almost 1 1/2 years to regain strength after the 7 surgeries. I was on a very powerful antibiotic named Zyvox for 2-3 MONTHS. I later found out this antibiotic maximum recommended dosage was for 2 weeks.
After that 1 1/2 years I began having horrible pains in my left leg. It appeared to start at my upper outside thigh and go down. Long story short---the pain has NEVER gone away. It's 5 years later, The pain has spread from that one leg to both legs, back, arms, everywhere. I've had MRI's, ultrasounds, blood tests---nothing shows ANY reason for the pain. The only answer given to me was to give me a prescription of 120 Tramadol (Ultram) per month to cope. It helped. I was constantly and still am so tired....but have coped.
Flash to a new doctor---wants to hold off on all pain meds, max of 20 per month. I'm trying to cope with OTC meds, which does not even touch the pain. I'd love to be off all pain meds but how do I cope then? I can't sleep. I can't move. I can't sit for more than 15 minutes at a time, then standing up, wow....give that 10 minutes if I'm luck. LOL. The pain feels to me like electric shock continually through my whole body.
How do you get someone to take you seriously enough to help you? I'm very limited due to a discount program through our county hospital since I have no insurance. The doctor wants to take care of the blood sugars which were running over 400 and my blood pressure was 210/100...Im thrilled at the help with that. But with the pain that no one can explain :-( I have a hard time caring if the other stuff gets fixed.
Thanks for reading this LONG rant....and it just helps some to know other people have had to deal with something like this.