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I have the same injury to my T5 and T6 that showed up 11 months ago. I have had back surgery to bring the fractures back into the correct positions and size nd glued in place from the inside out about 6 months ago. The pain just will not go away, I am on 3 different high dose pain killers , an anti inflamitory, mussel relaxers and an anti depresent and still the pain will not give me any relief. This is going to be a long haul as the doctor has stated the pain may not go away. So...

Hey fastpat, it's not normal for pain to increase suddenly like that, especially after having some improvement from what it seemed. In combination with the trouble sleeping, not eating, and nausea/vomiting, I'd encourage you to go and get checked on ASAP. If you have a fever, go sooner. If you've been taking meds like oxycodone, etc. you could also be experiencing some step down from that. Go to the doctor, call the office, ask for a telehealth visit, something but get it checked. Hope you get some answers.

I compressed my T8 and T9 and they put me in a steel brace for four months. I wasn't allowed to sit down except for driving and going to the bathroom. The initial few months, like you're in, weren't too bad as I was on all kinds of pain killers. It was after the brace came off that the real pain kicked in. Especially after the prescriptions ended. I know it's probably not what you want to hear but you have to dig deep into yourself and mentally shut down the pain if at all possible. That's what I did...