I'm a guy who herniated my L5/S1 disc in Feb. 2010 at the age of 30. I've tried tons of physical therapy, epidural steroid injections, countless medications, multiple MRIs, a micro-discectomy surgery, and finally a lumbar disc replacement surgery using a SpinalKinetics M6-L artificial disc. This blog is to share my experiences with others in hopes that my journey can be of value to those in a similar situation and to keep my friends and family updated.
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Flying on Friday
Only a couple more days before I leave for England. I wired the payment over on Monday. My bank needed me to get the address of the bank and the name on the account which was not included in the initial information I was sent. That took a couple days since the financial person, Sam, was out of the office last Friday and the first part of Monday. The wire can take a few days to process, apparently, and Sam said she would let me know when it was received. No word yet, and I'm a bit nervous that if anything goes wrong, I'll be cutting it very, very close since they need the payment in advance of the surgery. But it is out of my control, so I try to make peace with that. I was approved for Short Term Disability for work (for the second time this year) and will be off work until Sept. 19th. I'm now just tying up loose ends and finishing laundry so I'll have enough clothes to pack.
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Good LUCK! You will be well! You will be well!
ReplyDeleteAnd DO NOT rush to work after! You will need 9 weeks at home with no stress. If it means going onto LTD do it. Who cares it is your back, you pay the insurance and you will need to use it for next 60 years.
ReplyDeleteGood luck Tim... hope the flight wasn't too bad!
ReplyDeleteHey Peter, I"m going to try and go back part time at about 4 weeks. Do you really think that is way too soon?
Hey Tim,
ReplyDeleteSome people I know are trying to comment on your blog site. Are you getting them?
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Thanks, everyone!
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