I'm getting titanium hardware for FREE, well kinda

I may be off line for a few days depending on how everything goes tomorrow. Going to get that "pain in the neck" taken care of. NOOOOOOO, I'm not getting rid of the wife, she's one pain I love & I'll keep for ever, love ya honey.
See I'm even sucking up to her :D on line just in case she reads this :rolleyes:

I've been dealing w/this for the last 2yrs & it's gotten to the point that I'm losing the feeling in my right arm for a good part of the day & off & on in the left. I decided to take care of it when the doc used the words "Life Threating" when telling me how bad it really is, this made me sit up &&& listen.

Anyway, THIS is what they'll be using which is a plate made from titanium alloy.. Heck the wife can get more for me when she scraps me out.
And THIS is basicly what they are going to do to me && the doc said I should be home later that day. So hopefully everything will go good & I'll be back causing trouble real soon.....later....joe

good luck i could use two one in the lower and one in the upper back now when that one hurts it is the real deal.a hand full of endocet will not cut the pain they would go thru my ribs move over a lung to get at it doc said he did not want to do it but if i told him he would?? hope it all works good for you i have lived with the pain it sucks

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Good Luck Joe. Hope all goes well for you. The procedure does look like it will be a breeze. Hopefully, you will feel much better after.

So far, my lower mostly right side stays numb all the time, so I don't feel the pain. But, it does give me a problem down through the left hip, until I get warmed up. I guess I need a ring job soon myself. :LOL:

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better then a line bore:eek:

anything to not have anymore of these !
Discogram (Discography) Back Pain Diagnosis Information by MedicineNet.com

because this is a joke
IDET: an alternative to invasive surgery for chronic low back pain


hope it helps you.
I've got so many kinks the doc just shakes her head .
they told me to have fun now because when I'm 50, I'll really be hurting.

the sciatic nerve in the SI joint is what really gets me , right now . I'll just have to sit down for a while . The rest i can work thru w/a little mEdEkatiON help :whacked: .



T L **)

TL, I've already have 3 fused in my neck & if it wasn't for the amount of pain I am in & what the doc said, I still wouldn't be getting it done.

I know all about the sciatic nerve crap. Both of mine takes turns dealing the pain out to me. The doc show me that x-ray also, in the 2 disc just above the tail bone, well let's just say I might as well have nothing there since that just about what it look like. Talk about a "Pain in the ass", I have to wait 14-16 weeks before the doc will even touch that part of my back && I can hardly wait.

My cocktail of drugs to kill my pain consists of, 1-500mg of Vicodin, 1-Darvocet, 1-750mg Methocarbamol & 2-100mg Gabapentin :p :p :whacked: . If I would take just more Vicoden I get one hellva hang over which I hate :mad: :mad: The darvocet by themselve might as well be M&M's. But I have found if I take these drugs together, I do get hammered, I can function fairly well(I won't drive) && the pain is GONE!!!

PAIN BAD :CRY: :mad: :confused: ........
THESE DRUGS GOOD :whacked: :whacked: ....later....joe

:LOL: Ya I can function ... " I'm not CriSP! " but I can function .
tried not taking anything, just doing the stretches and exercises ...:rolleyes: the wife said it was like living with a bear , a very angry loud bear :LOL: she said I get more accomplished on my meds anyway :LOL:

last count they wanted to fuse 3 spots in my lower back and 2 in my neck ,that are real bad ... someday I'll have to do it ... but right now ... I'm making it . Hoping for them to perfect "to 100% odds " that fake disk by the time it rolls around to that.

got away from most of the hard stuff ,my stomach couldn't handle it anymore
now its 100mg Celebrex,100mg ultram ,30mg flexeril ,800mg skelaxin, 15mg zanaflex all are easy on my stomach w/= don't cut the pain as good. still take Percocet on the bad days and double the flexeril if I need to do something . it's the worst if I stay still too long ( like sleep for 8 hours ) or do more then I know I should.

Its given me a new understanding of leverage ...

