Last One To Post Wins!!

[Dominic Maricic]

Back to working on upgrading this site to a new server. Started it twice and run out of time both times. Wish me luck this time!

[Dennis R Goudreau]

well good luck then

[Marcel R. Cyr]

Good luck Dom and Happy Easter to you and yours.
Hope you take a break tomorrow. 

[Dominic Maricic]

Happy East to all of you as well. I'll at least take a short break tomorrow

[Marcel R. Cyr]

Wow, what an increase in speed Dominic. No more waiting for it to open.
Now get some sleep. 

[Louie Flores]

Hello how is everyone doing?

[Drew Levy]

Hey Louie, it's been a long time since I have been on this board. Are you still inspecting?

[Louie Flores]

Hi Drew no I closed up shop I have a lot of problems with my back and can not work...

[Jeffrey R. Jonas]

Louie!!!

How the heck you doing buddy!?!?

Sorry to hear that your back is still messed up.

Don't be a stranger. Drop in every now and then to say hi!!! (Once a Hippie, always a Hippie)!!!

Hope things get better for you real soon.

                                                            

Jeff

[Jeffrey R. Jonas]

Dominic...

Two words...

"Friggin Awesome" !!!

You solved the one biggest reason that I do not post here more often. Even on DSL, this MB moved at a snails pace, and I could almost never preview my posts without waiting forever! Heck, many times I couldn't even log on.
Perhaps now I will be able to insert images.

Did I mention that you are "Friggin Awesome"!?!?!?


 

[Drew Levy]

Me too. I now come back, see two spam posts at the top of the board for Russian mail order brides and Dominic gets rid of them.

WHY? WHY? WHY?

[Marcel R. Cyr]

Lou buddy, sure is nice to see you come back. Sorry to hear your back still giving you trouble.

Come more often, you've been missed around here.

Jeff, Dom stayed up all night all weekend to do this conversion.
Speed is terrific.  

I really don't know how he does it. He's been burning the midnight oilscince I have known him.
Incredible.

[Louie Flores]

Marcel & Jeff thanks I will visit more often how you guys doing? I have reservations about getting my back operated on for the time being I can manage the pain with Meds, If it turns for the worst I will have the option of getting shots epidural then going under the knife as the later of the two either way I can not do much lifting...

[Jeffrey R. Jonas]

Marcel & Jeff thanks I will visit more often how you guys doing? I have reservations about getting my back operated on for the time being I can manage the pain with Meds, If it turns for the worst I will have the option of getting shots epidural then going under the knife as the later of the two either way I can not do much lifting...

Fair to middlin'... been a slow, long winter, but things are finally picking up.

Care to share what the diagnosis was? I had two back surgeries in the late 80's. Just curious. Not trying to pry.

Slow and easy! Don't push yourself too hard. Glad you had sense enough to limit your activities. That was the most difficult thing for me to get used too... not the "knowing my limitations", but "listening to them". Guess I'm too damned stubborn.

[Marcel R. Cyr]

Same here Jeff, two back surgeries, 79 and 80 both accidents on the job. Lost a year and one half combined.
Took well over 15 years to get use to the fact that I had lost 35% function in my back. I guess I am stubborn too. 

[Louie Flores]

Marcel & Jeff thanks I will visit more often how you guys doing? I have reservations about getting my back operated on for the time being I can manage the pain with Meds, If it turns for the worst I will have the option of getting shots epidural then going under the knife as the later of the two either way I can not do much lifting...

Fair to middlin'... been a slow, long winter, but things are finally picking up.

Care to share what the diagnosis was? I had two back surgeries in the late 80's. Just curious. Not trying to pry.

Slow and easy! Don't push yourself too hard. Glad you had sense enough to limit your activities. That was the most difficult thing for me to get used too... not the "knowing my limitations", but "listening to them". Guess I'm too damned stubborn.

ok here it is a fractured vertebrae in my back to the at the L3 to along with a bulging disc at the L4 L5 that is affecting the S1. they also found moderate disc degeneration on the T10,T11,T12. The Dr./Surgeon is a good Dr. he is from UCSD but I asked him what he could do he wants to fuse my L3,L4,L5 together which will give me very little movement in my back and insert some little type of pads where the disc are to absorb shock along with that do some work on my upper back but arthritis is setting in. When I asked him how will I come out he said there is no Guarantee how I will come out but for sure any manual labor of any kind will be out of the question.

[Jeffrey R. Jonas]

Marcel & Jeff thanks I will visit more often how you guys doing? I have reservations about getting my back operated on for the time being I can manage the pain with Meds, If it turns for the worst I will have the option of getting shots epidural then going under the knife as the later of the two either way I can not do much lifting...

