, people if you are in a wreck, and are not at fault, DONT be too eager to settle. even if you are broke or whatever. ( my case). nehow i was in a wreck which totalled my c10 on dec12. , dull backache. i figue, shaZam! no problem. tha ti can deal wiht. well, nowadays went from dull backache to a VERY sharp pain. in the same location. on the 10 scale 1 being lowest. went from idk a 4 or so. to a SOLID 9-9.5. but being w/o insurance. and have already settled. i farked myself i guess. so people if you are in this situation. WAIT. approach any offers with this in mind. sorry had to get my mind off of this. its been driving me nuts :cookoo: i can get no one to look at me at the ER cause if you mention pain. they automatically wirte you off as a f%$king junkie lookin for a fix. i went in last week. to the ER 2.5 hours later, no xray or nohtign. a prescription for motrin, ( ive already got 200 of them, so no need to fill it) :cookoo: meh what a day :(
So sorry to hear it bro,
You know I was in a wreck last June and had to have back surgery in Jan. for it. My neck is still jacked up but it's not bad enof to do surgery so I will just have to live with it. I lost my job due to the wreck and am still with out a job or unimployment but I am just letting my lawyer deal with the Dr. bills and the wreck and will not settle untill I am ready. It's very very hard to do but I just don't want to jump at the first thing they wave at me and end up screwed later.
I do hope you get well soon and again so sorry you had to learn like this.
cafeboy
Well, wasnt an issue then i thought. was like a minor gripe. now its ot the point wher ehte onyl way to get them to even look at me ois to f%$k my back up, like go outside and try to pick up my crown vic. THEN GO. a jacked up choice to have ot make but im at tha tpoint now.
yep and I am sorry to hear it bro.
ehh my stubborn ass will be alright. even mary tells me to take it easy, but i dont know how. maybe my body is gonna make me take it easy for a while. which wil suck cause ive got thigns to do, and cannot deal wiht any down time. lol
I got a couple of baseball bats that I could utilize to knock you out and make you rest. Then you can deal with the concussion!
Mary
Quote from: Toogoofy317 on May 18, 2009, 06:11:33 AM
I got a couple of baseball bats that I could utilize to knock you out and make you rest. Then you can deal with the concussion!
Mary
WOW
She's just got a lovely bedside maner don't she. :bowdown:
If you only knew how many hours I've bitched at him about it you'd use a baseball bat too! :2guns: It's all out of care! Imagine if I didn't' like ya!
Mary
:o
I may need to rethink my trip down to Florida. :angel:
damn she likes you and is threatening you with a baseball bat. Remind me to stay out of Florida!
lmao. i slept until 5, tehn on my day off did some odd jobs. pulled the engine off of the deck of frankenmower and made some spacers at the shop, hten reinstalled em. then got the rx7 vert ready for transport to my home, and the forthcoming engine transplant. that will suck arse
Insurance co's suck donkey balls. I have to turn in my rental tomorrow, but won't have the last half of my property damage settlement for a week. douchenozzles...........
On the other hand, my starter will be here tomorrow so the Rover will be back. I've got to stop buying British vehicles..........
indeed lol cant beat em, but when they break, you want to :technical: :technical:
Just curious what a C10 is. If its a vehicle or something, cool, but if its a vertebra like I thought, it must be t-10.
Sorry to hear about your luck man. Back pain sucks.
isn't it a vet? or some other muscle car?
A C-10 is an older Chevy truck. Before they started calling them C-1500 :thumb:
You know you boys want some!
Cafeboy when you coming down here again? I promist to leave the Louiville Slugger at Home! Would like a chance to meet up!
Mary
Lol yup it was an 85-6 chevy truck. ill post pics of it after the wreck. I got stung by a hornet today getting into car. got me at the beltline on my back. ( the side that hurts.) I then fell, caughtmyself and then F#$%&!d something up. tried to work through it. finished. and then came to the ER. now I wait for the doc. ( gaah what a day
Quote from: Toogoofy317 on May 19, 2009, 10:32:47 PM
Cafeboy when you coming down here again?
Mary
Next time Should be in Dec. Should be taking the boy to see that big rat down there.
Got home this morning @ almst 5am. I didn't even get a f%$king xray. and guess what, shaZam! still hurts. someone PLZ shoot me now. or mary you know my addy, ill take that beatdown with the bat/s :mad: I swear it mimics a herniated disc almost. but w/o ins they won't look
Quote from: cafeboy on May 19, 2009, 12:35:12 PM
A C-10 is an older Chevy truck. Before they started calling them C-1500 :thumb:
(http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u360/gstwin/front.jpg) yup
Man that truck is jacked.
FYI I sliped when I was cutting the grass yesterday and now my back hurts as bad as it did before my surgery.
