Thank you for all your support. In answer to some questions, I didn't get arachnoiditis from my hystromecty, I just had the back pain before the surgery, likely I had this before for awhile. I don't know how I got it I did get an epidural with one of my kids but that was along time ago and also, I had cortisone shots due to someone rear ended me 4 years ago. I have been to chiropractors for several months and finally tried acupuncture. Both Holistic Dr's referred me back to my my MD. I just found out yesterday from her but she is not an orthopedic Dr, my MRI showed L5S1 and Iam in so much pain, but I never know why.

I don't like to have to take pain pill, but at the moment I am taking vicodin extra strength and two a day, I cant work, so I am waiting to see the or-tho Dr and go from there. Regular Tylenol or whatever, over the counter meds don't help me. So Iam just new to this and never heard of it myself. But when you have so much pain and no-one knows what it is, it finally becomes a relief, it even it isn't good news.

Again, thank you all, I would like to stay in touch and hear others share,

Lauren

--- In Arachnoiditis@yahoogroups.com, "Michael" <Sfusion@...> wrote:
>
> Hello Lauren, I'm so sorry that you have to endure this pain at such
> at such a young age. I had my first back surgery a spinal fusion at
> L5-S1. I have been in chronic pain since. I have since had 4 more
> surgeries to fix all the mistakes and misdiagnosis that the doctors
> made. I now have Arachnoiditis. I don't understand how you could have
> gotten this condition from a hysterectomy. Have you had anything done
> to your back. You could have gotten it from an epidural if you had
> one for your hysterectomy or if you had a child. But, Arachnoiditis
> is scar tissue that has growen through your spinal nerves. I wish you
> the best. If you ever want to talk more please feel free to write to
> me anytime. Sincerely Michael in Washington State
>
>
>
> --- In Arachnoiditis@yahoogroups.com, "Lauren" laurenkendy3@
> wrote:
> >
> >
> > I am Lauren and I am 38 year old and was searching the internet
> for
> > more information on this illness. I have been though too much to get
> > into but a year and a half ago, I underwent a hystromecty because
> I was
> > having severe lower back pain and Dr after Dr didn't know what to
> do or
> > what was causing the back pain. It got so bad I could no longer
> cook or
> > clean or be on my feet longer then a few minutes the pain was so
> bad.
> > They determined I had cancerous cells that were in my ovaries and
> that
> > is why I had the complete hysterectomy hoping the back pain would go
> > away along with not getting full cancer. After the surgery, my lower
> > back pain did go away but up until a few months ago it has returned
> and
> > I just came back from the Dr. with my MRI results and they say I
> have
> > Arachnoiditis and now I will see a orthopedic Dr. I have never
> heard of
> > this and I am very bummed out because I have always been so active
> just
> > a lot of energy and I guess I just need to learn more and hopefully
> I
> > can hear from some of you suffering from this. It sucks having this
> > pain, so I don't usually write so much but I needed to talk so
> thank you
> > for listening.
> >
> > Lauren
> >
>