In Reply to: Why I Don't Post More Or Answer Many Questions posted by thetubeguy1954 on March 23, 2023 at 18:13:30:
I'll be 71 this summer, no disc between L5/S1 and L4 blown to hell...
Surgeons want to cut and install spacers and a bunch of screws with at least a 12 week recovery time...after my triple CABG in 2018 I'm pretty much trough with f-kkin surgeons...I had the heart problems because I tried all kinds of alternative substances to alleviate the pain...and the discomfort triggered hypertension crises, arrhythmis, increased my sleep apnea, and in general just bonered my life.
And, the f-kkin asshats that decided that people in pain should suffer due to a bunch of numbskulls misusing decent pain relievers should have all that pain visited upon them without any hope of relief...I can not wish enough bad on the FDA for their decision...due to my pain levels decreasing my activity I have put on 40 freaking pounds since effective pain meds were no longer part of my daily medication intake...from the time I first hurt my back in 1993 I have gone from 32x34 pants to 44x32, a d#mn foot in circumference difference! I eat way less than I ever did before, decently prepared food, not much fried stuff at all, I know aging is part off it, but when I parked my motorcycle and quit hiking to photograph as carrying a decent tripod and camera backpack wasn't feasable a large part of my life evaporated...it all seems to have gravitated to my waistline...
So, I feel your pain, literally!
Good luck and hang in there, you're not alone in your situation.
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- Same kind of boat here - Rick B 11:14:37 03/24/23 (3)
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