Originally Posted by splattermatic
How'd I get in this mess ?
Well, best guesses, I wore out.
20 years driving a rig up truck on terribly maintained dirt roads, could be one way, or maybe because I'm a pretty big guy, thinking I was superman one too many times, or ?
Got fixed 3 years ago we'll say, and the old saying is, you'll blow out above or below a fusion some day.
Delivering heavy freight for FedEx freight may have just brought it on sooner ?
Don't really know ?
Disc's are deflated, and or gone, vertebrae moving around causing cysts in with my spinal cord, pressing against nerves, etc.
I'm fixable the doc says....
All I know is, I haven't slept, laying down, in my bed, in over a year.
The recliner, in the livingroom has been my bed so to speak.
Any tests, mri, ct scan, were done with me sedated, so I could lay flat, and not be in pain.
Life has been pretty much on hold for about 14 months.
Went out on short term back in March.
MRI showed a big kidney stone stuck between my kidney, and bladder.
Docs wouldn't touch me til it was cleared out.
Urologist had to go in twice to get it all.
Got cleared, but had to wait because multiple doctors are involved, so everything had to be coordinated.
Thank God or oxycodone !
Tomorrow is the day I get fixed, and move on with life.
There it is pretty short.
Guys, watch your back. This has been a rough 15 months. You don't want to go through this....

Damn Splatter that's some serious wear and tear. I truly hope you find the pain relief and mobility your hoping for. Good luck brother!


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