Chuck we have you covered. Good advice from your friends here. I think most ortho surgeons would want you to be seen by a neurologist before your operation. In cases like yours it should be a team effort.
Gary PS: I'll be sending my swap material to you this week. On Mon, Feb 9, 2015 at 7:40 PM, Chuck Alexander < chuckalexan...@centurylink.net> wrote: > Folks: I had to see my doc today about a back condition (6 bulging > discs all total) I have had for yrs. Last Thursday I put a Reese type hitch > on my new PT Cruiser that We took off the old Cruiser one it got wrecked. > Anyway, crawling around under that car on my back, with the car on ramps > and/or jack stands was a no no, as when I woke up Friday morning my right > leg, from the knee to my toes, and my right thumb and index finger were > both sound asleep. Not pins and nedles, but ASLEEP. But I thought I had > just slept wrong, and wiggled my toes and digits all day, but the feeling > didn’t come back for 30 hours or so and when it did, it went from numb, to > pins and needles, then to pain, and even now, my fingers are all good, but > the back of my right calf feels like a mule kicked it. > > So, I had to see my doc about it today,and he thinks I might need back > surgery as he can actually feel a part of my spine that is swollen, and > that, combined with X-rays, he is referring me to an Ortho doc. He bypassed > a rheumatologist as he can see arthritis on my spine, but says it’s minor > enough that he don’t think it’s the problem causing the pain. So, he asked > had I ever been told I needed surgery and I told him that although I had > seen a lot of docs about it, I always told then that I did NOT want surgery > as I knew a lot of ppl who were worse off AFTER back surgery than before, > and our pastor;s wife in FL had fusion surgery and was bed ridden for six > MONTHS. But, those were the “bad old days”, and there are commercials on TV > now that say they can (depending on the problem etc of course) make a 1/2” > to 1” incision, and have you up and walking a little the next day, what > with micro and/or laser surgery etc. > > Plus, I’m at the point now with the amt. of pain, that I’ll try anything, > or it won’t be long till my fishing days are over, as well as exercising > not to mention AND bending, stooping, lifting, twisting etc. It already > hurts like crazy to just drive or ride in a car more than about 20 miles. > It got so bad recently that the yr we were FINALLY planning to come to Sow > Bug, we had to cancel that plan as I knew my back would not allow a 1,000 > round trip drive/ride in just a few days. I wouldn’t be able to enjoy it if > I did make it. Anyway, please keep me in your thoughts and prayers that > whatever it has to be, whether surgery or whatever, that it will help the > problem, and I’ll have a speedy recovery as it’s getting old like I said. I > just bought both my grand daughters new fishing rods and reels, tackle box > filled with tackle, and they want “Paw Paw” to be able to take them fishing > soon as the water warms up a little and I surely want to take them too. > Because of moving, and my stomach problems last yr, it’s been going on four > yrs since I was able to have a full fishing season’s worth of fishing, and > I’m having fishing “withdrawal” symptoms here LOL... I can’t even sit in > place long enough to tie over about 3 flies at a time without having to get > up and walk around a little. Thanks a lot, Chuck > > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" > group. > > To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VFB Mail" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VFB Mail" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
