Guest guest Posted April 12, 2003 Report Share Posted April 12, 2003 Sorry didn't mean to Re: Ages > Shit you make this sound like an AA meeting. Somebody break out the > 12 step program. Hi my name is Nick and I am a back pain sufferer. I > was 31 when it all started and I am now on my year anniversary too. > > -Nick > > > > > > > just curious I guess with how young/old everyone has been when > we've been struck down with disabling back/neck/etc problems < > > > > I was 39 and am now 40. Got hurt on March 28th of 2002 so just > passed my 1 yr anniversary of chronic back pain status. Not an > anniversary I wanted to celebrate either. > > > > > > Vivian H. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 12, 2003 Report Share Posted April 12, 2003 Sorry didn't mean to Re: Ages > Shit you make this sound like an AA meeting. Somebody break out the > 12 step program. Hi my name is Nick and I am a back pain sufferer. I > was 31 when it all started and I am now on my year anniversary too. > > -Nick > > > > > > > just curious I guess with how young/old everyone has been when > we've been struck down with disabling back/neck/etc problems < > > > > I was 39 and am now 40. Got hurt on March 28th of 2002 so just > passed my 1 yr anniversary of chronic back pain status. Not an > anniversary I wanted to celebrate either. > > > > > > Vivian H. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 13, 2003 Report Share Posted April 13, 2003 Joe, sorry about your dad... What are you doing about your herniated disc? This will be my 2nd surgery and by golly there better not be a 3rd..I will be 37 in Aug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 13, 2003 Report Share Posted April 13, 2003 Joe, sorry about your dad... What are you doing about your herniated disc? This will be my 2nd surgery and by golly there better not be a 3rd..I will be 37 in Aug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 13, 2003 Report Share Posted April 13, 2003 > Shit you make this sound like an AA meeting. < Sorry...someone asked about ages and I just answered their question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 13, 2003 Report Share Posted April 13, 2003 > Shit you make this sound like an AA meeting. < Sorry...someone asked about ages and I just answered their question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 13, 2003 Report Share Posted April 13, 2003 It was me that asked, I must have forgotten to add that if it made anyone uncomfortable to answer then of course not answer, again I'm sorry for upsetting anyone. Connie Re: Re: Ages > > > Shit you make this sound like an AA meeting. < > > Sorry...someone asked about ages and I just answered their question. > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 13, 2003 Report Share Posted April 13, 2003 It was me that asked, I must have forgotten to add that if it made anyone uncomfortable to answer then of course not answer, again I'm sorry for upsetting anyone. Connie Re: Re: Ages > > > Shit you make this sound like an AA meeting. < > > Sorry...someone asked about ages and I just answered their question. > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 13, 2003 Report Share Posted April 13, 2003 > again I'm sorry for upsetting anyone. < Don't apologize for being curious...that is how you get answers, whether it is ages or about your condition. I didn't take offense or I wouldn't have answered. But I do know what it is like to ask a question and then be ignored so I try not to do that to anyone else. also...don't get your feelings hurt...people having a bad pain day or on extra meds may respond differently than they normally would. just let it roll off your back, smile, and be glad for what you do have! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 13, 2003 Report Share Posted April 13, 2003 > again I'm sorry for upsetting anyone. < Don't apologize for being curious...that is how you get answers, whether it is ages or about your condition. I didn't take offense or I wouldn't have answered. But I do know what it is like to ask a question and then be ignored so I try not to do that to anyone else. also...don't get your feelings hurt...people having a bad pain day or on extra meds may respond differently than they normally would. just let it roll off your back, smile, and be glad for what you do have! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 13, 2003 Report Share Posted April 13, 2003 It was a joke. > > > > > > > just curious I guess with how young/old everyone has been when > > we've been struck down with disabling back/neck/etc problems < > > > > > > I was 39 and am now 40. Got hurt on March 28th of 2002 so just > > passed my 1 yr anniversary of chronic back pain status. Not an > > anniversary I wanted to celebrate either. > > > > > > > > > Vivian H. > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 13, 2003 Report Share Posted April 13, 2003 It was a joke. > > > > > > > just curious I guess with how young/old everyone has been when > > we've been struck down with disabling back/neck/etc problems < > > > > > > I was 39 and am now 40. Got hurt on March 28th of 2002 so just > > passed my 1 yr anniversary of chronic back pain