My L.I.G..

[id. painter]

I know I have spent a considerable amount of time gritching about my injury and the long term effects.
I dont want to beg for sympathy or spread bad feelings to fellow ifishers .It has be a catharasis (sp) for me it helps me get out the frustration Im feeling about my condition.
I want to thank you all for listening and all the kind words.
Right before x-mas I learned that 4 of the five screws in my neck have broken. I was up set . The third Doc . had me go thru some tests Mylogram(sp) and a CAT. The Docs , word were so up setting that I havent been able to talk about it here and I know it get old for you to read this soap opera.
What the test showed was that the reason I am injured is because I have spinal channels that are too small. When I herniated my disk the mass had no room for movement ,,, so it crushed my spine.
I was born with a time bomb in my neck.
It also showed that my channels in c6 and one in my lower back will be needing fixed.C6 is right in between the my newly fused neck section. He called it a Laminectomy. Yuck,, there is no time table for when this will need to be done but the opperation is very dangerous and the heal time is long . They are telling me that I will degenerate and get worse as I age ,,, They also say I have sholder problems that will need fixing.
My attitude is getting better than it was right after the news. But, Whow,,,, What would you do?????? Any one .... What would you do??? How would you go on and not have this effect you, constantly ?????? Comments: I guess We are all going to go some some way ,,,but I get the displeasure of knowing some of what is to be .. Harsh reality check..... id. p.
Whow,, I feel so

[lost_sailor]

Feel free to gritch as much as necessary, as long as it helps you.

What I would do? I don't think you can guess what you'll do until the time comes.

I suspect one thing I would do is find out who the best damn laminectomy surgeon on this planet is...

and think albacore

[Cool Texan]

Sorry to hear the situation. First off, if I were in that situation, I would remind myself that it could be worse. You could have inoperable cancer with 2 weeks to live. Any day above ground cant be all bad. I would then consult a lot of doctors to confirm options, diagnosis, treatments, therapies, etc. Finally, I would be in church asking for some support from the anxiety and pain, comfort for what lies ahead, and offer up thanks for all the wonderful things He has put in my life.

After that all that, I'd drink a beer and try not to think about it for a few moments.

Hang in there!

[Woody]

I had a double lumbar laminectomy on my L4-L5 and L5-S1 in Nov. 02. I also have spinal stenosis (narrowing of the nerve passages). It's not quite as bad as they are making it out to be, at least in my experience. My doc was Dr. Darrell Brett, at Northwest Spine Surgury in Portland.

Good luck, and don't worry about "gritching". I like that word.

[OceanBlue]

What they all said.

But most of all, I think I'd be looking for the man with no legs. You know, "I thought I had it bad until I met..."

Hang in there Chris... and don't lose my email address. I've got big shoulders and I'm not afraid to share 'em.

Gritch - is that a combo of Griping and -itching?

:grin:

[Mello-Yello]

One day at a time buddy. Having 'been there-done that', I know it's hard to be tough every hour of every day. You don't have to be...that's where the Gritching comes in. It's just one's way of relieving some built up frustration...something one needs to do from time to time.

As is the common theme with most real life situations, hope for the best but plan for the worse. I'd suggest you make sure and do the things now that you love, but it sounds like your already doing that.

You've got a lot of friends here, and this is what friends are for.

Good Luck

M-Y

[Straydog]

Man, I am sorry to hear this!

Keep the faith and take all of the advice above. I would get as many opinions and seek as many different angles of treatment as is practical.

Best wishes and please keep us posted.

[Silver Hilton]

You just come here and gritch, gritch, gritch. You deserve a little sympathy, and you've got mine.

Good luck, pal. Let us know how you do. I think I speak for all of us when I say we care.

[Old Coot]

id

"What would you do?????? Any one .... What would you do??? How would you go on and not have this effect you, constantly ??"

I sent you a private message. Be forewarned, it isn't cuddly.

Been there, doing that.

[ampersat]

You know, it's stuff like this that why LIG was created. And that's what we're here for.

The main board is about ifisher's fishing. LIG is about ifishers living, the good, the bad and the ugly of what we're up to when we're not fishing.

Just rememer, life gives you what you can handle.

[id. painter]

Thanks to all .
Actually , I have been starting to feel better about things .
I have started to enjoy teaching again,, I do contribute something very important to society.
I teach the kids about life and how to be good people, not just Art. We need more good people in this world. Right? Even if its only one.
The thing I am best at teaching is how to be compassionate and treat other with respect and consideration. I also have a nack at making the kids love Art.
My life is important to those who love me and I need to be the best I can for them ,,, and being depressed isnt it.
I still have many good time ahead and will focus all my attention and efforts toward that goal.
Feeling better. id. painter

[salmurai]

Like some wise man said, "Life is ten percent what happens to me and ninety percent of how I want to react to it." You might be thinking, "Yeah, Ok for someone that hasn't had anything bad happen to them." That's not my case. I don't need to go there, but I can tell you this, it doesn't keep me from catching tuna and trying to enjoy each and every day that God gives me. Good Luck Man and remember, It could be worse.......just look around.