I just had my final epidural injection.
The pain is now gone.
BUT, the pain will come back again in 2-3 hours.
I try to endure, but I can't. It is severe, like 8 out of 10, many ants eating into my legs.
I do not know how I can survive like this.
I asked for oral painkillers but was rejected.
They said they will inject me intramuscularly.
Sigh, can't I have both intramuscular and oral painkillers???
The pain control is NOT ENOUGH.
This is the first few days. I just had major trauma. I need some pain control.
I can walk, yes. I walk 20 minutes a day, yes.
I walk with pain, yes.
But I cannot lie down and have 8/10 pain, when the epidural runs out!
This is insanity. For this reason, I do not recommend this clinic, unless you can bring your own pain-killers.
Just imagine, I have paracetamol with codeine which I took secretly (my last dose) and the pain is still 8/10. If I do not have this medicine, my pain will be 9.5/10!
Lengthening with Dr Bagirov in Moscow (9th December surgery date)
Quote from: TheRisingShorty on December 10, 2014, 06:20:12 PMThis is disturbing. I had IV and oral painkillers during my first few days.
Do not overdose on Paracetamol, 4 tablets at once is too much and it seems that it's not having much effect!
You should instantly get hold of another doctor to prescribe you oral painkillers if your current doctor does not.
the pain was so bad, I was thinking of getting a private doctor!! this place is insane.
Quote from: ItsMyLife on December 10, 2014, 06:34:15 PMthe pain was so bad, I was thinking of getting a private doctor!! this place is insane.
What did you except? LL is painful, they just broke your bones and drilled a lot of holes in it, of course it will hurt. Just ask for stronger pain meds.
Jesus
so glad I didn't go to Russia for LL...
after removal of catheter, now it is about 1.45 am. I removed catheter about 10 PM
Surprisingly, little pain.
http://bja.oxfordjournals.org/content/92/1/146.full
I think my epidural catheter fked up, causing intense pain!
well im glad you found the probable cause. but that is a seriously sux balls situation, to get such a rare side effect at the start of this long journey.
at least you now look at this surgery in a more serious light. what doesn't kill you makes you stronger.
Quote from: ForcedPuberty on December 10, 2014, 10:55:48 PMwell im glad you found the probable cause. but that is a seriously sux balls situation, to get such a rare side effect at the start of this long journey.
at least you now look at this surgery in a more serious light. what doesn't kill you makes you stronger.
Yes! without this problem, I would have thought it was a walk in the park.
it is now many hours since catheter removal, and I don't need to have any injections.
my pain level now is 1 or 2/10.
Update:
I had intramuscular injection at about 3 AM, when the pain started kicking in, intensity was about 5/10.
The pain stopped totally after IM injection.
The pain came back slowly from 5 AM. So, I popped two paracetamol-codeine pills.
Yes, they are now working, but the pain is around 5 or 6/10. Trying to cope with it.
My body is probably getting used to all this nonsense pain already.
Really, I would whole-heartedly recommend this Russian clinic, if not for the totally inadequate pain management.
I WILL DO MY WORK when I am on pain control. Its not like I will turn lazy. When they did inject me with morphine one time yesterday ( the pain will be gone only 2 hours), I did still walk around and do my stuff.
My question is: Does anyone have such bad experiences with pain for the first few days post-op? When did the pain start to get better? Please help as I am scouring the net for information. I realise only that Chinese and other patients don't feel pain. Russian patients will feel pain, mostly.
Sorry, can't give you any advice with regards to physical pain. I remember when they ask me if I feel any pain, I said, no.
But hang in there. I heard the pain is the worst within a few days after the operation. After that everything will settle down and you will start lengthening.
But reading your diary thus far, I doubt you have the audacity to make it to 8cm. Don't give yourself excuse and give up at 3-4cm! It will be a waste of money and effort.
Goodluck bro! I will visit Singapore along with Vietnam in January.
Today, either the pain is less, or I am getting used to the constant pain of 5 or 6/10.
I hope, at least, taking less painkillers is better for me.
how often can one get the intramuscular injections? I don't even know what they are.
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