T L :)

yup it sucks i haded celdbrex ultrams flexerils darvocets nerve blocks and and more i can take vicodin but makes me very mean i have pop darvocets like m&m did not help same with flexerils the endocets are a percet i get mind splitting head ache from them have to evey now and them have to go in and get shot up with demaroll .i have no insurance so i can not get any thing done but i would need two fusions have gone thru the sciatic nerve stuff to have been trying to deal with this $hit for 10 years

Toomany........Goodluck with your surgery. Looks like it will be over before you get this message. I have a lot of the same problem with the neck, numbness and pain in the shoulders, arms and hands. Wanted the doc to do the plate thing, but he says I should wait until it is really bad before taking a chance with it. Easy for him to say...he isn't enjoying the pain i'm getting. Then, I read all the other posts, and I think I should stop complaining. Looks like more than a few of you are suffering much more than I.

It's amazing what they can do with deck screws these days! Seriously, I hope everything goes well and you better. Surgical technology is amazing. Not too long ago they didn't have hi-tech remedies for alot of ailments. Good luck!

I wonder if they would let you get flames engraved on the plate first........:LOL: ......well maybe not......:rolleyes:

i am going in with my own hardware think they could make this work???? it is titanium:whacked:

Well I got there at 8am(why they want you there 2hrs early is beyond me) & they got me ready for surgery. Surgery was to happen at 10:30 & it came and went. At about 11:00 the doc came in & explained to me that another patient(his turn to be on call) came in w/two aneurysms && had to have emergancy surgery. He asked me if I could hang around for a couple of hours & hopefully he could operate then. That time came & went, so I told the nurse that if it's ok w/the doc that I would come back in the next couple of days & he could work on me then. The doctor agreed, so Denise picked me up & we headed to Tuckers Steak House to have lunch :D :D :D mmmmmmmm steak:toocool: .

Yea i could of been upset because of all of this, hell this was the 5th time I had rescheduled this surgery, but considering what was going on how could I be mad. Soooo come this Thursday(I hope) at 5:30am I'll be at the hospital getting ready to go under the knife.

Thanks for all the kind words && hopefuly it'll be done soon......joe

Hang in there, you will be assimilated in due time :D


Bill S.

PS: My son has more Titanium hardware installed than you do :p ;)

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Hang in there, you will be assimilated in due time :D


Bill S.

PS: My son has more Titanium hardware installed than you do :p ;)

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To tell ya the truth Bill I'm not mad one bit...joe

Joe,

Didn't think you were.....I figured you were smart enough to realize that the doctor had more than enough on his plate for the day, no reason to stretch him thin..........yeah, that's it, or at least that is the story I expect you to stick to :cool:


Bill S.

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Joe,

Didn't think you were.....I figured you were smart enough to realize that the doctor had more than enough on his plate for the day, no reason to stretch him thin..........yeah, that's it, or at least that is the story I expect you to stick to :cool:


Bill S.

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Joe, good luck with the surgery. Things should be much better afterwards.

My wife's father just had a titanium hip put in a few months back. It was a succesful operation and he feels better now then he has for 15 years. he's thinking about having the other one done now. Like you, he says his body parts are worth more than his financial investments.:LOL: :LOL:

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Like you, he says his body parts are worth more than his financial investments.:LOL: :LOL:

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What's you're dead body worth :rolleyes: :LOL: :whacked: ...joe

So, I'm worth $3750!!

Hope the surgery goes well for you Joe. :)

All you guys running around with precious metal in you better watch out. Around here they are stealing catalytic convertors and home a/c units to sell and get some drug money. One of these guys finds out what you all are worth and it might be off the the scrap yard with you. :eek: :LOL: :LOL:

Don

Damn, I'm worth $4,860:eek: Please don't tell the wife, she might be thinking about parting me out.:eek: :CRY:

Wonder if the bank will give me a loan using my body as collateral???:LOL: :LOL:

Joe good luck! Remember to tell the Doc, measure twice,:3dSMILE: cut once!

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Joe good luck! Remember to tell the Doc, measure twice,:3dSMILE: cut once!

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no schitt, don't ya just love it something comes up short :rolleyes: :CRY: :whacked: :eek: :LOL: ..joe

Anyone know how TwoMany2count did with his neck surgery? Haven't seen anything from him since he was scheduled for last Thursday.

