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Reply With QuoteKathy,
Good luck with your decision. There are many nursing jobs that are "spine-friendly."
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Nursing school huh? I say go for it. I would go back to school & take nursing but I know that my back can't handle it.
As for the gore stuff, I can watch it on TV, but I don't know how I would handle it up close & personal. I'm sure that you would get use to it after a while.
Working in a trauma setting is pretty hardcore. It takes a special kind of person to work in that field. You strike me as a tough cookie though.
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!
Kathy,
Good luck with your decision. There are many nursing jobs that are "spine-friendly."
Justin Averna
Founder & President, Spine Patient Society™
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- 1994: Football Injury, Severe Hyperextension
- 1997: Snow Skiing Injury
- 3/7/1997: Laminotomy L4/L5
- 1999 & 2003: Motor Vehicle Accidents (not at fault both times) --> Grade V Annular Tears L4/L5 & L5/L6
- 11/15/2003: 2-Level ProDisc® L4/L5 & L5/L6*, *lumbosacral transitional vertebra --> Dr. Rudolf Bertagnoli
- 4/2008: 4.5 years pain-free before "new" leg pain
- 5/14/2009: Dynamic Stabilization System L4/L5, Dr. Rudolf Bertagnoli
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