I am 55 years young and I have herniated discs in my l4-l5-s1. I injured myself when I was 29 years old. I was all set to have back surgery in the year of 1999, when I had a heart attack. My cardiologist does not feel that back surgery will help me. I can't get back surgery while I am taking blood thinners, and he refuses to take me off of them.
Well anyway, I now have problems urinating. I have blood coming out and I have a difficulty urinating. It takes me sometimes 15 minutes or more to just relief my bladder. My back specialist said that it is all related to my back problem.
I now have severe muscle spasms throughout my body, especially my legs. At first I thought it was because I was dehydrated, so I drank alot of water, juice and even tonic water. I found out that the nerves that are pinched by my discs are causing me to have them. Is there anyone else out there with these problems.
I also want to tell you that I have a pharmacy of sort. Listen to what I have to take everyday of my life. Well I see a back specialist, I also see a cardiologist, and my last doctor to teach me to be sane, is a psychiatrist (this is recommended by the federal government, who I am employed by the dod).
Here goes:-----back = oxycontin (100 mg/2x/day); percocet (5/325 mg/4x/day); chlorzoxazan (500mg/2 tab/3x/day); zantac (150 mg/1 tab/2x/day); compazine (10mg 1 tab/2x/day)-----heart = plavix (75mg/1 tab/1x/day);atenolo(50mg/1 tab/1x/day); lovastatin (40mg/1 tab/1x/day)-----psychiatry= effexor xr 9150mg/2 tab/1x/day);remeron (45mg/ 1tab/ at night)xanax (0.5 mg/1 tab/4x/day)
i am tired of taking this everyday. I used to take pills when I was young, but they were vitamin pills, protein shakes, all healthy things. I was a bodybuilder/weightlifter before I got hurt at work.
For therapy I coach little league baseball for my grandsons. I also take care my 10 grandkids (not all at once, but sometimes I have 5 of them).
If there is anyone out there that is in the same boat as I am, please write to me. Thanks and god bless. Grandpa al.
