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Reply With QuoteGreat to hear from you again Karin. I hope the new job goes well for you and you excel in you schooling.
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Still Alive Hi All!
Just stopping in to let you know that I am still alive. I have been busy with school and have had a lot of personal stuff going on in my life which has kept me away for a bit. To say that I have been under a lot of stress would be an understatement.
I finally found a sedentary job (it took 4 months). But, there are days when it isn't "spine friendly" & I find myself running around a lot. I have noticed that I am having some pain and discomfort & worry that I may be blowing out another disc.
Anyway, I look forward to catching up with my fellow spineys to see what I have been missing. I'll try to pop in more in between hitting the books.
K
Disc Bulge C4/C5, Disc Degeneration T11/T12, Bi-Lateral tears L5/S1, Diagnosed w/ Lumbar Disc Derangement w/ Radiculopaphy. Treatment: IDET, Percutaneous Discectomy, SI Joint Injection, Facet Block. All failed. Empire BC/BS Denied Coverage for ADR-lost all of my appeals. MVP also denied coverage.
Anterior/Posterior Fusion L5/S1 -1/20/09 - I'm not 100% but I'll take the 85%! When the weather co-operates, it's 95% woohoo!
Re: Still Alive Great to hear from you again Karin. I hope the new job goes well for you and you excel in you schooling.
Dave
Diagnosed with DDD in Nov, 2007. MRI, EMG
C3/4 C4/5 C5/6 C6/7
Surgery 06.04.08--C5/6 and C6/7 w/Prodisc
C4/5 deterioration progressing quickly
MRI on lumbar shows disc herniation at L5/S1, stenosis at L3/4, L4/5, spondylosis and DDD at L2 through S1 in July, 2009
Nerve Root, Facet Injections and Epidural every 3 months. Ongoing treatment for continued degeneration.
Re: Still Alive Thanks Dave. The job is OK. I work with some great people & the benefits are really good. I do get yelled at by unhappy people at times but that is the joy of working with defendants. You can't make everyone happy all of the time.
I went back to school to get a 2nd Associates Degree. I'm hoping that it opens up some new job opportunities.
Disc Bulge C4/C5, Disc Degeneration T11/T12, Bi-Lateral tears L5/S1, Diagnosed w/ Lumbar Disc Derangement w/ Radiculopaphy. Treatment: IDET, Percutaneous Discectomy, SI Joint Injection, Facet Block. All failed. Empire BC/BS Denied Coverage for ADR-lost all of my appeals. MVP also denied coverage.
Anterior/Posterior Fusion L5/S1 -1/20/09 - I'm not 100% but I'll take the 85%! When the weather co-operates, it's 95% woohoo!
Re: Still Alive Hey Karin, good to hear from you! How are you enjoying your new home and life in Florida? That was a big change for you guys from.......New Jersey, wasn't it? Or was it upstate New York....oh, the foggy memory of getting old! Kudos to you for going back to school as well. Sorry to hear about your personal issues, but I hope things smooth out for you soon and nice to see you popping in.Don't be a stranger!
• January 2000 MVA passenger, used jaws of life to retrieve me, neck injury and months of PT
• June 2001 Bicycle accident, 2 compression fractures at T12/L1, Vertebroplasty Sept. 2001
• April 2006 right hip, labral tear and repair
• April 2007 3 level ProDisc @ L3/4, L4/5 & L5/6✷ ✷Lumbosacral transitional vertebra; Dr. Rudolph Bertagnoli
• July 2, 2008 ALIF & Laminectomy @ L6/S1
• July 30, 2008 re-opened 28 days later to remove bone cement that had leaked onto S1 nerve root
• August 2008 Pulmonary embolism, double pneumonia, collapsed left lung, re-hospitalized 1 week
• March 10, 2009 Right SI Joint Fusion
• April 27, 2010 2nd right hip arthroscopy to remove adhesions and release psoas muscle
• September 30, 2010 lumbar facet rhizotomy
• December 9, 2010 12 bilateral lumbar trigger point and steroid injections
• December 23, 2010 12 more bilateral trigger point injections w/o steroid
• February 15, 2011 ESI bilaterally in lower lumbar...relief only for few days. Considering 1 more.
Did Spinal Cord Stimulator trial from 5/11/11-5/17/11 with excellent results; Spinal Cord Stimulator surgery is Monday,
July 18, 2011
Re: Still Alive Hi Cindylou!
The new home in Florida is nice. It's not huge but it suits us well. It would be great if I had a swimming pool. Perhaps my Powerball numbers will come in soon
We moved from Upstate NY (about 70 miles north of NYC). It was a huge change for us. The job market here is REALLY bad. Unemployment last I checked was 13.5% in our county. Not good! Luckily I found a job working for the County. Pay is eh but the benefits are good.
I went back to school because it was nearly impossible to find a paralegal job down here. No one wants to give you a job unless you have 3-5 years of experience which I don't have.I figured between the paralegal degree from NY & the health information technician degree from FL I should be able to find something in either field in the future. You always have to think ahead. Especially in this economy.
I'm hoping that the other issues that I have going on will be resolved shortly. It's been a tough road and we had hoped that 2010 would be a better year for us than 2009. So far it hasn't been. We just need a break from the bad luck. There's only so much that I can take before I snap.
Disc Bulge C4/C5, Disc Degeneration T11/T12, Bi-Lateral tears L5/S1, Diagnosed w/ Lumbar Disc Derangement w/ Radiculopaphy. Treatment: IDET, Percutaneous Discectomy, SI Joint Injection, Facet Block. All failed. Empire BC/BS Denied Coverage for ADR-lost all of my appeals. MVP also denied coverage.
Anterior/Posterior Fusion L5/S1 -1/20/09 - I'm not 100% but I'll take the 85%! When the weather co-operates, it's 95% woohoo!
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