Hello doctor, my old friend

[cabenson]

We found out why I was having so much trouble with my leg. It would appear that I have ruptured my disc...again. The doc put us on the fast track and it looks like I will be having surgery next Friday, May 6. I will be having the same procedure as before (laminectomy/discectomy) and my doc even gave me a cute little video/workbook to watch this week. I also got a scrip for Oxycontin...that is how bad my pain is right now. I wonder if I can get her to suck some fat out of my ass while she's in there.

Comments

[bluepoet.livejournal.com]

Aw, dude! Bad pain = good drugs. I hope the surgery will go well and that this won't happen again. How does one rupture a disc, anyway?

[cabenson.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I have degenerative disc disease. The first rupture, or herniation, was 11 years ago. I did 3 mos of PT and it moved itself back into place. The second time was 2 yrs ago...I was putting a pet door in our basement door and stood up wrong-blew 3 of the lumbar discs. This one? We have no clue how it happened because I didn't feel the immediate back pain like the others.

[bluepoet.livejournal.com]

Degenerative disc disease? Besides the aliteration (English major geek here!), that sounds like no fun at all! Poor CB! Will they eventually have to make you superhuman with a spine-o-steel? Can this affect other bones, too? (the degeneration, I mean)

Here's wishing you some good wine...