Soon to be mental,get me a "smart check" I'm gonna snap, trapped here in pain. I've had Deg. disc disease, Spinal Stenosis, all the stuff others have. But for about 6-7 years now L-4/L5 disc has been almost totally deteriorated, slowly. I was newly married, kept covering it up, and being a hardhead, kept talking my way into work that required little physical work and kept me away. That way easier to hide pain, etc. Best job ever, a book in itself to be written,how I got the handle, finally by last Jan. I could no longer stand to get through airports , and sit in a hotel room all day, buying coins, etc. By Nov/Dec when I sought local Spine surgeon, he showed on MRI where two cervical discs were bulging,herniated for sure one, maybe the other. He mentions numbness in fingers, tingling, had chest pains sometimes after long periods of standing, funny what the back can do. So he "spooked me into the ACDF in December.( when your wife's a RN/Nurse Mgr. you finally listen, she's saved me a few times, pushing me to go to the doctor) could've died in 08 from double lung full PE, she thinks my CPAP pushed enoughO2 that last night before I got up in so much pain I went to a walk-in, hehe, another fun episode. All this and I still need a disc fusion at L4/L5. The pain is 24/7 and I hate being narcotic dependent.But bone on bone is rough in that area, on MRI, nerve is pinched into an S shape, almost flat, yeehaw. Have appt. with my Regular Dr. to set me up with the top of the line surgeon at Vanderbilt Spinal. I wasn't satisfied at all with the work, follow-up, office professionalism, etc. with the local. He had good credentials, but turned into a flake. Every day I get up is a good day. Every now and then I have a more gooder day. Shooting for surgery maybe later this summer. Not sure how long his referral will take to get, new MRI's, etc. I have a work meeting to go to with my wife, a new crown replacement, and at the end of May the youngest daughter's wedding in Charleston. I pay dearly after riding for more than an hour. I'll be a busy boy. I got more, just wore me out typing all this. whew!
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