Guest guest Posted February 13, 2004 Report Share Posted February 13, 2004 Rhonda, oh the ignorant people never go away either....lol Just tell them thanks for their opinion and change the subject....lol That was a serious reason to have fusion. I'm sorry about the accident and all of the pain you have. Have you gone to a Pain Clinic? I haven't but I've heard people who have and have had good luck. We're here for you! Shirley and ramble as much as you want. It wasn't rambling to me. We vent here all the time. -- Re: Newbie here! Hi Shirley! Nice to meet you! With the fusion, I didn't have a choice. It was either have it or be paralyzed from the neck down for the rest of my life. When I saw the specialist, he didn't want me to leave his office because, he said, all it would take would be for someone to tap my bumper and it would be all over with. That's scary. I would be fine if it was just the surgery and the MS dx, but the accident just took my life, life as I knew it and loved it, away. It's hard to build another life and something I am having a hard time with. Oh the ignorant people! Sometimes I feel like strangling them. I take Oxycontin and when people find out, they'll say, "they haven't taken you off of that yet?" or "you're gonna get addicted to that stuff! It's bad!" Why would they take me off of it when it's working quite well. It's only bad when you crush it and snort or shoot it or whatever they're doing these days. I've taken it for years and I'm still breathing. As you can tell, it gets on my nerves. Sometimes I do ignore it, but sometimes its hard too. I ramble too much, so I'll shut up now! Thanks for the welcome, Rhonda Re: Newbie here! nice meeting you Rhonda. Welcome to the group. You've been through a lot. I had spinal fusion of L5/S1 in March 2000. I was dx'ed with MS in August 2002. The spinal fusion was the best thing I did. Just ignore the ignorant people....lol I know easier said than done. I learned but it took a long time. I lapse of course. Shirley ____________________________________________________ IncrediMail - Email has finally evolved - Click Here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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