My Introduction

[Guest guest]

My name is Bettye , I live in ville, Florida which is

where I had my surgery for the installation of Harrington Rods in

October of 1966 which were removed in Dec of 1969. I was in the

Marching Band in highschool and most of the time that I march was

with the rods in. I joined the United States Army in November of 1971

and was in the military until 1987. In case you are wondering, I was

originally denied entrance into the military, but my scores were high

and I had people who were willing to help me enter because of my

scores. I was an Administrative Specialist while in the Army.

I recently became a disable veteran due to the military aggraviating

(not abiding by the limitations which they agreed to when I went in)

my back.

As of this time, I have had nothing show up in my X-rays to indicate

that I have the problem of flatliners, however, I have for the past

few years been experiencing quite a bit of pain in my lower back, and

when I cough or sneeze, I sometimes " throw " my back out. While I was

in the military, I often experience problems with severe muscle

spasms, and lately I have been experiencing problems with numbness in

my left arm and fingers.

I recently found out about your group and was please to learn that

there are others who have gone through the experience that I can

perhaps learn from and who perhaps can learn from me.

I look forward to reading the information which you all have archived

and to reading messages from other group members.