For all of you that know me posting for almost 2 years - I finally feel really good!
I went thru worse pain after Eagles surgery Aug 2017. Now 1 1/2 yrs later I am pain free! I had a raw nerve in back of throat after surgery that did not re-attach!
Still had throat pain and ear pain. August 2018 they sent me to a pain clinic (as I refused to take any pain pills!) and they put me on Gabapentin 300 mg 3 times a day which is a nerve pill (to try to activate the nerve to reattach) and Baclofen 10 mg 3 times a day. The pills didn’t do much for 3 months! Other than the Gabapentin made me gain weight (which I needed from fighting pain for years and couldn’t gain a pound) Then finally end of October (after 3 1/2 months on pills) I started to feel a little better, by end of November – I had just a small amount of throat pain.
And by mid January I had no throat pain! So 5 months on these pills and it solved that raw nerve finally connecting after the surgery! I never thought I’d see this day!!
So I finally pain free after going thru this Eagles for years, then surgery, and then
another 1 1/2 years of pain! So never give up!! Good luck to all of you!
Wow, that’s great! Such a shame it took so long, but good that you gave the tablets a try & they’ve helped…thanks for sharing your story to encourage others 
didixon ~
Thank you for this great news! It’s very encouraging to hear from someone who didn’t recover quickly from ES but who stayed the course & found something that helped bring recovery to a victorious end.
Now get out there & start living life to the full again!!!
Yes - you are right! Start living again pain free! I just booked a cruise
for Feb 24-Mar 3 and I am totally looking forward to a real vacation!
I can drink cold drinks, fruit, chocolate, unsweet ice tea now - all the things
I couldn’t do for the last 2+ years!! And can eat food without pain too!
Isaiah and Jules, Music Girl and a lot of others - thank you for all your support over the last 2 years since I got on here. You really helped me a lot – with medical advice, and especially just being good friends encouraging me all the time! A pain scale of 7-9 out of 10 everyday with no pain pills was a bit tough to live with, but you all got me through it!! So thank you and I definitely thank this website!!
didixon ~ Good for you! I hope you have a most wonderful time! How fun to read about the foods you can return to now. We’re so glad you found encouragement & good advice here.
Hope your trip is great! We’ve benefited ourselves from the site, so it’s good to be able to help others…
Thank you so much for posting. I never heard of the raw nerve thing, but it does make sense. I wish you a great cruise and wonderful life going forward.