Spinal Injuries.

[chanceyy]

Good one ewe.............

when did i become a sheep ..






ohh yeah a black one

[98tls]

Sorry to hear of your troubles jim...i hope things are on the up for you and yours soon...i got up this morning pissed off over a couple of things but after reading that i realise just how lucky i am....for what its worth things can always be worse though eh...just saw the thread about the rider/pillon up nelson way.......chin up mate.

[Terminated]

Our spine can hide many an injury of years past. In 1997 I had a microforamenotomy at C5/C6 and close examination at C6/C7. I have osteoarthritis and cervical spondylosis of the cervical spine - the result of an injury back in 1968 - yes 29 years previous. Bone has been removed from the vertabrae in order to decompress main root nerves [ie. microforamenotomy]. Picture if you will standing on the beach at the edge of the water and the wave washes in and out and drags the sand around your ankle and you feel the pressure - that is how my spinal canal was affecting my cervical spine, yes talk about a pain in the neck.

The osteoarthritis is degenerative of the bone in the spine and for two years I said to myself I would never be able to wear a helmet let alone ride a bike - well for 18 months or so each Sunday evening a bbq and beer with the brother in law and looking at his Z750, and a beer and looking at his z750, and walking around the bike, and a beer and looking at his z750 - that's it that's enough I am going to do the bike riding course and BHS....

I will continue to have neurological spasms and at times acute pain, I have avoided anti-inflammatory drugs and keep up a good exercise regime mainly swimming.

We are afflicted in many ways and can look at the brighter side of life at times with a greater focus and intensity that keeps us going on.

I no longer work and take each day as it comes and make the most of it.

And when I say 'Heads Up and Enjoy', it does have a special meaning.

[slimjim]

yup Jim2, as too what buckbuckno1 ,has said your'e not thee only sailor in this world, me got my whole lumber fused,Orthopaedic surgeon fucked up big time, and have sweet fu*k all relief from a huge amount of discomfort, been to the devil and back(year's of doctor's med's,bloody addict,),got nothing the works right from waist down,left leg just a counter weight,right leg works from ankle up, hand's are like claw's due to nerve ending damage, but fuck them all,yup some times i tip over on the bike, haha but where they say you can't,fuck them you do, i still do take each day to what i awake too, can't plan ahead,as you would know, but yea mate "head's Up and Enjoy"

[RT527]

From experiance guys bad back or not ...I can say that Jim2 was Grumpy from the day I was Born....hehehehehehehehe.

[Krayy]

Shit if you think J2 has a problem ....You shoulda tried living with the bugger

Ahh, Brian. Been there, done that. Maybe Jim should rent out a spare room so everyone can have a go?

PS. I didn't find it too bad at all
PPS. His Mum's a good sort too.
PPPS. But his brother, bloody hell

[XP@]

Ouch! feel like I have been slapped in the face by a wet kipper weighing in at 10 tonnes.

It puts my pathetic little problems in to perspective.
Thank you for sharing, and take care!

[onearmedbandit]

Reading all this just reaffirms to me why I never complain about my position. Yeah I've got a spinal injury (brachial plexus avulsion of c5, c6, c7, c8 and t1), yeah my left arm is dead, yeah I'm in 24hr a day pain, but fuck compared to a lot of people out there I've got it damn good. In fact I consider myself to be very lucky. And thankful, the course my life has taken since the injury is one I'd never change.

[scumdog]

The attitude of some of you guys never ceases to amaze me, it seems that the injury and pain you have undergone has made you a stronger (mentally) person, y'all deserve a truckload of green bling.





Kinda puts my worries of how my mo is going white and if Mr Sensible is a better shot with Grecian 2000 than I into perspective

[MyGSXF:Me]

I am studying Counselling at Tech.. and the biggest thing I have learnt this year is.. how incredibly precious & resilliant people are. The stories my classmates shared of their lives had me in tears many a day.. but there they were, sitting there sharing it with others.

We can never judge a book by it's cover, as underneath it may tell a very different story in it's pages.

I take my hat off to you Jim2.. for the courage it took for you to share your story with us. & wish you & yours well, always.

Jen

[Pwalo]

You haven't fixed the 750 yet have you Jim?

I know it's trite but try not to dwell on things too much. Talk about them when you need to, and don't when you don't want to.

I always find it funny how you can put up with your own pain and frustrations but it's so much harder when your children are affected.

Good luck mate. Now go and polish the bike, make sure the kids are ok, etc, etc.

[Squeak the Rat]

Jim - Caring for a mentally impaired child is enough stress let alone everything else, so you are obviously doing something right. Thanks for sharing, and don't be afraid to ask for help (or to tell people to fuck off).

