How are you doing, young man? Are you any better? Any news on your Doctors, app.?
Please, don't leave us hanging here, we are worry about you. Not fair, don't you think?:)

Shawley,


I agree - things must be going okay for you. I feel that no news means that good things are going on with you...

Roy
:wave: :wave:

Shawley is alive, I've talked to him "other places" but I think he disappears just to see if we miss him or love him. You guys know, we want to know someone loves us after most of our "friends" have booked it. He just needs a little caddeling (sp) lol just kidding shawley.

Sorry guys , I have been trying to do things and stay off this puter.
Yesterday I went for a walk looking for Buck rubs (Antler rubs from deer) and payed all night for it . I was doin fine for about 20 minutes , stuck deep in the woods with major back /foot /toe pain . I took my time and made it back to my truck and flew home . I tried sleeping for a while but didn't work so I crawled out of bed and watched Nancy Grace on CNN and a few other late night shows. :rolleyes: I crawled out of bed at 2:30am . Today I'm sore and tired but ok.

Its really nice outside and I'm stuck indoors ..Grrr .. Glad to see you all asking about me , Yvettes right I want some love from ya'll . :D I'll admitt it does feel good when you ask about me..

Moldova I see my new PM Dr. Monday and on the 13th my surgeon is having one more look at me , a follow up I guess , he's comming from Philly to his old office for follow ups.. I don't even know why I'm going to him , he can't do anything for me cause I will not drive to Philly to see him. In November I see this Dr. Kang out of Pittsburgh so we'll see what he says.. My hopes are not high I just think I'm going to have to live with this pain for ever. Hope things are going well for you.

Howdy Roy - Hope everything is well with you . I see your still here helping others . Thats a nice thing to do.. I try but I always get caught up with myself and get off topic , then I catch myself and feel bad..Weird huh ? GOD I'm loosing it .;) Hope the job is going well and your pain level is managable.

Shawley.
Thanks friends

Shawley, I think of you often and start to write to you and then I stop. I feel like I do nothing but whining. I kind of get sick of hearing myself whine to you all. I feel stuck in the chronic pain cycle. Is this what you are feeling too?

Please know that I am here for you and you know how to get hold of me. I here for you 24/7.

Shawley, even though we miss you on this board, I am glad you are able to get out and enjoy this beautifu weather - it is gorgeous, you are right. I am also happy that you have all these app - maybe somebody will have a good idea for you. Let's hope!!

I am not a happy camper, but like Diet says - tired of complaining.

To make matter worse I went today to the Post office to buy stamps. Lady behind me asked why am I so young walking so bad and with a cane. I looked at her and was shocked: for her age she was all bend over with the walker (she was not more than 65).
I told her about me and she said that 12 years ago she had same fusion surgery and couple years later above levels got a problem, she had another surgery and after that more levels got involved but she refused to have more surgeries; she ended up with horroble scoliosis, curvature of the spine and leaves on a very big doses of PK.
Boy, how depressing it this? She had this done at HSS in NYC by D-r O'Leary, but she said that this is not his fault, this is what happen pretty often after spinal surgeries.

Even though you are very happy being in a woods:) don't forget your friends here... and stay well as much as you can.:angel:

Shawley, glad you are doing well. Even though I msy not be on here often I do know when you are mia(lol), but seriously Shawley take it easy and dont leave us hanging you know we worry bout you!!!

Shawley,

It is good to hear you are alive and kicking. I'm sorry to hear no big miracles have happened for you yet. I was really pushing for you. Don't worry about going on about your own stuff in other posts, I am pretty sure we all do it from time to time, not hard to do when it hits a nerve we have been through. Bad pun I guess huh. Anyway, we all learn something from each others experiences so when we post, we are essentially looking for some of that too. I'm probably the worst too because I don't post my own regularly. I have nothing new or good to report so I have just read others and replied. Keep your spirits up and know that we are all thinking of you.

Lisa

I need for you ALL to keep posting.....we need to keep posting for our sanity. The alternative is very lonely and I really need a good belly laugh. Not to mention that I have learned so much thru you and many others on this board. I luv you. You are my friends who get this back pain and understand what it feels like to live in this spinney world. (Sorry must be those meds....feeling very sentimental)

Diet
I agree and I have really missed all of you since I had not posted much but hopefully things will be better now that treatment has started.

Sure hope you and Shawley and Vette are feeling better.

GoodMorning , thought I'd swing in and say hello to all my buddies . I have a dentist appointment today , have to get a chipped tooth fixed .:(

It is wonderful to have people to lean on , Clover I hope you been doing ok. Seems I don't see you on much either . We have to stay aboard for pepper and the others so I'll make a point to stop in everyday . I could use a little cheering myself .

