Yes I am a slacker when it comes to updating this thing. Currently, I am sitting at home working on a brisket and feeling the slow steady narcotic wave of my first percocet wash over my pain wreched body. For those I haven't seen in person lately, I have been suffering severely from the back injury I suffered 3 1/2 years ago. The military never fixed it, and now it is getting worse.
So, finally, I got to see a Doctor who actually listened. It only took me telling him what I had been thru and what I was currently experiencing for him to say "Sit down, do this, move this." and then say "You have a herniated disc between L-5 and S-1." DUH!!!!!! I've been saying that for 3 years now. But no one believed me. Anyway, I have an MRI scheduled for this coming sunday and a follow up with ortho on my mom's birthday, March 6th.
I'll keep everyone updated, but I don't think I am going to get out of this one without getting cut! Please keep me and my family in your prayers, especially since I don't know what this will do for my current job with the Fire Department. Also, keep my mom in your prayers. She is going to have a second hip replacement, because the first one is not working right, osteoporosis, and she also has a stress fracture in her sacruum, aka tailbone.
Oooooh. Brisket.
I'm really glad that you've got some follow up scheduled. Congrats on finding a good doctor.
Let me know if you or Jan need help. Doug and I can do some mean cleaning!
Mark, I had to have a microdiscectomy for a ruptured disc in the same L5-S1 spot just last July. Expect to feel pretty lousy for about 10 days, with some more rapid recovery in the following 20 days. I was back to work (desk job at a computer all day) one month to the day after the surgery. If you can swing getting some Physical Therapy afterwards, I found it to be a great help for my back. Good luck!
Well, if you read her latest entry, you know we sold my motorcycle. I am in morning...but I know it is for a good cause. Kayla will be starting nursing school in a few weeks, and it is quite a haul to the campus, and as much as I tried, I couldn't convince her to just ride my bike back and forth. So, the end of an era. Not, that I've been riding it much lately, but it was hard to let it go.
Work has been going well. Was really busy for a few weeks there, and then it kinda dropped off. Historically, Nov. thru Feb. are the busiest fire months. Guess that's why Oct. is "Fire Prevention Month." I'm just about sick of asking 5 and 6 year olds if they know how to "Stop, Drop, and Roll." But, if it saves one child, I know it's worth it.
So, here I sit in the calm before the storm. We are finally able to put in for our permanent duty assignment, but I am still trying to decide exactly what to do. I am trying to get into the Technical Rescue Team, but there is no guarrenty that I will get in there. Prayers would be appreciated, seeing as how if I don't get in there, I am pretty much going to get stuck at the worst station no one else wants to go to.
Anyhow, I guess that's about it for now.
one of the fire stations is coming to our school on Friday and I told my kids not to ask for a demonstration on how to stop, drop and roll. I was like, "I think ya'll can figure that out for yourselves." Have a good day, I'll see you on Friday! :)
I wanted to be a firefighter when I was younger. I was going to live in the firehouse and have a dalmatian because every firehouse had a dalmatian. My mom took me to visit the firehouse down the road from our house.
Good luck with everything, and happy early birthday!
Well, yes it has been a long time, but, it's been busy. I finally graduated and have started my probation as a San Antonio Firefighter. It has taken some getting used to, but I am enjoying it so far. Oh, and my speach at Graduation went well. Haven't put out any big fires yet, but did get to be back-up, to the back-up, to the back-up, at a 2 alarm fire that started at 1030 wednesday night and wasn't truely out until after 4am.
Kayla and I are now parents, well sort of. We bought a boxer puppy. Her name is ruthie and she is quite a handful.
Yesterday around noon, I was getting stuff prepared for dinner last night, chopping onions, and sliced the tip of my left pinky finger nearly off. So, I got to go experience the joys of TexMed Clinic and get 5 stitches. So, feeling really dumb aside, my finger really hurts and I am at work now. Have already made to medical runs, and let me tell you what a joy puting latex gloves on is!
Anyway, that's it for now.
Firefighter. That's great. Big screen TVs and Lazyboys. I am a retired police officer and where to police officers hang out during down time, the firestation of course. Good luck in your career.