I just hope it's just a pull and not the disc blowing back out. :sad:
it's fixable. :icon_mrgreen: seriously though yama, things will look up for ya bro. keep ya head up! :cheers:
Oh, ok I thought you were saying your C10 was hurt :) Maybe you just had the longest neck in the world.
i am in tampa...oh for pain go see a pain specialist. just my advise..i don't know shaZam! cuz i go to the va
was contemplating that. but i need a referral, and the commy clinic wont do it. cant get in without one. and the flexoril tehyt game me, im going to stop taking them. even tho htey help ALOT. cause i sleep well, TOO WELL. i missed a days worth of work today, was due in at 1600, woke up at 1745, she said take the day off. im like ummm okay :(, so even tho my back will complain, im not going to lose my job over it.
Quote from: frankieG on May 21, 2009, 05:41:17 PM
i am in tampa...oh for pain go see a pain specialist. just my advise..i don't know oh my goodness cuz i go to the va
Pain specialists, chiropractors, drug dealers, witch doctors, and voodoo practitioners are all in the same category as far as I'm concerned. I speak from some authority. We like to say "pain management is more forever than any diamond." They're not looking to make you better, they're looking to dull the pain, which can actually make things worse.
I call :bs: on that! When you have severe chronic conditions that threaten not only your life but your quality of life you will want one. I have had a pain management specialist for over five years. She reduced the amount pain medications I was on three fold! Btw what is your authority does it come with M.D or D.O behind it or let me guess J.D. because they know ALL about medication. They don't just shove pain drugs at you for Christ's sake I've not been this angry in awhile. Why because I take this as a direct insult to a Dr. that has gotten up at 0300 to take care of me when I had a kidney stone and the other docs didn't care or when she came in to take care of me one week after having a masectomy.That is dedication to her patients. You have a right to your opinion but my opinion is that it sucks!
Sterotyping is wrong!
Mary
Quote from: lawman on May 22, 2009, 08:41:56 AM
Quote from: frankieG on May 21, 2009, 05:41:17 PM
i am in tampa...oh for pain go see a pain specialist. just my advise..i don't know oh my goodness cuz i go to the va
Pain specialists, chiropractors, drug dealers, witch doctors, and voodoo practitioners are all in the same category as far as I'm concerned. I speak from some authority. We like to say "pain management is more forever than any diamond." They're not looking to make you better, they're looking to dull the pain, which can actually make things worse.
what authority if i may ask? and have you actually needed one of these people. i can honestyl say youd prolly change your tune if you did. i was in law enforcement not too far back, and yes ive seen people abuse it, ( pm clinics) ive also seen people who cannot get in wiht a legitimiate need for it. now im in htis situation. something is wqrong, and ive no way to find out. been to two er's in 3 weeks and one doc. no one knows nuthin :dunno_white: [/enough to drive a man nuts] and ive a high tolerance for pain as well. but 5 mos of this crap is getting OLD quickly :icon_confused:
Hey Yama,
I rejacked up my back on Tue. went to the ER today and was told by the little 19 year old PRICK of a ER Doc that " an x-ray on you would be a waste of my time and radiation" If I could walk I would have punched him in the mouth. >:( :2guns: :2guns: :2guns: :2guns: :2guns: So I just have to deal untill the 3rd and wait on my follow up apt with my sergeon. >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(
Quote from: yamahonkawazuki on May 24, 2009, 01:58:31 AM
Quote from: lawman on May 22, 2009, 08:41:56 AM
Quote from: frankieG on May 21, 2009, 05:41:17 PM
i am in tampa...oh for pain go see a pain specialist. just my advise..i don't know oh my goodness cuz i go to the va
Pain specialists, chiropractors, drug dealers, witch doctors, and voodoo practitioners are all in the same category as far as I'm concerned. I speak from some authority. We like to say "pain management is more forever than any diamond." They're not looking to make you better, they're looking to dull the pain, which can actually make things worse.
what authority if i may ask? and have you actually needed one of these people. i can honestyl say youd prolly change your tune if you did. i was in law enforcement not too far back, and yes ive seen people abuse it, ( pm clinics) ive also seen people who cannot get in wiht a legitimiate need for it. now im in htis situation. something is wqrong, and ive no way to find out. been to two er's in 3 weeks and one doc. no one knows nuthin :dunno_white: [/enough to drive a man nuts] and ive a high tolerance for pain as well. but 5 mos of this crap is getting OLD quickly :icon_confused:
My family has 4 md's with 9 specialties in just the last two generations. I am not one, but work with doctors every day, and deal with medical records every day. I deal with other people who work with doctors every day, and deal with medical records every day. None of them put much stock in pain managment. If done right, whoever you're seeing should have you on a pain meds contract, which means only that doctor can give you pain meds. Then they can prescribe without worrying about you being on five meds. If your problem is your back, you should be seeing a back/spine specialist or ortho who is managing your meds. A pain mgmt doc can really just either give you meds or send you somewhere else. They generally can't make you any better.
there should be a way around the settlement. i don't know about the laws in your state but they should be basakwards enough (unless you live in a dry county) that you can take them to court for contiueing medical expenses incurred due to thier neglience. find a good lawer and communicate to him what happened and he should be able to tell you the same thing. that basicly they are still responsible for certian things even if they settled the case. and i'm pretty sure that contiuing medical issues as a result of thier negilence they are liable for.