Moldova - My Dr. ask me why I didn't use a cane , I just wouldn't feek right with one , I'm sure it would help though but I feel that would give co-workers comething to feed on and talk about me so I dont. That lady you saw at the post office sounds like she had a run through the mill . I agree with her though some people just get the domino effect faster than others . Lets hope we aint the ones to do that eh ?

kkmom -MIA huh ? Your funny . Thanks for asking about me . Hope you get accepted for SSD sorry I didn't metion that sooner .

Lisa - Yeah I know what you mean . Its hard to post any good news when things are so bad.. I'll try not to get caught up in myself . There are alot of you suffering more than I am . I hope soon to have better news on my treatments , I see my new Dr. Monday . Maybe he'll have something for me. They called and told me not to eat anything 12 hours before my visit so maybe he has something in mind already ? I hope even an injection would be nice for pain .. Hey its worth a try again . Sorry your having problems to.

Pepper -- Awww , We luv you too .;) Hope things are going better for you.
Have you heard any new news ? I'll try to stop in more often .. I just have to get over this self pitty I trapped myself in.. Jeesh its hard .
My surgeon wants to see me for the last time next Sat. I'm sure he won't do anything just ask me how things been. I'm going to give him a piece of my mind because he promised to hook me up with a spine Dr. and he hasn't...I don't have on until Nov. 12th. I wish they would give me a CT or Myelgram or something to make sure there is no changes , its been over a year since any scans and it just feels wrong back there... Please keep in touch , you have my address .
Thank you all .

Shawley :wave:

I always hide when I see somebody who I know - to walk with the cane is not something makes me happy. But I can't walk without it, loose balance very easy.
Hey, Shawley, you can use it in a woods, nobody sees your there :-)
Best wishes ....

Moldova -- Hey I'm a mountain man girl , I used a walking stick when I'm in the woods .. Ever watch Grizzley Adams when you were younger ? The guy that lived in the wild with a grizzly bear buddy . Thats me without the Bear ! lol Thats the reason I don't use a cane in public , people can be so heartless to us spineys , I know I used to say bad stuff about people who had back injuries because its so hard to see our pain.. I'm very sorry I felt that way now , maybe Jesus is paying me back for that ???

Shawley

I think I need to go the cane route. I am having balance issues. Thank goodness for hubby, children and walls to lean on. I am having more and more problems. I have fallen a couple of times already in the bathroom but I am not telling my family but will mention it to the surgeon. He will probably tell me to quit walking. :D

We all need a group hug and to meet on the beach.

The beach aww that sounds good

Well now that I am home resting my back is really bothering me. Geez a person can't win for losing

Shawley I am so glad to hear from you. I am still around just had alot of hand tremors and it was all I good do to work. Even though that isn't going well.

Hope things are going ok for you.

Miss all you guys

Diet,
actually since surgery I did not walk on my own. For the first 4 month it was walker, than cane. Even with the cane I fallen couple of times hurting my shoulder, elbow and ankle to the point that 1/2 of my body was a big blue-black spot.
Once I hurt my face/head - this is not a joke. Yes, I still feel "funny" when I meet someone I know who is older than i am and walking nice and straight, but what can I do? I don't have balance, my foot dropps, leg and foot very weak - so who cares about cane??? Just do it, girl!

Yup thats weird , my balance is way out of wack , but the weakness is what causes me to stumble I think . You should see me trying to dry my feet when I get out of the shower . I almost fall all the time , my left side is so weak. Gets worse when I stand or walk ??

Pepper go for the cane , it looks much better on a woman. i'll stick with the carved wooden walking stick I made with a small tree . My dad taught me that trick..My father used a cane all his life .. He was blind since he was 19 due to a bridge blown up in his face in WW2. Still haven't got his purple heart ..:mad:

Clover - I understand why I don't see you much anymore and I'm very sorry you been dealt this hand in life . I'll just be happy to catch you on once and a while.

Luv ya all . Shawley :cool:

It's a pride thing !! Between this and having to go into pain management is devastating to me. It is like I have to admit I have a problem. Ughhhhhhh

:::::wavin' to Shawley:::::: I don't blame you for wanting to do what you love to do, just be careful, don't over do too much; you don't want to get stuck out in the woods alone not being able to move.

Pepper your problem isn't your fault , don't blame yourself. PM may be your ticket for pain relief until you get the problem fixed . Just pray you will be able to get meds until then ...

Wish you were well .


Breeze - I'll be very careful not to over do it..I'm trying to find a hunting buddy so just in case anything would happen I wouldn't be alone .

Thanks

I had better not run into a pain med problem again or you will here me screaming all the way from VA to PA.

I am the same way when it comes to the cane issue. I know I should have used one in the past, actually, I should have used a walker, but I just would not do it. It was bad enough being stared at b/c of my stooped posture and tears in my eyes....I dont know why , i just couldnt bring myself to use one of these. Well, except for after surgery. I guess I am just too stubborn.