I goes over there on the edge of the couch last night an' start do'n some back bend'n stuff. Cain't absolutely say one way or a nuther if'n it do me any good, but I got to think'n.....tomorrow would be a good day to go do some golf ball swak'n. I was bend over in one them back stretch'n exercises an' I feels something move back there. Now I'm bend over an' cain't get straighten up. Exercise sucks!!!!
Anyhows, this morn'n I were feel'n pretty spry. Hop skip'n down the hallway to brew me up a pot. It were 76 degs outside, nary a breeze blow'n. Oh hell yeah, we gonna go play some golf. I sit's down in front this computer with a fresh cup....an' something move back there. There goes a good golf game.
Ok, since we on the subject of MRIs an' back surgery an' stuff like that, for the last two week I been research'n. Why I been research'n??? Well, I'll tell ya why. I want to get some of my life back. I been think'n "seriously" bout get'n something done with my poor old broke down back. Gonna have to be something what don't take long to heal an' no bed time. Who gonna take care of the old Billy Bob while he lay his ass up in a bed for a week or two??? I would starve slap to death.
Laser surgery. Ya read all bout it on the internet. Advertisements everwhere.... the Laser Spine Institute. First off, it cost two time what regular ol' scalpel hands on surgery costs. Most insurance will not cover laser surgery. Nine out of 10 neurosurgeons do not recommend laser surgery over conventional surgery. Now I ain't say'n that laser surgery ain't the way to go, but do ya some research. See what professional doctors have to say bout it. Read the reviews. Read bout the law suits against these "advertising" laser surgery clinics. What ever ya do, get that second opinion before ya rush into anything.
I wonder why neurosurgeons are still not doing it as laser has been around for quite a while now. What I don't want is some robot operating on me - they have robots that perform surgery now, you know. There comes a time when we have to put our lives in the hands of some surgeon or another, but I still don't trust that money is what drives them all.
ReplyDeleteI need back surgery. I will not be able to walk after surgery. I will be in the hospital for a week to ten days and in physical rehab nursing home for three weeks to learn how to walk. I do not look forward to that! So, I put it off.
ReplyDeleteHoly crap, if'n that was what I had to look forward to, I would put it off too. An' all this time I was think'n I had back problems.....sheesh, I don't envy you at all.
ReplyDeleteMy back is killing me! as I read about your pain. Yep, old age sucks. I won't even consider being cut on again. Besides, who's going to care for my dogs and ME? Nobody to call on.
ReplyDeleteI have a friend that had laser surgery on his bladder and they screwed it up. I guess it is a crap shoot either way you go. My son had scalper surgery done and screws and rods put in to tie three vertabrae together.
ReplyDeleteBorrow or buy the book http://www.amazon.com/Pain-Free-Revolutionary-Stopping-Chronic/dp/0553379887, Pain Free by Pete Egoscue. It will CHANGE your life without surgery. It has totally changed ours and we all went to San Diego and met with Pete and got some personal exercises. Try it.
ReplyDeleteSounds scary either way! At least you are checking out all the possibilities!
ReplyDeleteFell your pain Billy Bob have the same inflictions on L-5 and 4 "spinal stenosis" and looking to try this Neurostimulation place in your back with a remote that will activate in the are of your pain. Not a fix but I an run around and bend like a 50 yr old again I be one happy dude. Good luck with what ever you do but don't let this part of your life just slip away from you due to pain. I'm VA and Medicare also and they will approve it
ReplyDeleteSorry about that Neurostimulation by St. Jude Medical
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