An update for my friends.....Some of you know that I have been living with some serious neck and arm pain for a while now....I dealt with a quack of a doctor for over a year now that put me through some really tough stuff.......
I finally went back to an awesome doc that is honestly one of the best in the country....He redid all of my tests tests and when the results came in he knew right away what is wrong with me.....
I have a severe disc herniation at c 5/6 and another one at c 6/7...
I am so relieved! I have been losing the use of my left arm and the last "doctor" left me thinking I was crazy!
I did my research and knew my symptoms were classic and since I have had a lumbar fusion I knew I wasn't crazy but the last "doc" made me feel like I was being a baby....
So.....Surgery is set for Oct. 9th....I'm having a double fusion.....I have chosen to use my own pelvic bone for the fusion instead of donor bone and I know this is a major cause of pain after the surgery since that's what I did with my lumbar fusion but I just wouldn't feel right using donor bone...
So those that I talk to daily will know that I will be back as soon as possible...For my new friends know that I will be back little by little as I can be. I have stuck with fu and my friends when I was in terrible pain and you fubarians are what got me through it!
So when I disappear for a while next month...Please don't give up on me...And if I come back and act silly remember I'm probably on some GOOD pain pills so please forgive me!
Hugs to all!
Cat
