Thank you! I'm still swollen, and this is a new thing. Never has my back reacted like this before. I have an appointment with a good neuro scheduled for a second opinion. This feeling in my inner...
Hi....I am up at 2:30am on Tuesday, Nov. 5 with a swollen right side of my back where the screws are located and mm feel intense weakness in both legs. I have a double ice pack on the area and have...
Oh man....my MIND is going......I see I referenced the Parachute book already. Not freaky....I'm just losing my memory. The memory loss happened to show loudly after surgery. I felt like a different...
Hi Merrida, Did I mention that I bought that same book a couple days ago? If I didn't, how freaky is that? If that you should mention it! I'm so sorry for all you have gone through. You have such an...
Hey Susie! I hear one thing and understand the other. The one thing I hear from myself is a resounding, "you ain't worth it" and the other thing I understand is what you say, "Yes, the money is...
Hi Red! You are DEFINITELY not alone and not crazy (crazy is my word because I felt that way for a long time). Anxiety is so overwhelming to deal with on or off meds. When combined with depression,...
Susie, I reviewed my profile and noticed the email viewing error. I corrected it. My email address is [email protected]. Thanks!...
Good morning! Ive been researching the SSA website and looking into the "definition" of failed back surgery how it affects every aspect of your life! I'm already "blessed" with insane sanity...
I have a way of letting things eat me up. I'm so highly stressed, full of anxiety and I have unipolar depression. My parents had a really dumpy gene pool. To experience lumbar surgery which sabotages...
Hi Susie, I value the communication we all have here because it is educational and real. Thanks for your open and honest opinions. I decided sometome in June or July to try registering for SSDI...
Yes, I'm more than frustrated when I call to ask the doctor why it is that my right leg, the leg of the severe pinch, is still causing so much pain all in my lwh/hip sockets and hits my back where...
Good! I'm glad to hear the lawyers are handling your case. The last time I read your posts, it was maybe a few months ago. You were uncertain about letting the lawyers handle the case. You may or may...
I have read about SSDI and it seems the majority of writers suggest to get an attorney for SSDI just because the process is filled with denials....
Susie, I almost fell out of NY chair laughing about your God comment. You are so dead on b*lls accurate! The docs seem to think they solved the bone problem, but don't want to address the emotional...
Thank you, Merrida, for your post and insight. Job hunting is a hard enough process now as I'm reading What Color is My Parachute, which is insightful and hard to read because things have changed...
Hey, I'm 11 months out of L5-S1 fusion. The area of my back where the screws are located under my skin is driving me crazy with a tingling/needling pain that when massaged goes numb for a short time,...
Mark, my brother has Parkinson's and swears by a medication called Requip. Without it, he would go out of his skin. His legs are like RLS on steroids. The Requip works. If you have not yet tried this...