Reading all this just reaffirms to me why I never complain about my position. Yeah I've got a spinal injury (brachial plexus avulsion of c5, c6, c7, c8 and t1), yeah my left arm is dead, yeah I'm in 24hr a day pain, but fuck compared to a lot of people out there I've got it damn good. In fact I consider myself to be very lucky. And thankful, the course my life has taken since the injury is one I'd never change.

And that's the attitude which no doubt has helped you deal with your injury and move on. It's not an easy one to adopt, and for some it's too easy to look inwards and get negative or even into depression.

I'm not going to bore you all with my current tales of woe (head injury + 'the bends' = bung head), but Jim's right, don't expect IL4 to be happy and rational all the time. Not for a while anyway.

[TonyB]

There seems to be a fair amount of knowledge amongst our members when it comes to spinal injuries, so I have a question to ask- is it at all common for spinal injuries to 'repair' themselves in an adult?

I have a moderate back injury and Shermans disease. Things have been pretty stable for at least 6 years. Yesterday I started getting a small amount of pain and a fair amount of 'pins and needles' in both feet up till somewhere above my ankle. This morning I thoguht I'd ring MrsB's massage therapist and see if I could book in for a massage. She spoke to the physio who said 'tell him to go see his Dr immediately'. So I did. He freaked out just a bit and sent me off for x-rays. Apparently the sensations I'm getting are consistent with a problem at S2, and could lead to floppy feet and a couple of other issues I'd rather not think about- nothing serious, just bloody inconvenient!

My lumbosacral area has been x-rayed at least four times (including today)1987, 1989, 1995 and today. The second and third x-rays showed a pars defect with a 5mm foward shift of L5 on S1, along with mild wedging and deformaties associated with Shermans disease.
My understanding of the foward shift is that it was caused when the * cracked along the jucntion with the main part that holds the spinal chord. This made it susceptable to moving foward and back.
As I was in no pain after the initial accident, I then continued jumping of roofs, bouncing around on motorbikes and in gokarts and doing all the other dumbarsed things teenagers get up to.
The theory was that the crack didn't heal properly, so the vertebrae ended up having a bit that was like a dryrotted bit of wood, meaning it could slide further forward at any time. I was told not to ride motorbikes, NO motor racing, and to be aware that i was in grave danger of ending up in a wheel-chair, possibly from something as minor as taking a bad step. I was also told it would never get better, but could be prevented by getting worse if managed correctly. Failing that, the only option was surgery- fusing bits up etc.

Well bugger me if todays x-ray showed no noticeable foward shift at all! I'm kind of puzzled by this. Is it even possible?

* No idea what the correct name is

[Skyryder]

There seems to be a fair amount of knowledge amongst our members when it comes to spinal injuries, so I have a question to ask- is it at all common for spinal injuries to 'repair' themselves in an adult?

I have a moderate back injury and Shermans disease. Things have been pretty stable for at least 6 years. Yesterday I started getting a small amount of pain and a fair amount of 'pins and needles' in both feet up till somewhere above my ankle. This morning I thoguht I'd ring MrsB's massage therapist and see if I could book in for a massage. She spoke to the physio who said 'tell him to go see his Dr immediately'. So I did. He freaked out just a bit and sent me off for x-rays. Apparently the sensations I'm getting are consistent with a problem at S2, and could lead to floppy feet and a couple of other issues I'd rather not think about- nothing serious, just bloody inconvenient!

My lumbosacral area has been x-rayed at least four times (including today)1987, 1989, 1995 and today. The second and third x-rays showed a pars defect with a 5mm foward shift of L5 on S1, along with mild wedging and deformaties associated with Shermans disease.
My understanding of the foward shift is that it was caused when the * cracked along the jucntion with the main part that holds the spinal chord. This made it susceptable to moving foward and back.
As I was in no pain after the initial accident, I then continued jumping of roofs, bouncing around on motorbikes and in gokarts and doing all the other dumbarsed things teenagers get up to.
The theory was that the crack didn't heal properly, so the vertebrae ended up having a bit that was like a dryrotted bit of wood, meaning it could slide further forward at any time. I was told not to ride motorbikes, NO motor racing, and to be aware that i was in grave danger of ending up in a wheel-chair, possibly from something as minor as taking a bad step. I was also told it would never get better, but could be prevented by getting worse if managed correctly. Failing that, the only option was surgery- fusing bits up etc.

Well bugger me if todays x-ray showed no noticeable foward shift at all! I'm kind of puzzled by this. Is it even possible?

* No idea what the correct name is

Some would call it a miracle. Just don't tell Benny Hine.

Skyryder

[TonyB]

HA! Yeah at this rate I'll have a perfect spine by the time I'm 50!

Call me cynical, but the 1989 results came from a heap of xrays assed by a specialist. The 1995 results came from 4 or 5 xrays, and the 2006 results came from two x-rays assed by a radiologist... I think that has a lot to do with it.