Back saga part 105

Get some sleep Joe! i tried the TENS unit and they turned it up to full and i asked if it was on! so this type of unit goes way deep and works on the spine. so keeping fingers crossed i get insurance approval and the damn thing works. i used to wear an insulin pump 24/7 so i can live with this too. thanks for asking about Chili. he's still here and we're just loving him every second. i think he's tired of us squeezing him so much! thanks again.....Carbonblob

CB, Great that you’re proactive about getting past your pain. And that you’ve got your doc onboard working with you not just On You. I’m also Super glad (as resident "Men’s Board Pimp") That this place is here for you at this time. "Back in the Day….." there were a handful of guys lost in the sea of Estrogen That is the Main Board…. Now? Several Ministers, A Strip-Club Owner, and random ‘Associate Clergy,’ Law Enforcers and Firemen, Guards, Coaches, Teachers, Retirees, Musicians, Salesmen of every product imaginable, enough Computer Dudes to start several firms, Every division of Cell Service, Med-Techs and Nurses of every Variety, Artists, Singers, Chefs, A Hair Stylist, Media Consultants, A Lumber Jack, Woodcrafters, Furniture makers, Factory Workers, Lawyers, a Liquor Store Owner, Students, Every Branch of the Retired Military, Franchise Managers, Pharmacist, Software Engineers, College Professors, Finance Advisors/Bankers, Insurance Agents, a Physical Therapist, Appraisers, Administrators, Analysts, Managers, Agents, etc….. All dropping in and connecting via the same glow of terminals across the country…. Forgive the profusion of Emoticons... But just making a point…. There’s a huge Crowd Of Guys out here, Pulling together, Understanding and Sharing Life in a very Unique Manner. Where a "Normal" Mess- Board can get caught up in "Me, Me, Me!!" Men tend to hang in a Pack that is about "The Team!" Get enough shoulders under something, And lifting it Is just a matter of When, not If !      For Many Guys, -The last time they had such a place where they could run and "metaphorically" Fat-Boy-Cannonball into the pool while shouting --- "Watch This Sh*t Dude!!!!"  - And where "boyishness" was approved of and appreciated Was Way Too Long Ago. It's a Fun Bunch, And Know that we're "Here For You Man!" (wait, there's a beer Commercial in there somewhere.....? Best Wishes- Dx (back to the usual '3-emoticon limit.' Just had to play!)

(wait, there's a beer Commercial in there somewhere.....?Best Wishes-Dx

Dx, I would encourage you to post this as a topic. you have such a way with words. so few can translate what this means to us all. I would hate to think some of the guys won't see this post because they're sick of my back stories so please think about posting this as a "favor". I reflect on why I come here a lot lately. Just never had something like this kind of support in my life. Maybe this really should be a new topic and we could share what the board means to us. this would also be a big help for me since I could copy it and take it to our next meeting with the therapist. If you had told me 14 months ago that i would make the posts i do and admit and talk about personal matters like I do, well, you get the point. this is the safest place i've ever felt and yet, i can be a jerk off too and nobody beats me up, oh, they call me on it but in the end it becomes a beer commercial! you know you're the yoda on this board so i hate to keep laying all this stuff on you but everyone listens to you. i would like to know what this board really and truly means to others out there too. ok, enough rambling. thanks again for all you do and reminding me i have a safe haven to come to.....Carbonblob

Fred I must apologize for not posting very much lately.  In fact I told Ann today that I have to send you an email and update you on my back problems.  Seems like we are twin brothers when it comes to back problems.  I have been to two neuro surgeons this month and both say that surgery will not work for me and they would not even try to operate.  They are top notch surgeons so I feel they know what they are talking about.  They referred me to Pain Mgt Doc with their group to talk about having a pain simulator put in.  It sounds kind of what you are talking about.  They do a trial first to be sure it will take care of my pain and if so they then implant the unit like they do a pace maker.  I found that my regular Pain Mgt Docs office do these, so I have an appointment in Indianapolis Friday afternoon to get the ball rolling.

 

 

Here is a link to the company that makes this equipment.  I might want to take a look at it.

 

 

https://www.ans-medical.com/patient/

 

 

I have also been spending some time on this website also, as I look for something to end some or all of the pain.

 

 

http://www.spineuniverse.com/

 

 

Also I have been remembering Chili during my prayer times.  I know what it is like to know you have to loose a dog.  My dog Gertie is almost 19 years old and only has 3 legs, she lost one 8 years ago when she got to close a truck.  She has always gotten along fine except now she is old and it hard for her to get around and she can see or hear well, but does not seem to be in pain so we keep putting it off knowing that we are going to have to have her put to sleep.  She has given us so much love over her life time, it going to hard to say good bye to her.

 

 

I will be sure to drop you an email over the weekend.  You are always in my prayers my friend.  Drop me a note when you need someone just to listen to what is on your mind.

 

 

I agree I do not know what I would do without the guys on this board.

 

 

Keep the faith; we are going to see the end of pain soon.

 

 

Dan

 

hey Dan, so good to hear from you again, no apoligies please, we are all busy with living huh? i went to the implant site. sounds like a logical step before fusing discs and all that nasty stuff. i guess you really don't know if you're a candidate or not until you complete the trial. after reading the site i think i would opt to have the trial as long as possible. i would want to try this system in all types of situations and they say not to lift or exercise for a while. so see if you can trial for as long as possible. plus, i think it would be wise to test all the different wave lengths to see what works when you're having good and bad days. just my two cents. the unit i'm getting, or will trial as well, is not invasive. it's all done by electrodes either right on my back or on a special harness i wear. it sounds like there's just hundreds of ways they can change the wave forms and pulses to get the results you need. so i think it would take a while for them to dial it in. the cool thing is you put the device in a cradle at night and a modem downloads the info to their site, the doctor sees your chart and adjusts the protocol over the site so when you wake up, the device has been changed! they can do all this without you coming in and they can lock it so you don't mess with it. very technical so i assume expensive. didn't you say yours is some $50K? i sure hope i read that wrong. anyway, i sure hope we both get through this somehow. since i'm on no pain pills for weeks my back is killing me big time. i wish they would call already and get me started. my back is just a wreck. sorry, you have it so much worse, no more whining here. lastly, thanks for praying for our Chili. he's in bed right now with mommie. they have the greatest love for each other. they bonded from the first site. so it's going very hard for both of them not just me. in the space of just a few years we lost both our moms, two dogs and two cats and our neighbor. i was done with grieving but here we go again. all kinds of pain in this world isn't there Dan? please keep me posted of your progress and i'll get that website for the device i'm getting as well for you to look at. take care my friend......Carbonblob