"Bob Hoover" wrote

They've already tried gluing it back together. They, meaning
physicians, don't like to mention their failures but the glue-job was
one of their less-than-perfect efforts. What they're talking now is a
Graft Job. Given their success with the J.B.Weld I'm wary of giving
them the go-ahead. After all, they have an endless supply of
patients, some of whom I assume they see on time, whereas I have only
one spine to play with, which I always deliver ON -TIME rather than 45
minutes late.

I mean, think about it. If the guy isn't competent to read a clock do
you really want him rummaging around in your spine?
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Unfortunately, fixing fritzed backs is what doctors are the worst at. The best
of them will tell you that they only have a 50-50 chance of fixing it.

But, having been there myself, I was jumping at the 50% chance they could make
the pain go away.

How did I do? Some where in the lower part of the 50%. The pain has gotten no
worse, which it would have if I did nothing, but it didn't go away, either.It
comes down to choices, I know, but if I were you, I would throw the dice and let
them at it. Things ain't worth a damn if you can't even lay down for 15
minutes, without extreme pain, right? I would think they could improve on that,
anyway.

I've got some dead guy's bone in my spine. It was a tough couple months,
afterwards, but you seem to be able to handle tough ok. Just don't let them
take the bone out of your hip or something. I've heard people who did that say
their back is fine, but their hip hurts like stink.

Hope you figure it all out, and recover well.
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Jim in NC