status. Not an > > anniversary I wanted to celebrate either. > > > > > > > > > Vivian H. > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 13, 2003 Report Share Posted April 13, 2003 Doesn't anybody understand my sense of humor yet? It was a joke. -Nick > > > Shit you make this sound like an AA meeting. < > > Sorry...someone asked about ages and I just answered their question. > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 13, 2003 Report Share Posted April 13, 2003 Doesn't anybody understand my sense of humor yet? It was a joke. -Nick > > > Shit you make this sound like an AA meeting. < > > Sorry...someone asked about ages and I just answered their question. > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 13, 2003 Report Share Posted April 13, 2003 Again, please put the blame on me, I started this b/c I wasn't sure if it was a joke or not so I thought it better to apologize in case I was upsetting someone rather than to joke and make someone madder.. please don't be upset with anyone but me for not getting that it was a joke Connie Re: Ages > Doesn't anybody understand my sense of humor yet? It was a joke. > > -Nick > > > > > > > Shit you make this sound like an AA meeting. < > > > > Sorry...someone asked about ages and I just answered their > question. > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 13, 2003 Report Share Posted April 13, 2003 Again, please put the blame on me, I started this b/c I wasn't sure if it was a joke or not so I thought it better to apologize in case I was upsetting someone rather than to joke and make someone madder.. please don't be upset with anyone but me for not getting that it was a joke Connie Re: Ages > Doesn't anybody understand my sense of humor yet? It was a joke. > > -Nick > > > > > > > Shit you make this sound like an AA meeting. < > > > > Sorry...someone asked about ages and I just answered their > question. > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 13, 2003 Report Share Posted April 13, 2003 > Doesn't anybody understand my sense of humor yet? It was a joke. < Ohhhhhhhh....okay...LOL....ROFLMAO....HaHaHa...now I get it! (okay...my weird sense of humor coming out. Anything to get my mind off of my bad back day) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 13, 2003 Report Share Posted April 13, 2003 > Doesn't anybody understand my sense of humor yet? It was a joke. < Ohhhhhhhh....okay...LOL....ROFLMAO....HaHaHa...now I get it! (okay...my weird sense of humor coming out. Anything to get my mind off of my bad back day) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 13, 2003 Report Share Posted April 13, 2003 My first surgery was in Feb 2001. Laminectomy at L3/L4 ACDF C5/6/7 in Aug 2002. Dad died in Oct 2002 Herniated L4/L5 in Jan 2003. Trying everything to avoid 3rd surgery. Will be 39 in 2 weeks. joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 13, 2003 Report Share Posted April 13, 2003 My first surgery was in Feb 2001. Laminectomy at L3/L4 ACDF C5/6/7 in Aug 2002. Dad died in Oct 2002 Herniated L4/L5 in Jan 2003. Trying everything to avoid 3rd surgery. Will be 39 in 2 weeks. joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 13, 2003 Report Share Posted April 13, 2003 > Joe, sorry about your dad... > What are you doing about your herniated disc? > This will be my 2nd surgery and by golly there better not be a 3rd..I will be > 37 in Aug. > Right now, I'm getting a series of injections, epidural steroid injections, abbreviated ESI. They are supposed to block the pain impulses from the nerve and hopefully shrink the offending piece of disc that's escaped. My herniation is at L4/L5, but is a lateral herniation, so when my fat body stands up, it presses down on S1, and OWIE! OWIE! OWIE! Onlye one of the 3 ESI's got the S1 nerve, and that reduced the pain quite a bit, so my back GP is authorizing an unprecedented 4th shot. These shots run about $1400 bucks, so thank goodness for health insurance. If the fourth shot works, I won't have surgery, if it doesn't, I'll ask for a " endoscopic lateral laminectomy " which doesn't cut through much of the back muscles like a regular laminectomy. I'm concerned about the recovery time being 4-6 weeks in this tough economy. I had 2 months off last year for the ACDF (cervical) and a month off for my dad's terminal illness, so it worries me to no end. And as you know, a low grade continuous pain really eats away at you. Imagine having a headache for 5 months. Even a slight headache, day after day, would drive you freakin' nuts. That's pretty much where I am now. So I am so looking forward to next Tuesday, when I get my next shot. Happy, Happy. Joy, Joy! (Sorry, had to quote " Ren and Stimpy. " ) joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 13, 2003 Report Share Posted April 13, 2003 > Joe, sorry about your dad... > What are you doing about your herniated disc? > This will be my 2nd surgery and by golly there better not be a 3rd..I will be > 37 in Aug. > Right now, I'm getting a series of injections, epidural steroid injections, abbreviated ESI. They are supposed to block the pain impulses from the nerve and hopefully shrink the offending piece of disc that's