On Tuesday 11 March 2014 11:40:24 Erik Christiansen did opine: > On 11.03.14 07:16, Gene Heskett wrote: > > Then the MRI they took on my lower back Friday is so bad they may as > > well just take me out and shoot me. Don't get old guys, its not for > > wimps but the back pain is turning me into one anyway. Sigh. Its > > this stuff that keeps me out of the bars! > > When ordinary pain killers don't do anything any more, here in Aus they > give you morphine patches. OK, you work your way up through the dosages > with time, and they'll give you [un]funny dreams in the higher dosages, > but being able to move is usually worth it. A back op, if possible, > isn't without risk, but can do wonders. (mostly) > > Hope you find some decent treatment in that healthcare desert over > there. > > Erik
I can find it, and some of it would even be $$ covered, but the way they go in is from in front, roll your innards out of the way and work from the inside as there is much less muscular structure to cut thru so the disk can be replaced. And they would need a full carton of disks. So this is not exactly a medical desert, you just need to find the right Dr. and make him a friend. This one I've been seeing for about 4 or 5 years now, we got into a verbal fight the first time we met but since then he and I talk, about lots of common interests. And tease each other about digging our graves with our mouths because we both have "bay windows". I want him around to treat me till is the theory... But, there are also arterial plaques in the aorta an inch away that do not want to be disturbed for obvious reasons. It would be a lot safer if I can figure out how to get my HDL to be the majority component of my cholesterol as that would gradually clear those deposits out, carrying them to the liver for filtering and eventual excretion. HDL was in the 40's which isn't too bad considering it was only 11 25 years ago, but for this to work in say a year, would probably need to go up, way up. They have meds for that, the question is can I tolerate them? The doc tried to put me on Mevacor 30 years ago and that was both very painful from overall muscle pain, and from what that doc said, was hard on my liver. When he heard about the muscle pain I was advised to stop it instantly as it was a precursor to a full blown lethal reaction. I did and the pain subsided in about 2 weeks and I've not taken a statin since. But I have no clue how the HDL raising stuff, relatively new & damned pricey, works. Apparently not the same as the rest of the "statins" like Lipitor et all. There will be discussions as to how we proceed when my Dr. has had a chance to study & make recommendations. He's a good doc, does his homework well. Then we argue... But we haven't had a talk yet. Being also a DM type 2, statistically I am a decade, maybe more past my expiration date, so that will no doubt enter into the discussion too in all too clearly stated speech. And we're good about it that way. You know, this hasn't a thing to do with making swarf... :) Cheers, Gene -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book "Graph Databases" is the definitive new guide to graph databases and their applications. Written by three acclaimed leaders in the field, this first edition is now available. Download your free book today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/13534_NeoTech _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