Fair to middlin'... been a slow, long winter, but things are finally picking up.

Care to share what the diagnosis was? I had two back surgeries in the late 80's. Just curious. Not trying to pry.

Slow and easy! Don't push yourself too hard. Glad you had sense enough to limit your activities. That was the most difficult thing for me to get used too... not the "knowing my limitations", but "listening to them". Guess I'm too damned stubborn.

ok here it is a fractured vertebrae in my back to the at the L3 to along with a bulging disc at the L4 L5 that is affecting the S1. they also found moderate disc degeneration on the T10,T11,T12. The Dr./Surgeon is a good Dr. he is from UCSD but I asked him what he could do he wants to fuse my L3,L4,L5 together which will give me very little movement in my back and insert some little type of pads where the disc are to absorb shock along with that do some work on my upper back but arthritis is setting in. When I asked him how will I come out he said there is no Guarantee how I will come out but for sure any manual labor of any kind will be out of the question.

Wow, that really sux Louie. My problem pales in comparison. I had a buldging disc (L3-L4) that ruptured and crushed my spinal cord. I was parylized from the waist down. I had been to 13 doctors and none of them could decide what exactly the problem was. (didn't know disc ruptured, yet). The 14th Dr. basically told me I was f****d in the head, as he couldn't find anything either, BUT, as I was only 26, he decided to admit me for exploratory surgery. That's when they found the ruptured disc. Anyway, 32 days in hospital, 3 months with crutches, walker, and custom shoes w/leg braces and they told me I would only be back 60% if lucky and only lift 20 lbs. BS!!! I didn't accept that, and am back to 80% and 100 lbs lifting (that's all a ladder weighs, right?).

Second surgury was for a deep infection a year later (stiches didn't disolve completely).

Anyway, I'm only telling you this so you can see I understand what you are going through. If you ever need to chat or whatever, just let me know.

Best wishes my friend!

[Dennis R Goudreau]

Lou good to hear from you again, I had two fusions as well l4 & l5 took about 1 and half years to come back from that but back not to bad now

[Louie Flores]

Marcel & Jeff thanks I will visit more often how you guys doing? I have reservations about getting my back operated on for the time being I can manage the pain with Meds, If it turns for the worst I will have the option of getting shots epidural then going under the knife as the later of the two either way I can not do much lifting...

Fair to middlin'... been a slow, long winter, but things are finally picking up.

Care to share what the diagnosis was? I had two back surgeries in the late 80's. Just curious. Not trying to pry.

Slow and easy! Don't push yourself too hard. Glad you had sense enough to limit your activities. That was the most difficult thing for me to get used too... not the "knowing my limitations", but "listening to them". Guess I'm too damned stubborn.

ok here it is a fractured vertebrae in my back to the at the L3 to along with a bulging disc at the L4 L5 that is affecting the S1. they also found moderate disc degeneration on the T10,T11,T12. The Dr./Surgeon is a good Dr. he is from UCSD but I asked him what he could do he wants to fuse my L3,L4,L5 together which will give me very little movement in my back and insert some little type of pads where the disc are to absorb shock along with that do some work on my upper back but arthritis is setting in. When I asked him how will I come out he said there is no Guarantee how I will come out but for sure any manual labor of any kind will be out of the question.

Wow, that really sux Louie. My problem pales in comparison. I had a buldging disc (L3-L4) that ruptured and crushed my spinal cord. I was parylized from the waist down. I had been to 13 doctors and none of them could decide what exactly the problem was. (didn't know disc ruptured, yet). The 14th Dr. basically told me I was f****d in the head, as he couldn't find anything either, BUT, as I was only 26, he decided to admit me for exploratory surgery. That's when they found the ruptured disc. Anyway, 32 days in hospital, 3 months with crutches, walker, and custom shoes w/leg braces and they told me I would only be back 60% if lucky and only lift 20 lbs. BS!!! I didn't accept that, and am back to 80% and 100 lbs lifting (that's all a ladder weighs, right?).

Second surgury was for a deep infection a year later (stiches didn't disolve completely).

Anyway, I'm only telling you this so you can see I understand what you are going through. If you ever need to chat or whatever, just let me know.

Best wishes my friend!

Thanks Jeff
plus then there is my right Leg which I tore open the Dr. did not put me together right 81 stitches cut it to the muscles all the Dr did was clean it up and stitched me up the tendons nerve that never healed right that gives a sharp pain from time to time. I had other Dr's look at it and said they could do more damage by trying to fix the problem. Oh well I guess that is the way it goes...   

[Louie Flores]

Dennis, good to hear from you wow fused 2 of yours they want to do 3 of mine maybe later down the road I may get it done...