escaped. My herniation is at L4/L5, but is a lateral herniation, so when my fat body stands up, it presses down on S1, and OWIE! OWIE! OWIE! Onlye one of the 3 ESI's got the S1 nerve, and that reduced the pain quite a bit, so my back GP is authorizing an unprecedented 4th shot. These shots run about $1400 bucks, so thank goodness for health insurance. If the fourth shot works, I won't have surgery, if it doesn't, I'll ask for a " endoscopic lateral laminectomy " which doesn't cut through much of the back muscles like a regular laminectomy. I'm concerned about the recovery time being 4-6 weeks in this tough economy. I had 2 months off last year for the ACDF (cervical) and a month off for my dad's terminal illness, so it worries me to no end. And as you know, a low grade continuous pain really eats away at you. Imagine having a headache for 5 months. Even a slight headache, day after day, would drive you freakin' nuts. That's pretty much where I am now. So I am so looking forward to next Tuesday, when I get my next shot. Happy, Happy. Joy, Joy! (Sorry, had to quote " Ren and Stimpy. " ) joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 13, 2003 Report Share Posted April 13, 2003 Hey Joe, Good luck with the shot Tuesday. I have a bad memory so I thought I'd say it now. -Nick > > > Joe, sorry about your dad... > > What are you doing about your herniated disc? > > This will be my 2nd surgery and by golly there better not be a 3rd..I will > be > > 37 in Aug. > > > > Right now, I'm getting a series of injections, epidural steroid injections, > abbreviated ESI. They are supposed to block the pain impulses from the > nerve and hopefully shrink the offending piece of disc that's escaped. > > My herniation is at L4/L5, but is a lateral herniation, so when my fat body > stands up, it presses down on S1, and OWIE! OWIE! OWIE! Onlye > one of the 3 ESI's got the S1 nerve, and that reduced the pain quite a bit, > so my back GP is authorizing an unprecedented 4th shot. These shots > run about $1400 bucks, so thank goodness for health insurance. If the > fourth shot works, I won't have surgery, if it doesn't, I'll ask for a > " endoscopic lateral laminectomy " which doesn't cut through much of > the back muscles like a regular laminectomy. I'm concerned about the > recovery time being 4-6 weeks in this tough economy. I had 2 months > off last year for the ACDF (cervical) and a month off for my dad's > terminal illness, so it worries me to no end. And as you know, a low > grade continuous pain really eats away at you. Imagine having a headache > for 5 months. Even a slight headache, day after day, would drive you > freakin' nuts. That's pretty much where I am now. So I am so looking > forward to next Tuesday, when I get my next shot. Happy, Happy. Joy, Joy! > (Sorry, had to quote " Ren and Stimpy. " ) > > joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 13, 2003 Report Share Posted April 13, 2003 Hey Joe, Good luck with the shot Tuesday. I have a bad memory so I thought I'd say it now. -Nick > > > Joe, sorry about your dad... > > What are you doing about your herniated disc? > > This will be my 2nd surgery and by golly there better not be a 3rd..I will > be > > 37 in Aug. > > > > Right now, I'm getting a series of injections, epidural steroid injections, > abbreviated ESI. They are supposed to block the pain impulses from the > nerve and hopefully shrink the offending piece of disc that's escaped. > > My herniation is at L4/L5, but is a lateral herniation, so when my fat body > stands up, it presses down on S1, and OWIE! OWIE! OWIE! Onlye > one of the 3 ESI's got the S1 nerve, and that reduced the pain quite a bit, > so my back GP is authorizing an unprecedented 4th shot. These shots > run about $1400 bucks, so thank goodness for health insurance. If the > fourth shot works, I won't have surgery, if it doesn't, I'll ask for a > " endoscopic lateral laminectomy " which doesn't cut through much of > the back muscles like a regular laminectomy. I'm concerned about the > recovery time being 4-6 weeks in this tough economy. I had 2 months > off last year for the ACDF (cervical) and a month off for my dad's > terminal illness, so it worries me to no end. And as you know, a low > grade continuous pain really eats away at you. Imagine having a headache > for 5 months. Even a slight headache, day after day, would drive you > freakin' nuts. That's pretty much where I am now. So I am so looking > forward to next Tuesday, when I get my next shot. Happy, Happy. Joy, Joy! > (Sorry, had to quote " Ren and Stimpy. " ) > > joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 13, 2003 Report Share Posted April 13, 2003 Joe....Happy Happy Joy Joy!!!! Good luck with your shot...I had the shots also but nothing worked for me...So I had to have the laminectomy anyway...But it worked out great for me. I hear you about pain..There are days when I just want to pull out my hair...I never though it would effect me mentaly but boy does it..I just feel like I will go nuts any min if the pain doesnt go away... Let us know how it goes on Tues.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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