Re: Hand Waving From Lancaster...

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In a message dated 7/8/2005 12:04:24 A.M. Central Standard Time,

missy.sue@... writes:

Heck, just last night, I got sick from the

pain patches. I saw the Neurologist last week and he's referring me for the

surgery.

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Hey,

Little secret I learned from pain patches.....I got some Motion sicnkess

pills $.97 for 100 at Wal mart and wah la the nausea is better. I kept

feeling car sick from them and while planning a trip the idea hit me. It has

been

a miracle.

Mel

http://hometown.aol.com/mdl1031/

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Melisa, though I don't know you personally, I feel for you. I know how

maddening Insurance Companies can be. I have three cervical fusions, which they

put me through over two years of pain meds and finally I got a doctor, after

getting a lawyer, that would do the surgery. Made a world of difference. Then I

was in a car wreck, not my fault, and I now have my whole lumbar area fused

with two rods, eight bars and sixteen screws. I know what messed up disks and

vertabraes can do.

Good luck on becoming a paralegal. You sound like one hell of a good one in

the making.

I don't know if you have had a tummy tuck or not, but I have been told that

after losing a lot of weight that the extra skin hanging pulls hard on our

spines and especially if you have a bad disk or anything, can really become

painful. My plans are to have a TT and a breast reduction when I have lost

another 40-50 pds. I have lost just a little over 100 so far. I went from having

to use electric carts to shop, to now being able to walk and do it. I do have

severe neuropathy in my hands and feet. Due to having been a diabetic. DS

doesn't help that, but it makes it easier for me to accept, what with feeling

better otherwise.

I wish you the best. Pearl

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Melisa

You and Mel returning on the same day!!!! Wowie!!!!

I'm really sorry to hear your back hasn't improved any. Hopefully

surgery (gulp) will create the relief and mobility that you need.

The pool party is August 7th (the sunday before the support meeting).

Your cooking services will not be needed as Marta has decided to do an

Oven Deep-pit. She even had her oven fixed for the occasion. So if

your able, come and just enjoy the day.

Jo

(Pssst...August 7th is also Marta's Birthday!)

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In a message dated 7/8/2005 4:40:25 A.M. Central Standard Time,

missy.sue@... writes:

When they did the CT Scan of my back they started at around

the T10 area and noted in the CT Report that I had a bulging disc with lost

height at the T11-T12 Disc.

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My T11-T12 is where my problems started. In 1996 I had a compression wedge

fracture. Think of it like this, the bone in my back got pinched where in stead

of being round with a little height all around, the bone in one side was

pinched to form a wedge shape.kind of like a donut if it got smushed 1/2 way.

I also show multiple spurs encroaching on the thecal (spinal)sac at several

levels. Then the car wreck pushed one of the spurs over into the spine and

caused severe pain for about 2 months before I could get a doc to fix things

there. Since then they call me " failed Back syndrome, which I disagree with, as

the neck where the surgery was is usually the least of my problems. The

thoraic is my hot spot. There are some problems in the lumbar, but they are

lesser

problems. They tell me that surgery is almost never done in the thoraic

because it is so dangerous, so i have to deal. I tell people all the time to

watch your back because back pain really sucks and you only have one.

Mel

http://hometown.aol.com/mdl1031/

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Pearl Wrote:

I don't know if you have had a tummy tuck or not, but I have been told that

after losing a lot of weight that the extra skin hanging pulls hard on our

spines and especially if you have a bad disk or anything, can really become

painful. My plans are to have a TT and a breast reduction when I have lost

another 40-50 pds. I have lost just a little over 100 so far.

Thanks Pearl! Congratulations on your weight loss! Great Job! I'm post-op

almost three and half years, and I had my Panneculectomy, Hernia Repair and

Mons lift a year ago February 18th. Dr K. removed almost 8 pounds of skin

and a baby alien. He didn't tell me how be the baby alien was, just that it

was a " baby " .

My heart goes out to you with all the work you've had done on your back.

