Re: Ages

[Guest guest]

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.

>

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>

>

[Guest guest]

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.

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

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.

[Guest guest]

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.

[Guest guest]

> Shit you make this sound like an AA meeting. <

Sorry...someone asked about ages and I just answered their question.

[Guest guest]

> Shit you make this sound like an AA meeting. <

Sorry...someone asked about ages and I just answered their question.

[Guest guest]

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.

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

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.

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

> 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!

[Guest guest]

> 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!

[Guest guest]

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.

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

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.

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

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.

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

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.

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

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.

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

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.

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

> 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)

[Guest guest]

> 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)

[Guest guest]

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

[Guest guest]

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

[Guest guest]

> 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

[Guest guest]

> 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

[Guest guest]

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

[Guest guest]

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

[Guest guest]

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..