Posted on May 16, 2013 by sonjabarrie

So what is pain anyway? From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Pain is an unpleasant feeling often caused by intense or damaging stimuli, such as stubbing a toe, burning a finger, putting alcohol on a cut, and bumping the "funny bone". The International Association for the Study of Pain's widely used definition states: "Pain is an […]

Posted on May 14, 2013 by sonjabarrie

19 days and counting till we leave for Barcelona…. You would think that if they are working on your spine they would be working on or operating on your back wouldn’t you? I’ve been asked a number of times about why my belly will get so big when it’s my back they are working on. […]

Posted on May 13, 2013 by sonjabarrie

20 days and counting till we leave for Barcelona, wow less than 3 weeks now! Been a long day today, didn’t take anything to help me sleep last night and was awake again at 5 am, it sucks!  I am NOT a morning person (ask Tim) and when your back hurts too it’s a double […]

Posted on May 12, 2013 by sonjabarrie

Fentanyl Patch not really working! A couple of weeks ago I felt another piece of disk break off and it hurt like hell, I finally gave up trying to tough out the pain and not take too many Lortab so the doc just gave me some new meds, a Fentanyl patch. I put on the […]

Posted on May 11, 2013 by sonjabarrie

We have 22 days till we fly out and it can't come soon enough.  But I am getting ahead of myself. I’m going to start by giving you some of my findings in the hope that it will help your search for an answer. It has taken me a long time to find all the […]

Posted on April 13, 2013 by sonjabarrie

Anatomy of an M6 Artificial Disc Well here I am between the devil and the deep blue sea, between a rock and a hard place, between…… you get the idea.  Anyone who has been reading this blog knows I have been battling back pain and Degenerative Disc Disease for a canny few years now. My […]