I've been hanging kinda low, taking drugs, watching TV & looking at the back of my eyes.
Everything went fine , it did take longer then expected because there was more damage there then what could be seen on the MRI. Didnt hardly sleep at all the first nite because I couldn't get comfortable at all. Hell I haven't really slept well since they did it, I just can't get comfortable. Been really high on drugs :eek: :whacked: :D because at times "it still hurt like hell", BUT I can tell things did change for the better.
I feel a little better, but its time for more drugs & bed time. I may come on & just see whats up but i doubt you'll hear much from me since it took forever to type this.
Thanks again folks for everything....joe

Joe....Glad to hear you are upright and everything went pretty well. Surgery is always scary, no matter what is involved.

Joe, so glad to hear you are starting the healing process. A guy I know had a similar operation, they had to go in through the front and move his larnyx (sp) around and all to get to the neck problem :eek: , but he is doing really well now.

One good thing, they have some really super drugs out there now. :D When I had my angioplasty I kinda became addicted to the morphine drip. They made the mistake of giving me the control button :eek: That ended pretty quick because they kept having to refill the bottle. They still gave me the button, but I don't think it was hooked up because I didn't get the same buzz. When it was working, whole days would pass by and I didn't even know it. :eek: :LOL:

Take care, and just pop in for a few minutes every so often and let us know you are ok.

Don

Good to have you back Joe. You know the fine print disclosure stuff always worries me in the hopital, and I work in one!:D

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A guy I know had a similar operation, they had to go in through the front and move his larnyx (sp) around and all to get to the neck problem :eek: , but he is doing really well now.

One good thing, they have some really super drugs out there now. :D
Don

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That's basicly what they did to me. They went through the front on both of the fusions I have had w/very little problems. Swallowing was the only problem I had for a few days. Hell it took almost an hour for me to eat a small ham sandwich later that night & I was sooooo damn dry that I bet I drank a gallon of water between the time I got home & the next morning. After what happened while trying to eat the ham sandwich I decided to eat softer foods & it took a couple of days before I could eat "real" food again.

As for the drugs, yea I can see that happening. That's why I tried not to take hardly any in the past. I seen myself becoming addicted to them & I refused to become an addict. I told the doc to give what I needed & I would self medicate myself when I felt it was needed. There were times I wouldnt take anything for several days untill it was a "must do" thing.

As a teenager & into my early 20's I paid to feel all drugged up & high & enjoyed it. But I can honestly say that since all of my surgeries & now that I HAVE TO :whacked: :whacked: do these drugs I can't stand it because of the high they give me. It must be because I'm older & wiser :rolleyes: :eek: :LOL: :D ....joe

Yes Joe, he mentioned too that swallowing problem for a while. Last time I saw him he only had this little scar on his throat and he was lifting things and feeling great, so I have the same high hopes for you. :)

Don

Glad to hear everything went well Joe. Good to have you back on the board. It will take time but it won't be real long before the recovery problems are just a memory. If you can't sleep, might as well hang out here. We don't mine the wierd typing of a druggie.:LOL: :LOL:

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If you can't sleep, might as well hang out here. We don't mine the wierd typing of a druggie.:LOL: :LOL:

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Thats great, but when the drugs kick in all I'd be able to say is "nsjowtyl ywh s yqug ydiowk is uwuyd uwi;IEY D SOIUi i88...:eek: :LOL: :whacked: ..joe

I think he said, now all he has to do is fill the brake fluid in the distributer cap.....:D :LOL: That may help in the short run, but my distributer usually neeps new points and a cap after I top it off!:LOL:
Keep writing!

Damn, I got to go check my meds bottle, I think I really understand what you said Joe.:eek: :LOL: :LOL:

oej...:whacked: :eek: :D :rolleyes: retal lla uoy ta klat, deb ot ffo m'I os ni gnikcik era sgurd eht llew ??sdem ym ni ton er'ouy erus ouy era boB

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Glad your fixed Joe. Just don't rush it, as you know, and get better soon... :)

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He's been fix also! :eek: :eek:

Pat

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He's been fix also! :eek: :eek:

Pat

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As soon as you said "fixed" our male cat took off running ! He still isn't speaking to me after his little trip to the Vet. :eek:

Don

Fixed????????????

Who the hell needs to be fixed, I've been married 28yrs. Isn't that kinda like being "Fixed"...joe