Ambulances don't carry water

Ghoulish Delight · 07-23-2006, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by wendybeth

Weird... If you continue to have problems, make sure they do some sort of MRI rather than an X-ray;

Yeah, the doc said that if it continues to be a problem, an MRI would be the next step. But he was dead on when guessing my symptoms, so I've got reason to believe he knew what he was talking about.

What's really pissing me off is that since I can't exactly move much, I don't even get to enjoy my Vicodin haze, I just keep drifting into sleep. What a waste.

Cadaverous Pallor · 07-23-2006, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

What's really pissing me off is that since I can't exactly move much, I don't even get to enjoy my Vicodin haze, I just keep drifting into sleep. What a waste.

He does, however, get to enjoy having me as his slave (ok, just a tad more slavish than usual). Not that I mind in the slightest - bringing him things makes me feel like I'm helping even though I have no control over his back muscles.

Poor guy, he's rather confined to whatever position he's in. He headed for bed at 8:30 with the idea of reading but I wonder how long that will last. I'm ready to wake up at 4am when the drugs wear off

I'm really starting to think that it was the lazy day that did it. That was probably our laziest day in the past 6 months, no joke.

It's been an interesting weekend what with Munchkin's surgery and gender bending plus checking GD in and out of the ER. I admit I'm glad that we had no plans this weekend.

Is it inappropriate to mention that a bunch of hunky firemen got here before the ambulance showed up?

RStar · 07-23-2006, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

Is it inappropriate to mention that a bunch of hunky firemen got here before the ambulance showed up?

My wife broke her hand on the beach in Huntington, and said the life gards were the BEST part of the experience. So no, what ever takes your mind off of the bad part is okay in my book.

But seriously GD, I hope it's nothing serious. I had a stiff neck in early November, and did PT, drugs (Oxycodine is better than Vicodin AND soma!

) but until they did the MRI they had no idea that I had two ruptured disks! I suffered for 7 months before they did the surgery. Now I'm a lot better. But I hope you don't have to go through that surgery. THAT sucks!!

Good luck my friend!

~Bob

Andrew · 07-23-2006, 11:17 PM

Back pain sucks, and from your description yours is worse than mine has ever been. I hope you feel better soon.

Gemini Cricket · 07-24-2006, 05:33 AM

Holy cow!

Hmmm. My friend Roddy had the same thing happen to him. He woke up and his back seized up. The pain from his back went through him and he thought he was having a heart attack. His wife called the ambulance, the whole bit. They took x-rays and all that and told him it was a spasm.

One of the things he said attributed to this was that his mattress was really soft. Too soft. It really messed with his spine. He was on some muscle relaxers and he was fine.

Hang in there, Mr. GD.

MouseWife · 07-24-2006, 07:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

Is it inappropriate to mention that a bunch of hunky firemen got here before the ambulance showed up?

Oh, firemen are never inappropriate.

They are the cherry on top when we meet up at Starbucks, run out for groceries, are stopped at the red light....Mmhmmm.

But I digress.

GD, I am so sorry to hear about this incident!!! My back has always bugged me but luckily no to this extent. That would freak me the hellout.

It is awful because you do think once you're in their care that the pain will stop but it doesn't until the doc sees you and allows them to give you something, right?

Take care of yourself and keep us posted.

innerSpaceman · 07-24-2006, 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

Is it inappropriate to mention that a bunch of hunky firemen got here before the ambulance showed up?

Um, since my second question after "how are you feeling now?" was going to be "were the paramedics at least appropriately cute?" - - I'd say 'no.'

(Actually, hunky paramedics would have been my third question, since my second seems to have been "what are you going to do with any unused drugs?")

Ghoulish Delight · 07-24-2006, 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

Is it inappropriate to mention that a bunch of hunky firemen got here before the ambulance showed up?

Yeah, but how many of them were laying on the bed in their underwear?

I made it through the ight withouth re-dosing. This morning I felt almost as good sans-dope as I was feeling last night with dope (almost).

The vicodin and soma should be kicking in any minute now...

JWBear · 07-24-2006, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Yeah, but how many of them were laying on the bed in their underwear?

You had firemen laying in your bed wearing only their underwear? Got pictures?

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Andrew Making Good Girls Go Bad Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Palo Alto, CA Posts: 734	Back pain sucks, and from your description yours is worse than mine has ever been. I hope you feel better soon. __________________ -- Andrew Just Andrew. Do I contradict myself? Very well then, I contradict myself. (I am large, I contain multitudes.) -- Walt Whitman, "Song of Myself"
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07-24-2006, 05:33 AM	#5
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	Holy cow! Hmmm. My friend Roddy had the same thing happen to him. He woke up and his back seized up. The pain from his back went through him and he thought he was having a heart attack. His wife called the ambulance, the whole bit. They took x-rays and all that and told him it was a spasm. One of the things he said attributed to this was that his mattress was really soft. Too soft. It really messed with his spine. He was on some muscle relaxers and he was fine. Hang in there, Mr. GD.
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