I know this is not exactly C3 related but it does tie in.I have a bad back,have for some time.There are days when it's real hard to get in and out of the Vette.I've been to several Dr's and besides having an operation all they can do is treat the pain.I just got put on a new to me drug.I was just wondering if anybody has any experience with it.It's called Fentanyl and comes in a patch you stick on your body.I read all the info that comes with the medicine and it sounds kind of scary.I hope this works because I've been off work for about two months and I can't drive my Vette very often.Once I'm in all is well it's just getting in and out thats a problem.Thanks

 

Check out the info on this link:
http://www.marvistavet.com/html/body_fentanyl.html

Quote "Fentanyl binds only the mu receptor approximately 75 to 100 times stronger than morphine."

Sounds like a major pain killer.

 

I had the second surgery on my back in August. I could hardly get in and out of any car. If the pain is bad enough to need major drugs, you might want to consider surgery. I'm sorry I waited so long. I am doing GREAT now.

 

As an employee of the Mayo Clinic, I wish I could offer more advice on this subject. Ironically enough, about a week after I purchased my vette, my back went out and I was out of work (and getting in or out of my vettte) for about 3 or 4 weeks. Being I work in financial analysis, I say come to the clinic in Rochester, MN... as long as you have insurance!

 

I'm an MD that works in Workers' Comp. Surgery should only be considered as a last resort, and only for certain types of injuries. Are you doing your exercises that you learned in therapy (if they in fact ever sent you)? A strong back is the best defense against pain and debility for most back patients.

 

I found that losing weight (and my "pot belly") took care of back pain problems.

 

Well I'm not in thearphy yet.MRI shows bludging disk.a degentering disk and some arthritus back there in my lower back.I'm not overweight.I guess after 30 some years of work has taken it's toll.My sister has had surgery about 6 mos ago and is still not much better.I'm susposed to go in for a bone density scan next week.Besides the patch I'm also on vicodin 10/500.Doc says only thing left is surgery.I'm going to stall on that until I see how my sister's turns out

 

don't flame,,,but a C4 is easier to get in and out of for me ,,2 blown disc's,,,,

 

I looked at a C4 today that was for sale.It was easier to get in and out of.I still won't get rid of my C3 though.

 

the high sill is a help to me

 

Man I feel your pain, (literally). I was never offered the patch and I weighed out all my options, I also have back problems, I have a buldging L4-5 disc, and a L5-S1 disc herniation with radiculopathy, anlong with disc degeneration. Have gone through a year of physical therapy along with several types of pain medicine with no help, The only other option was surgery, which wasn't guaranteed and could possibly worsen the problem, So I chose not to have it. And I gotta agree, gettin in and out of the vette can be a pain in the A$$. Be careful on what activities you do, real easy to throw your back out again, don't ask me how I know.

 

Maybe i'll open up the can of worms, and ask: Have you considered chiropractic medicine?

As a biochemist, I'm extremely cynical and very suspect of supposedly scientific treatments, but I've had very good luck with chiropractors. I was in a car accident a year and a half ago, and the chiropractic care my wife talked me into worked very well. It's true I have to go in periodically to get "tuned-up" but I like to think of it as similar to getting a physical and adjusting yourself accordingly when things are out of wack.

Just a second opinion. Good luck, and I hope you can get yourself fixed up.

trw

 

After major back surgery 10yrs ago I still do my therapy exercises almost every day. Even increased their effectivness by adding weights to the exercise. Without them, I would never be able to do the "horizontal rhumba"

[Quote]I found that losing weight (and my "pot belly") took care of back pain problems[Quote]

Strong stomach muscles are also a must to support & strengthen the back, and keep back pain away.
Eddie

 

I had back pain for over a year and it got to the point I could not function or get in and out of the vette.I have a bludging disk,a degentering disk and some arthritus back there in my lower back. I had injections in my lower back done under an x-ray in a series of 3 treatments 2 weeks apart. It was a injection of cortisone and an anti-inflamitory. It shrinks the nerves that are giving you the pain. I have been pain free for about 4 years now.Ask your doctor(or find a new one). I was refered by my primary care doctor. The guy that did mine only does this kind of procedure. Save the knife as a last resort. good luck....it gave me my life back!