Gosh! My problems began, believe it or not when I was 17. I hurt my back

working at a grocery store and went on Workman's Comp for a month. After

that I was in a car accident. After that, I was 6 months pregnant with my

first daughter, and got rear-ended. After that, I fell through a mobile

home floor when I was 8.5 months pregnant with my second Daughter (and

biggest at almost 9 pounds, 22.5 inches long!) After that baby was born, I

immediately got pregnant with my third (they're 11 months apart, I'm not

kidding). So, my back has gone through heck! I also have mild Thoracic

Scoliosis as well, which is a hereditary thing my birth-mother shared with

me, as she's on permanent disability because of her severe Scoliosis. (Yes,

I'm adopted.) When they did the CT Scan of my back they started at around

the T10 area and noted in the CT Report that I had a bulging disc with lost

height at the T11-T12 Disc. Then the L4-L5 disc is gone and the L5-S1 is

gone. If they would go from the T-Spine to the C-Spine, I'm sure they'd

find I have lost a disc in my C-Spine if not two. When I move my head side

to side, I can feel and *hear* the bones grinding. I'm also experiencing

numbness in my right arm and hand. However my PCP won't even order an X-Ray

of my C-Spine until they can get someone to fix my ability to walk again!

LOL I'm a mess ROFL.

Thanks for your email! I'm actually an " old timer " now I guess you could

say, at 3-1/2 years post-op! Wow. that seems so odd to say.. ROFL

Melisa Rechenmacher

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THEY WHAT???!!!! The (*^ & ^^%(* & #$$#%^* insurance people are trying to say

that your back pain is due to Bipolar? Do they have their heads up their

butts?

Gosh, . I am sorry for the pain you have been going through. I

injured my back at the L5/S1 in 1994. I didn't go to the doctor for about 3

months, as the pain slowly got worse. I didn't have insurance and figured that

it

would get better with some rest (which I wasn't giving it) and massages (I

had a couple). One morning there was a " pop " as I sat down on the toilet and I

was unable to walk after that. The disc that had been ruptured herniated into

the spinal column and left me partially paralyzed with a 50/50 chance of

recovery after surgery. That happened because of MY stupidity in not getting

help. To think that the healthcare " professionals " that run the insurance

companies are disregarding all the documentation of your problems and blames it

on

Bipolar really REALLY makes me mad.

I am so glad that you are not only fighting it, but are determined to become

a professional advocate for people who find themselves in the same position

that you are now in. My hat goes off to you! Go get 'em girl! Keep us posted

as to what transpires.

in WA

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> I tell people all the time to

> watch your back because back pain really sucks and you only have

> one.

> Mel

I second the notion, Mel! I have arthritis and a history of back

injuries, so I am very careful of my back these days! Disk

degeneration is in our family, too. I know that back surgeries are

about a 50/50 proposition. My sister got hit by a car sixteen years

ago and it changed her life so much, it is as though she died. Harsh

thing to say, but true from my viewpoint. I lost my only sister that

day, I just didn't know it at the time.

Marta

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> Ok, first things first, I scanned the calendar section to see a

> date for the pool party that is usually posted there in the month

> of August...

Missy, thanks for reminding me! I went to the calendar right away

and put it in there. Like Jo says, it is on Sunday August 7 which

happens to be my first 49th birthday, may I have many more! Also, no

more cooking. I will make pit beef. The part is here and he is

supposed to put it in my oven sometime between 11:00 am and 1:00 pm.

Yes, I found a repair service that gives a two hour window! Boy, am

I happy with them! They aren't in the phone book, but their number

can be had for a price, lol.

Marta

wondering if you have a recipe for kolaches, yum!

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Hi Melisa!

Wow! What a ridiculous fight you had on your hands! You might want

to try going to the next level to get that wheelchair approved. I

believe that would be the California Insurance Commission. But,

wow, good for you for sticking it to them all by yourself and

getting such a quick response! You must have a way with words and I

think you'll be a FABULOUS paralegal!

I sure hope the surgery gives you relief from your back pain. Keep

us updated when you can, okay?

Hugs!

Tracey

> You know you're drug drunk when. You could have sworn that you

sent in a

> update letter, yet scan the messages for it and it ain't there.

So, if

> you're reading me now, and read me earlier, please let me know so

I know I'm

> not going insane!!!

>

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> Melisa Rechenmacher

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> Scrapbooking Supplies & Instruction!

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> List-owner of these Yahoo!Groups:

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> Shared Family Recipes, LDS Family Recipes

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> & Antelope Valley (AV) Scrappers

>

> Contact Me For More Information on ANY of the above!

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