9 weeks post op and still dealing with the mid back pain. The pain doctor wants me to move more. I've spent as much as 25 minutes with no resistance on my stationary bike. I try to walk 10-14 minutes on alternate days. Everything I do that creates stress on my legs causes extreme pain. This cramping pain I have seems unbearable at times. I'm "afraid of the pain" which makes it tough mentally to attempt to increase my movement/exercise. I have to push myself to do it.
Now, they suggest I take a muscle relaxer and tramadol before I exercise. If I have pain after that, then take percocet. I am so fearful of becoming addicted. One of the reasons I had the neurostimulator was so I could get off my medication.
The neurostimulator makes the cramping feel worse so I often end up turning it off. Right now, I wish I hadn't had this surgery. The stimulator isn't helping my pain. The only thing that is would be the percocet. Great-I'm at square one.
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