I'm done!

[sahuaro]

I too offer apologies. I do check in and read posts but only respond if I have something I feel will be helpful. And sometimes I feel so overwhelmed by what people are going through, that I don't know what to say--which is why I haven't even responded to Mark's recent posts. Just know that I do think and care.

[Maria]

dridobits,
I'm glad to read that I haven't offended or neglected you and hopefully what you're going thru will get better re your spine!

I'm really quite amazed at my own spine these days as Dad went into the ER 12/25 around 10p.m and I stayed there till 2a.m. and every day after that I have been at the hospital for at least 6 hours/day.

It hasn't really been my spine that has bothered me but my two feet with PF and posterior tibial tendonitis. They have really been painful thus when I get home I have to lie down!! Not even for my spine really...

So all the waiting I did over these years seems that it has allowed L5S1 to fuse on it's own and allowed me to get by on the pain meds I'm on with some amount of ability to function.

Mind you I didn't lift at the hospital with my father or any of that because that I could feel in low back when I was first trying to help out but I have been so grateful to be able to just "be" for all the time I've needed to!

Anyway, that's my tale of spineystuff right now and I know you must be in pain to be here and seeking answers so I do hope you will continue to post even if you feel you may not be getting replies to exactly what you're posting about. And thank you again for your kind words. They do mean alot to me right now.

[runner]

Sorry,

Dridobits, been off site for a little while i worked on things and recently started back on.

Runner

[ans]

Dr., I rarely visit now, apologize for how you feel, and am of rather low IQ and provide dangerous information. (Well, hopefully not so).

You take care. PM me; it'll take just a mere week to get back to you as school/"work" starts on Monday hypothetically.

Best, ans

[Poncho]

Dear Dr.,

I am so sorry you felt this way - perhaps right now - not.? After seeing some of the responses?

Cliques are for the places we work (for many of us our jobs caused us to become spineys - like myself).

I certainly hope that you begin to feel better - or perhaps have other hopeful options to pursue.

I don't get on here often - Just ask Mark - but try to take a "pulse" to see how everyone is doing. I work for an organization that works for a corporation (healthcare) - Of course some of us that work there are trying to please both. Crazy work after spine surgery - even this far out.

Anyways - please don't feel excluded. We all care on here - I guess it is a "presence" I feel though were not in a room meeting in person.

Please take care Dr.

Sending pain free vibes,
Sincerely,
Poncho

[nomorepain]

i did have low back issues, ask away............
i get caught up in everyday life now that my spine surgery is behind me, so i only visit every once in a while, but i am making an effort to come back more often than not, so please don't just go away........................