No flying for me:( (rant of sorts)

[stumpe]

Oh well I might as well jack it all in at this rate (aaaaarrrgggghhhhh)

Been waiting 6 months for an appointment with a spinal surgeon to see if there is anything they can do to help with 4 cervical disk problems I have had for a while, well had the appointment yesterday and it seems I am not in good shape and surgery is my only option as they are going to fuse 4 disks (c4,5,6,7) together think it's called a Disectomy? And they cant tell me if i will be pain free after the op either, apparantly I am too young to have all 4 replaced.

Don't know when the op is but been told it's 16/20 week recovery timescales, already been 6 months with no flying and could potentially be another 6 months at this rate, just don't know what to do as all my elec gear is just lying around gathering dust :(.

Sorry rant over (lack of sleep as on baby feeding duties)

Lee

[ROCKET RONNIE]

bloody hell Lee sorry to here that, we all miss ya over the field mate, chin up. as long as u hav your helis they r there for when u [U][B]WILL[/B][/U] b able to come and play mate.

[loz]

thats not good lee hope all goes well for u mate

[asomaro]

Lee,

Really feel for you mate and I know what it's like to have back trouble and small kids.... I too have had my share of spinal probs including a dislocated spine. I was going to have two of my lower discs "fused" but I ended up getting away with a few months of physio and a lot of morphine.

The time will pass and you will get better mate, the important thing is that you keep the heli stuff all shiny and ready to fly so that you have something to have as a target to aim at.

Good luck with your recovery fella :peaceful:

Cheers,

[johnsandywhite]

Sorry to hear that. I have GOOD news and BAD news. My brother had 3 fused back in the late 80's. A friend a used to work with had the same operation at the same time. He was pain free and perfect. My brother was not. 50/50 possibly? Hope yours is the first one.

[gazza131]

Lee i know what your going though, i have had 4 disc's replaced in my back, the recovery after the op is slow and i must admit painful (well it was for me) i spent a month in hospital after op and then 3 months in a wheelchair, my op did not go well even now i suffer from consant pins and needles down my left leg, and every now and again it just gives way and i end up on my arse, i find walking any distance painful and its getting worse, the only reason i tell you all this is if you can manage without the op then i would not have it unless there was no other opition. now i dont kwon your age but if they are fusing disc's togeather you have to remember if you are young and still growing or old and shrinking (i am the latter of the 2) your spine with fused disc,s wont be moving with your normal body growth and will cause problems later as i have found out, (these are my veiws and your op may have completely differant out come)

[cjcj1949]

I can imagine what you're going through. My back suddenly went about three weeks ago when just mowing the lawn. Could hardly move. It's surprizing the number of things you take for granted when you can't even sit down without a lot of pain and a lot more when you get up again. There's no way of knowing how long it will take either. I can do most things now luckily. Keep an eye on your lipos by the way. Keep them on storage charge and check them every few months. Good luck with the op.

[bikerflier]

So sorry to hear of your plight.
You say you saw a Spinal Surgeon, the answer from a Surgeon is always surgery, that's their job.
I take it you have investigated none surgery routes, as mentioned in other posts, physio worked for others.
Investigate everything before deciding.
Good luck with the future.

[stumpe]

Cheers for all ur comments guys :)

Just feel so ****ed off with the whole thing, on so many painkillers it's not funny and they just about help.

Had the same problem 3 years ago but on the left side and injections and accupunture helped alot, 3 more sets of injections and everything was fine until 6 months ago, they won't even offer the injections this time as the disks are so damaged that surgery is the only way forward or I risk the disks bursting.

I do need to check my batts to see how there doing and put them into storage, oh well at this rate it could be summer again and I would have missed all the winter flying while freezing my knads off:)

Lee

[Cagey]

Stumpe my friend you have all my sympathy. As a sciatica sufferer for 40 years I've got a rough idea of what you're going through. In my case with age and a progressive growth of a calcium spur, due to arthritis, which impinges on the sciatic nerve it can be an unrelenting absolute bast*rd. Been nigh on immobile for five weeks since like cjcj I mowed the lawn and bang, "F*CK IT !!!" to put it mildly. Prognosis ain't good when you get older and rates of success get lower. My doc advised that as long as your quality of life isn't seriously impaired and you can live with the odd bout of pain suplimented with whatever anti-inflamatory pain relief suits you best then stick with it. Keep yer batteries charged buddy, it'll ease up soon. All the best M8, Cagey.

[vinny155]

Sorry to hear that lee,have u tried the chiropractor,worked wonders for my better half after a bad accident last year,her neck was bent like a butchers hook,after about 20 sessions she is back straight again and pain free,hope youu get sorted soon

[stumpe]

[QUOTE=vinny155;720436]Sorry to hear that lee,have u tried the chiropractor,worked wonders for my better half after a bad accident last year,her neck was bent like a butchers hook,after about 20 sessions she is back straight again and pain free,hope youu get sorted soon[/QUOTE]

Vinny, can't be 100% sure but it could have been the Chiro i was seeing at the time who made it worse as of the 1st lot of trouble as was seeing him for an old shoulder injury at the time an when this flared up I went to see him and next day I was in pain like I have never experienced before, trust me I will never see one again:)

Lee