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.

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[cabenson.livejournal.com]

Thanks H! I don't feel too shitty with the painkillers, and I haven't even taken the Oxycontin yet. I think the reason we took so long in the MRI was the fact that my back really doesn't hurt, just my leg. It has gotten progressively more painful in the last 2 weeks-PT seemed to aggravate it even more. Moral is "exercise is bad, mkay?" I think I am more to blame in delaying the MRI...call it denial.

Prognosis is good as long as I keep myself physically fit. I will be in the hospital for one night. Last time I had this done, I was up and walking by myself 2 days later. I will be off work 6-8 weeks after surgery, and will start PT again. Last time, we had to wait 6 weeks to see a specialist, then 6 more to see the surgeon. Then, we had to wait 8 weeks for surgery. I am really amazed that this is happening as fast as it is.

And I won't hold my breath on the stripper. In fact, I may need to buy her one. She has a long 2 months ahead of her.