Todays the day!

Rocketdork · Post by **Rocketdork** » Tue Mar 09, 2004 9:27 am

Let's all hope for the best for our friend TonÃ©, they are sticking needles in his back today!

Post by **bio** » Tue Mar 09, 2004 10:22 am

Thank you sir!

It's T-minus 2 hours till the procedure, and I'd kill for a cup of coffee (I'm not allowed to have anything after 6 am).

Hopefully they'll give me a sammich when it's done

Moxie · Post by **Moxie** » Tue Mar 09, 2004 2:26 pm

You & your back are in my thoughts today Bio- hope all goes well. Let us know when you can how it all went

Pigman · Post by **Pigman** » Tue Mar 09, 2004 2:26 pm

I KNOW you will be fine.. perhaps even BETTER than fine... like MEGA FINE...

Post by **bio** » Tue Mar 09, 2004 9:26 pm

I went, they poked, I left, I hurt.

I don't wish that procedure on anyone. Bejesus... it hurt like you wouldn't believe!! It's been over 6 hours since they finished and I'm still sore... and it's getting worse.

I'll be lucky if I can walk tomorrow.

Regardless... it gave them the information they needed, and they know that the disc above and below are fine. I have my follow up with the full results on Monday. That's when they decide the next step.

Rocketdork · Post by **Rocketdork** » Tue Mar 09, 2004 9:31 pm

sorry you're sore, but I think you expected it. The reality is never what you expect though.

Good to hear it only one disk, I guess that other guy didn't really have clue, good thing you dropped him.

Get better!

AsaJay · Post by **AsaJay** » Wed Mar 10, 2004 9:35 am

Glad to hear you are out, sorry about the soreness. Remember, that's God's way of telling you something is wrong.

Sounds like you are down to -one- bad disk, but I'm sure you'll have to wait for the complete diagnosis.

My question is . . .

Did they find any Cats in the scan?

Post by **bio** » Wed Mar 10, 2004 10:08 am

Heh... no cats (at least not that I know of).

And yes... I have to wait till monday to get the official details.

You wouldn't believe how much this procedure hurts. After the last two years, I thought that I knew what pain was... I was mistaken. The doctor who performed the procedure said that 75% of patients feel nothing other than a little pressure. I, unfortunately, fell in the remaining 25%.

From what I understand, that means that it's the disc itself that's causing my back pain. That means that they'll most likely remove it when they do the fusion.

They say "that which does not kill me only makes me stronger". I'm here to tell you, you'd be amazed at what you can live through.