Wow, I had my c7-T1 disk explode with absolutey no warning couple months ago. After I demanded immediate MRI, fuk the lets give it time sheet, I got them. I had excrutiating pain in my back running all the way down to my hand which no longer opened. After trying to make an appointement with a neurosurgeons and being told 3 weeks I once again said fuk that and by the grace of God found one of the top neurosurgeons in Hosuton. He said "you may not regain use of your hand but you will be in surgery Friday. So one week to the date of initial pain had surgery. When awoke all pain was completely gone, was back to work the following Wednesday. Right now hand is about 60% useable.
I still say my "surgery" was better than this story.
I would never ever suffer for years. The year is 2011, solutions exist just go to world renowned doctors and medical centers. My neighbor had a 3 level neck fusion, he was back to work in three weeks.
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Originally Posted by avanti-176
I just spent the last 3 years with a dull headache at all times, anytime I did anything as physical as raking leaves I would end up in bed for 2 to 3 days with a headache that makes a migrain feel like you bumped your head against the shower, I would throw up every 20 min's like clockwork, had to drink ginger ale and eat crackers every 20 min's just to have something in my stomach to throw up.
3 months ago I had surgery to fuse a few cervical vertabrate together because I had a burst disk that had calcified and was badly pinching my spinal chord. Had a nice collar to wear for 8 weeks and have been enjoying physical therapy for the last 4.
I would trade Tin-man his problimatic tranny and motor in a heartbeat, any day of the week, and twice on Sunday.
It suck's what he has to deal with after all that time and money, I feel for him, I really do, but , like Patrickt said, lets not blow it out of proportion..........
Here is my reminder...
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