Injured '89 c6 inc, I stopped taking muscle relaxers in 1994, haven't taken any other meds or narcotics since then.
Todd On Jun 27, 2012, at 2:13 PM, "Greg" <[email protected]> wrote: > I went 20+ years with no meds, other than for UTIs. Though after I hurt my > hip, the bone tried to heal itself. It never stopped growing. It ended up > growing like branches into the muscles. I had to use radiation to get it to > stop. It’s still egg size, but they are afraid that if they cut it out it > would be very bloody. And that can cause it to grow back even worse. > > Though I can’t feel it like a point of pain, like a cut, burn, spot. It > caused A.D. sweat, high blood pressure. And a very heavy chest, like > pneumonia. I’ve never had that feeling with A.D. before. The actual pain is > in my whole thigh area. I mean like it’s being crushed. I would dream every > night that I was on fires or my leg was trapped in a car door. I went to the > E.R. a couple of times doubled over in pain. I had spasms so bad I grunted. > Docs just kept trying anti spasm meds, but I knew it was not regular spasms. > Finely they found the problem after multiple x-ray trys. > > Pain meds control it. Very little spasms. My thigh still has a > burning/throbbing feeling, but it’s tolerable. Though if I miss a dose of > meds, within hours I’m miserable. The meds cause so many bowel issues I’m > thinking of trying to cut the growth out. > > Greg
