I do believe that I'm a certified hypochondriac. I can't tell you how many times a minor ache or pain led me to believe my prostate cancer had spread. This time, I was convinced it was a muscular issue because the pain was everywhere but the spine.

With spinal injuries, you can get nerve involvement. I've had pain in the butt, in my hamstring muscles, and numbness in my right leg when I'm sleeping. Some of this pain is pretty intense. My doctors prescribed a muscle relaxant as well as tamedol. I'm a little afraid of the tamedol as its an opiod, but there's been a few nights where I really needed something stronger than Tylenol. The good news is that these should all go away once my spine is repaired.