Pam, Thank-you!! /community/emoticons/tongue.gif I think I kinda of intimidate most of the techs, corpman, and who ever else that try to take care of me because I always do my research and I have...
Pam, Thanks for the advice. I can't even have my back rubbed to put lotion on. I wonder if my diabetes has anything to do with the burning in my spine. They say that I have peripheral neuropathy in...
Whitebeard, Yes the military is fustrating. They keep getting me all screwed up because I also have medicare part A (hospitalization only) I havebeen on full disability for 4 years now. But because...
Thank-you everyone for all of your suggestions. I am concerned about the two different regular xrays and them being read differently by two different radiologists. Holding the weights was very...
Pam, Me too. I have started a notebook on my healing process. I too have alot of the same issues that you do. I have everything you have except the attention deficit disorder, but I do have obsessive...
Pamela, Ya the 10 pound bags set me off. My spine was burning from the neck all the way to the middle back. It probably could do more damage than good. I know the neurosurgeon who did my surgery told...
I thought so too, but it doesn't make sense when the first regular xrays state: Their is a thin lucency through the graft site, with sclerotic margins, concerning for incomplete fusion. Why would the...
Hi everyone!! Once again I wanted to let everyone know how much I appreciate you input the other night. My doctor finally gave me Vicodin and a muscle relaxant to get me through. He is also rushing...
Thank-You Pete, The Stennis is out of Bremerton Washington now. That is where I am living. My husband is on the Abraham Lincoln out of Everett. a year and half from retirement and really looking...
Well Everyone I did finally get a message from my doctor saying he is putting a consult in and they will call me on monday to let me know allof the details. he said he hopes I have a good weekend and...
Thank-you Stray Dog and White Beard. I did call my neurosurgeon in South Carolina this morning, I read the nurse the results of the xray and she stated the same everyone is telling me. She also...
Patti, Thank- you for responding. You know the more I think about this the more I kinda get angry. My neurosurgeon onlyhad me come back once after surgery to follow up. No follow up xrays nothing. I...
Wow White Beard, They put you through the ringer. I hurt in my left arm for about 5 years. I had shoulder injections, neck injections, chiropractor ,physical therapy,you name it I went through it....
White Beard, Thank you for reading and responding. My husband is the active duty member. I too had my surgery in the civilian sector. My neurosurgeon was a Doctor Marzluff in Charleston South...
I never hurt in my neck before, I had left arm pain. Felt like a migrane in my left arm all of the time. After surgery no more pain in my arm immediately. I was doing great!! NOW I hurt in my neck...
I don't have my neck brace any longer. I got rid of that thing as soon as I could. LOL!! I hated wearing it. I also had soem space age thing to help the bones heal, got rid of that darn thing too!! I...
Thanks Pam, Nope no pain meds!! Military docs don't believe in giving you pain meds, so they are very tight with them. Good thing I have a high tolerance for pain. Thank-you for taking the time to...
Thanks for all of the advice. Unfortunately we are military and the neurosurgeon who did my surgery is in Charleston South Carolina and we are now in Washington State. I had to go to my primary care...
I went to the doctor today because I had a c5 c6 discetomy with a anterior fusion a year and a half ago. For the past couple of months Ihave been experiencing severe headaches and pain. The did a...
/community/emoticons/shakehead.gif I went to the doctor today because I had a c5 c6 discetomy with a anterior fusion a year and a half ago. For the past couple of months Ihave been experiencing...