That is not necessairily true Lawman. Like my PM Doc for instance she also specializes in Sports medicine.rehabilitation. She does manipulation and over sees the physical therapy arm of it. In Kissimmee docs will not prescribe pain meds (seems like what yama is facing now) that is how I went to my doc and she has been a life saver. For the two herniated disc in my back and my seperated shoulder the trigger point injections do very well. Her philosophy is that she only sends you to an ortho if she suspects you will need surgery. Just by teaching correct body mechanics she says has cut the use for pain meds in her practice 40%. Other methods she uses cuts another 30%. She has me on way less narcs then what my cardio and primary had me on. We are also working on ways for me to be able to step down. She also does random whiz quizs and blood testing to measure how much pain meds you have in your system. I trust her she did her Residency at Cedars Sinai got her M.D from USC. Out of my 9 specialist she is the only one who actually listens to me and puts the whole picture together she just doesn't look at one body part. I remember for my knee after surgery which I went to an Ortho for but he returned me back to her after he did the cutting for the rehab she had these little patches http://www.empi.com/empi_products/detail.aspx?id=170 that she used that helped with the pain without narcs.
So, everyone has a different view of PM. Mine have been very beneficial. Honestly, For me I think most docs are too full of themselves to refer out I remember it took me almost five years to get a cardio that will work with my HCM specialist (world renowned) because they said they didn't need anyone to direct my treatment as they were calling my condition something it hadn't been called in ten years! So, do your own research and take what all drs say with a grain of salt. If I've learned anything that was the best. Do your own research because the only person that truly pays the consequences if something goes wrong is you. Money will not make up for lost health. If you asked me which I'd rather have 1million and poor health or great health and dirt poor I'd go for that later. But, Alas I'm dirt poor and in poor health double whamy!
Mary
Quote from: cafeboy on May 24, 2009, 05:59:57 PM
Hey Yama,
I rejacked up my back on Tue. went to the ER today and was told by the little 19 year old PRICK of a ER Doc that " an x-ray on you would be a waste of my time and radiation" If I could walk I would have punched him in the mouth. >:( :2guns: :2guns: :2guns: :2guns: :2guns: So I just have to deal untill the 3rd and wait on my follow up apt with my sergeon. >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(
here the other day ( see my rant thread) when i got out of the er, i recorded the doc saying i was a f%$king junkie looking for a fix. didnt even offer a WC to get out of er i had to walk, took 7 minutes to get frommy locatiuon to the front door. i played ht recording as i SLOWLY walke dbast the bastiges. i give up on the med community now. im at the point where im feelin my shaZam! aint gonna get fixed
Quote from: lawman on May 26, 2009, 01:00:20 PM
Quote from: yamahonkawazuki on May 24, 2009, 01:58:31 AM
Quote from: lawman on May 22, 2009, 08:41:56 AM
Quote from: frankieG on May 21, 2009, 05:41:17 PM
i am in tampa...oh for pain go see a pain specialist. just my advise..i don't know oh my goodness cuz i go to the va
Pain specialists, chiropractors, drug dealers, witch doctors, and voodoo practitioners are all in the same category as far as I'm concerned. I speak from some authority. We like to say "pain management is more forever than any diamond." They're not looking to make you better, they're looking to dull the pain, which can actually make things worse.
what authority if i may ask? and have you actually needed one of these people. i can honestyl say youd prolly change your tune if you did. i was in law enforcement not too far back, and yes ive seen people abuse it, ( pm clinics) ive also seen people who cannot get in wiht a legitimiate need for it. now im in htis situation. something is wqrong, and ive no way to find out. been to two er's in 3 weeks and one doc. no one knows nuthin :dunno_white: [/enough to drive a man nuts] and ive a high tolerance for pain as well. but 5 mos of this crap is getting OLD quickly :icon_confused:
My family has 4 md's with 9 specialties in just the last two generations. I am not one, but work with doctors every day, and deal with medical records every day. I deal with other people who work with doctors every day, and deal with medical records every day. None of them put much stock in pain managment. If done right, whoever you're seeing should have you on a pain meds contract, which means only that doctor can give you pain meds. Then they can prescribe without worrying about you being on five meds. If your problem is your back, you should be seeing a back/spine specialist or ortho who is managing your meds. A pain mgmt doc can really just either give you meds or send you somewhere else. They generally can't make you any better.
fair enough LM, i dont want narcs eiother. i want whatever is hurting to stop tbh, but being self insured, seeing the specialists, and getting an mri ( prolly needed tbh) will make me homeless tbh, id literally have to see ALL you mentioned for anythign to hap[pen