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The Rest Of My Life
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It's been good but I am still experiencing minor pain:
November
28,1998
I have had a pretty good go at it since the
last time I have written to all of you !!!!
The E-mails that I have received have been
a tremendous help for a mess of people that have
asked me about Back surgery.The people that
have written me have had a great bearing on
whether or not to keep this site going.
I finished my Softball Seasons and all went
pretty good.
I finished my fall snowflake season at the
top!!!!We won First place and I finally got to hold a trophy.
I played center field most of the way so I
didn't have to dive too much.I ended with a pretty good average for fast
pitch but there is room for improvement.
My back has been acting up once in awhile
but for the most part it is better than before I had the operation!!!
I am currently still having pain at times
but it is not as bad as it was.
I am still taking pills but I am doing it
day to day.It really depends on how I wake up in the morning.
At this point I am currently not as active
as I usually am so hopefully it will give it some time to heal up
a little better .
I think I made a mistake by going back to
work so early and playing softball but I couldn't stand sitting and doing
nothing.
I urge you all that are having operations
not to be so active after because I think I am paying fore it now!!!
Take it slow and it should heal fine!!
I am currently looking at other options that
I have and as soon as I get more info. on it I will pass it along to all
of you.I am happy at this point with the operation
but I know it isn't done.I still feel that it will never go away.
Well, until next time I will try to e-mail
everyone that e-mails me but be patient.
Thanks,
Craig
Same Stuff Different Month
March 14,1999
Hello everyone
I would like to start by saying thanks to
all who have reviewed this site and have given me a mess of material to
use for my site.All the great reviews are definitely taken to heart and
I really appreciate it.
I have been taking my med's on a daily
basis and do not see an end yet.
My mornings are still the same as they were
the last time and still need the pills to get me going.
By no means am I saying that the operation
didn't work but I will say that if you do not give it time to heal then
it will not heal.
I definitely went back to work too fast after
my operation and felt that I was free to do whatever I wanted.
I hope that all will learn from this because
it is the reason I am not getting to 100%.
I am still about 75% and I do not see me getting
to 100%.
I started the operation at about 50% before
the operation so I figure I am about 25% better than I was before.Hey,it's
something.
I do not want to tell people not to get the
operation but on the other hand you should take a look at all your options
to see if you really do need to get one.
I took the operation route because I am very
active and play softball so the extra 25% is better than nothing.
I feel better than before the operation but
not as good as I want.
I am hoping to hear from more people to get
more info on better procedures than the one I had but I have not had the
time to do so.
I have a few more pages to add to my links
so keep a watch out for them on my Back-O-Meter
page.
Until next time,
Feburary
13,2000
The pain is somewhat subsiding and I am currently
skipping my meds for now.I am starting to go day by day to see if the pain
is still there.I find that on days that it is cold it seems to act up the
most.Not too bad though just uncomfortable to deal with.Days with bad weather
and moisture seem to make it flare up but I am still able to get by on
a daily basis.I still take the Ultram but not as much.
I am just about as close to 100% that I think
I am going to get but we will see.
I pretty much rate myself at about 95% with
the small pain that I get on specific days.
I have received a bunch of E-Mails pertaining
to the differences between my operation and other types of operations done
on the spine.I am not a doctor or anywhere near qualified to give advice
on different procedures that are similar or related.I am just a statistic
unfortunately so I can only help by stating what I have been through personally.If
I do not answer your E-Mails it probably means I couldn't help you!
I really didn't expect so many E-Mails but
I do appreciate getting them.It's just too darn hard to answer all of them
with a full time job.
It is amazing that the procedures seem to
be getting better but very hard to find information on all of this back
stuff.I research everything and come up with nothing because the articles
are either out dated or they just plain stink.I am doing my best to get
all the best info on back pain so be patient.
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