OP
If you need them, these new drugs can be amazing. I'm just glad when I can get off of them every now and then.
My back surgery...
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….keep an eye on ‘bleeds’ from the Eliquis. Mine began looking more and more like weak dyed water with tiny red sand grains in the middle. ( blood cells) the hospital cardio doc immediately called my Cardiologist and BOTH told me to stop Eloquis and started me on Xarelto. I have had much better results. This was before the surgeons started me on Lovenox for having my appendix surgery, which is injectable.
OP
I didn't have that, and while it's a live saving drug for many, it has its complications. Complications that I don't want to ever experience.
We are so, so alike, and yet it's obvious how much we actually differ.
Jeff_O
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I looked at the first post. I saw the hospital UFH and the webpage for uf-health-comprehensive-spine-center.
They mention: Advanced medical, interventional, minimally invasive and surgical treatment options for various spine-related conditions are available.
The wording minimally invasive, was that with the operation you had. What I mean, did it use like pin hole and camera etc go inside, do the work needed and not have a big incision?
I had my cubital tunnel surgery on an arm for hand nerve pain. Nerve release operation. Though I was referred from a spinal surgeon since I have compressed disks in cervical spine.
I am not really ready for any other operation quite yet, as my pain from cubital tunnel surgery incision area continues since February. It was not that way before the operation, but I understand that is how it may be.
I have not felt any change to hand nerve pain since the scar tissue in my elbow was remove and released the ulnar nerve compression. Still, the nerve conduction study shows night and day improvement from the test of current to prior the surgery.
Now I am done with peripheral nerve surgeon and back to the spinal surgeon. Next is to hear what spinal surgeon sees in recent MRI.
They mention: Advanced medical, interventional, minimally invasive and surgical treatment options for various spine-related conditions are available.
The wording minimally invasive, was that with the operation you had. What I mean, did it use like pin hole and camera etc go inside, do the work needed and not have a big incision?
I had my cubital tunnel surgery on an arm for hand nerve pain. Nerve release operation. Though I was referred from a spinal surgeon since I have compressed disks in cervical spine.
I am not really ready for any other operation quite yet, as my pain from cubital tunnel surgery incision area continues since February. It was not that way before the operation, but I understand that is how it may be.
I have not felt any change to hand nerve pain since the scar tissue in my elbow was remove and released the ulnar nerve compression. Still, the nerve conduction study shows night and day improvement from the test of current to prior the surgery.
Now I am done with peripheral nerve surgeon and back to the spinal surgeon. Next is to hear what spinal surgeon sees in recent MRI.
You are so blessed my friend. I detest blood thinners. At this time a drug that I need for my condition…keep moving ahead as we all have our concessions to make. I keep asking my specialists “ Is this Rx really necessary??”.
OP
That's the best question to ask, and to keep asking. I really like to get second opinions on a lot of things, and ultimately, it's my decision as to what I ingest. They can 'order' me to take anything, but they can't make me. My hematologist thought 3 months of Eliquis was fine, but the pulmonologist wanted 6. Without feeling any symptoms, I stopped at 5. They want to see me again in 6 months, but if I don't feel any symptoms, I'll probably just cancel it a week or a month out. The junior doctor was pretty sure that this last meeting was our last, and I liked his vibe in understanding -me-.
I literally sat for the past five/six years. It started when I broke my leg in Fiji. It took a long, long time to heal and then my sister got sick and started developing a lot of confusion while I was out. Then, in her final days, I really injured my back, to the point of almost total disability. Obviously, my BP is a bit elevated, and my GP put me on Lisinopril. That's OK, but as I'm getting more active, I bet I'll get back to having low BP again, and I'll get off the Lisinopril. I like being hypotensive and bradycardic. Fortunately, my resting pulse is still in the mid-fifties. I want to be fit again, and I know I can do it.
OP
I certainly feel blessed. Friends and family make it doubly so.
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