Tahti Ray
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Post by Tahti Ray on Oct 17, 2010 12:02:14 GMT -5
Y'all will probably remember, or at least some of you, that I messed my back up and had surgery in June of '09. Well I've screwed my back up again and have been out of school and work for a month now. My surgeon from last time said I'm most likely looking at surgery again, but we'll know for sure by Tuesday. I go for an MRI tomorrow evening and back to see the surgeon on Tuesday for him to look at the MRI so we can find out what's wrong. It's about the same symptoms as last time hence why he said surgery again most likely. When we went to see him before, he said what's probably happened is that when I hurt it, I messed up another part of the disc that he fixed last time. I messed it up at work, so we're filing workman's comp and my spot at work is secured and waiting for me to return to it thankfully.
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Post by The Messenjah on Oct 17, 2010 21:55:35 GMT -5
Awwww I hope you get better again..and so that you don't have to have surgery and more!
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Post by johnmwhite on Oct 18, 2010 10:44:21 GMT -5
That sucks, Tahti. I have a long term back injury myself, and it is not fun. Hope your surgery goes well, if you end up needing it, and you recover quickly.
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Tahti Ray
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Post by Tahti Ray on Oct 18, 2010 12:15:44 GMT -5
Well I'll find out tomorrow what's going on. I've got my MRI in bout 4 hours and then I see my doctor tomorrow, and we'll go from there with what needs to be done. As long as I'm home on a Friday and Sunday, I don't care what we do really. I'm not missing a phone call from my fiance over it...especially when they get passes on Sundays and get anywhere from 2-8 hours on the phone compared to the 10-30 minutes on Fridays. I'm hoping I won't need surgery again since that'll make the trip to Missouri in December hard to do, but I'm not really doing any better at the same time, so we'll just see what needs to be done I guess.
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Post by Seth on Oct 18, 2010 16:37:51 GMT -5
Sorry to hear about you back hope you feel better soon
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Post by cherokee on Oct 18, 2010 17:35:38 GMT -5
Perv
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Post by The Messenjah on Oct 18, 2010 19:21:34 GMT -5
ummm how is that a Perv? lol
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Tahti Ray
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Post by Tahti Ray on Oct 20, 2010 10:21:35 GMT -5
Well I had my MRI on Monday which sucked and my appointment with my surgeon yesterday. I've felt sick since the MRI Monday night which has sucked in itself honestly, and I haven't felt any better since the news from the doctor yesterday. He looked at the MRI with us in the room, and the disc that is causing problems now is the disc under L4/5, it's the L5-S1 (don't ask me to explain anymore than that cause I'd confuse myself) but it's too small to do an operation on like he did June of last year. He's putting me on a steroid pack in hopes that helps because if it does then he'll do an epidural steroid shot in my back that'll stay in the area longer and I can get back to school and to having a normal life. If it doesn't though, then I'm more than likely in for hell and a lot of pain. And this is the news I hated and that scared the shit outta me. If the steroid pack doesn't work, which we'll know in a week after I start taking them if it doesn't or not, then I'm looking at a double level disc fusion of the L3/4 and L4/5 discs. I'd have the discs that are messed up (L3/4 and L4/5) replaced with some stuff, dunno what exactly, and I'd have a metal cage put in my back as well. It'd be a 3 to 6 month recovery time, I wouldn't get back to school, and I probably wouldn't graduate either as much as I hate saying that because being home bound an entire year is not an easy thing. Well I probably would if I didn't bother with my electives and Tech center and just did my Government, English, and Algebra 2 work. But I'd be looking at EXTREME pain and I don't handle pain well. My sister in-law, who handles pain very well, just had a single disc fusion and was in tears from the pain that night. She has a 3 month down time for recovery hence why I say mine could be a 3 to 6 month down time for recovery. I doubt I would be making a trip in December to Missouri, and I couldn't do that to Michael because I know if we don't go then he wouldn't have anyone there. I'm scared shitless that the steroid pack won't help me.
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Post by johnmwhite on Oct 20, 2010 11:13:14 GMT -5
I'm really sorry to hear that things look so gloomy, Tahti. I really hope this steroid pack works for you.
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Post by Toothpick Teddy on Oct 20, 2010 13:53:41 GMT -5
Hope you feel better Tahti, we miss you.
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Tahti Ray
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Post by Tahti Ray on Oct 20, 2010 15:04:41 GMT -5
I'm still here, just hurting and scared like hell now is all.
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Post by Scotty Raven on Oct 22, 2010 22:16:55 GMT -5
keep your head up if you ever need to talk you only have to say. we all here to support etch other. |
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Post by "Scarecrow" Jason Myst on Oct 22, 2010 23:23:49 GMT -5
I am sorry to hear that Tahti, I am with Mr. Raven we are all here for each other. I have thrown my back out before and it still gives me trouble. But I have never done anything like you in your situation it must really kill you I can only imagine. I hope that the steroid pack helps you recover..GET BETTER TAHTI![/size]
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