I’m 34 years old, but I feel like a hard 70. I had a posterior spine fusion from C2-T3 on June 19, 2024. I’m on the books for another surgery in August, fusing T3-L1. Needless to say, Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome is PAINFUL!
Pain management is honestly a nightmare. I was never even prescribed a medication; instead, I was made to do injections. Those injections never helped me, but they made my doctor plenty of money. I stopped going to pain management completely!
I call myself a “couch-nurse” because I am an LPN, but the pain is so severe that I cannot work right now. I’m hoping this next surgery stabilizes my spine so I can return to work.
Without 7OH, I only looked forward to sleeping. Taking 7OH gave me hope! Finally, my pain level was down to a manageable amount!