I believe I have talked to some of you on the "other" forum so I hope my history doesn't become too tedious for you.

Back in 2001 I was in the habit of walking everyday about 3 miles or so and started experiencing pain in the sciatica...then one morning woke up in agony which cont. day and night for 4 days. Couldn't sleep, lay, stand, sit...I just kept moving and moaning. Went to the chiro and as soon as he touched my back I flew off his bench and scared the bjeebers out of him so he told me I should go to emergency. I called my Dr. and since by now I was losing the feeling in my calf and foot she agreed that I should go. Once they did an xray on me they said my disc was herniated and they called a Neurosurgeon who said to admit me and get me a MRI asap. They gave me Percocette which had me vomiting all day and bawling and moaning and shaking...what a time. Within 3 days I found myself in the operating room and would have been glad to have them cut my leg off the pain in my thigh and calf was so bad. I didn't know it then, but the Neurosurgeon who did the surgery was the worst one in town and he did a terrible job and treated me terribly. I had a 10" cut and was given no aids for walking, no PT, no special toilet seat, absolutely nothing. If my husband wasn't there to hold me up or support me when I had to use the bathroom I don't know how I would have survived. I was told by the nurses NOT to ask questions (he didn't like that) and on day 3 he told me he was discharging me and I asked him what I should be doing and he said "If it hurts, don't do it". I rec'd no prescription for pain although I was still in agony. He just told me to make an app't to see him in 6 weeks, and to call my GP if I wanted pain meds. Anyhow my recovery was long and tortuous. I later found out that he had done a discectomy and a laminectomy - removing 3 vertebrae. I believe someone referred to this as the "roof". Anyhow after 6 months I had another MRI and found that the same disc had reherniated.
I made up my mind there and then that I would NEVER let him touch me again. He was totally incompetent and rude.
I will continue my tale of woe later, as my husband just got in from hunting and is looking for his supper.
Mare