 

lucky you, been through 3 of those felt better for about 3/4 weeks each

 

I suffered greatly with back pain for a 5 year period. I missed work, spent days at a time immobilized lying on my back, gave up most physical activity, no running or basketball, was living my life as a semi-invalid.

I was totally cured of back pain by following the methods of Dr. John Sarno. He wrote a few books. I suggest you get one and read it. Much cheaper, easier and less invasive than surgery, drugs, or even chiropracter. The results for me were nothing short of miraculous.

Notice how everyone has a different suggeston or "cure" ? All these different treatments, drugs, exercises, surgeries.... why so many different approaches? Why after all these years have they not figured out what causes back pain? Notice how epidemic it is? Seems like everyone has back pain.

 

do you or did you have a numb leg ????

 

i can answer all you can ask about disks?si joint out(one leg was 1/4to1/2 longer cuz of si) i blew 4 at work and i took a year to get them in court they fought it all the way,so there rates wouldnt go up,didnt car if i was a bum from it,lucky i have saved my money after 27 yrs as a aelectrican and i waited them out, judge got the big fat envolop and guess who lost! anyway i complained of si joint pain and no one listened they treated the disks.finally after 4 yrs of horrible pain and becoming a drug addict someone gave me a 50 dollar s i joint belt and felt instant releif(but had disk pain, my vette kills my back,,too muck coffee ant kind of (stimulants legal or illigal) does something like tighten muscles aggraivate disc,,,,, to want to relax muscles not wire them out! i was up to 10 norco a day for those of you who dont know what that is,,vicodin is 7/750 or 7/500 what that means is 7 parts codine and 500 or 750 iceidomenifin or tylonal...the tyniol is waht kills you ..you can get off the narcodic,,, i take less tynlonal a day in 10 norcos than the recondmended allowable doasage of tynolal because norco are 10/325 so there's more codine in each pill but only 1/2 the tynlonalso 325 x 10 =3250 tynol a day the bottle says you can safely take over 4000 a day(8pills) i still get a liver check every 3 mts along with cholostrol (thats 140 and triglicerites are also 140) now the patch,,doctors dont like giving norco or vicodin cuz they know you keep talking them even if pain is gone ,so in comes the patch is a time relaesed version but i had a very bad experience w/it ..working in 100 deg weather driving home my body soaked up more and more and i almost crashed the car..at least w/ norco if i have pain i take a pill YOU CANT CONTROL THE MEDICANE IF YOU BECOME OVERHEATED ECT SO I REALLY DONT LIKE IT BUT THEY WORK VERY GOOD,,TRY USING THEPATCH FOR 2-3 DAYS AND THEN SEE HOW YOUR BACK IS,,USUALLY YOU CAN THEM STOP..YOU WILL HAVE TO LEARN THE SAME THING I DID AVOID THE THINGS THAT AGGRAIVATE IT AND IN TIME YOU WILL BE ABLE TO DO A LITTLE MORE AND MORE I COULDNT DRIVE AND IF I DID COULDNT WALK FOR 3 DAYS I HAVE IMPROVED 100% BUT IT TAKES TIME YOUR BODY WILL HEAL UP TO A CERTIAN POINT ,,LOOSE WEIGHT I DROPPED 40 LBS FROM 210 TO 170 40 WAIST TO 34 E MAIL ME IF YOU HAVE ANT OTHER QUESTIONS CARL

 

Im Sorry This Is So Long But I Now Can Drive The Vette That Was 3yrs Ago..i Drove Up To Northern Wis A Few Weeks Back And I Still Walked But Had Some Pain. If Thats All Your Worried About Is The Vette Dont Sell It!!! Youll Improve In The Mean Time Try Repadding Your Seats Take Breaks Stop And Move Around..

 

10/500 IS NOT VICODIN ITS CALLED LORACET TELL HIM TO GIVE YOU NORCO 10/325 LOT LESS TYANOL,THEY USED TO MAKE CODIENE SULFATE ,STRAIGHT CODINE W/NO TYANLOL BUT THEY STOPPED MAKING IT.. ALSO WAS IN A LIQUID FORM,HOWARD HUGHES USED TO MAINLINE IT. WHEN HE DIED THEY FOUND DOZENS OF BROKEN HYPO NEEDLES BROKEN OFF IN HIS BODY FROM YRS OF DRUG ABUSE