One Month now No training at all!

[Presser]

Well its been about a month now i havent worked out, and lemme tell ya how bad it sucks balls! Been a full month in major pain from 3 bulging discs severely crushing the root of my nerve. c5 c6 and c7 for those who know what that is

Started physical Therapy on my spine, kneck today, why you ask im in therapy, even after MRI showed major bulging discs sitting on nerve root, and even after 2 orthopedics wrote referals for Kneck/spine cortizone shots for the pain, well because the Insurance companys want to see if physical therapy helps first cause its fucking cheaper.

Even after they know the doctors say i need spine shots for pain relief and then in time if it doesnt help go under the knife,.

So today was my first day of physical therapy and the therapist explained the insurance company wants me to do all the cheap shit first before they pay for the serious shit that i definatly need and even have Orthopedic referals for the shots, WTF!

Sad part is I have the best insurance you can have as im covered through my wifes job as an educator and even with good insurance they still fuck ya

So im just ranting cause i just got out of bed cause i was laying there for a fucking hour and couldnt fall asleep due to the fucking paing in my back,arm,kneck, and its reaching around now to feeling like my fucking pec is going to tear off.

And I been walking around for full month now with my head tilted to the right cause i cant straighten my head out, and I LOOK LIKE A FUCKING JERK OFF.

The worse part was the nurse who comes in before the doctor sees ya and she said please dont be offended by my question but i have to ask, are you tilting your head side ways and forward due to pain or are you naturaly hunch backed, YES SHE ACTUALY ASKED ME THAT SHIT, so yeah I kjnow I look like a fucking jerk off walking around and people think im some kind of fucking weirdo

Pretty soon kids are gonna start running from me screaming as i walk towards them all distorted looking, Cant wait for Holloween, it will be the one day I can say Im pretending to look like a real dick wad

 

[big in vegas]

So basically you look like Tiny from House of 1000 Corpses?

 

[h8tr3d]

damn presser, that sucks really bad bro. I would almost feel bad for you, except you still prob weigh 280 and look better than I ever will, so suck it up pussy!! haha, jk

 

[Jpotch]

The govt needs to allow health insurance companies to cross state lines. This will bring more competition to the industry and will in turn be better for patients. I see bullshit like this everyday and soon it will be worse.

 

[Presser]

The govt needs to allow health insurance companies to cross state lines. This will bring more competition to the industry and will in turn be better for patients. I see bullshit like this everyday and soon it will be worse.

i could see that working

 

[big in vegas]

When I read stuff like this, it really makes me appreciate my insurance. I take it for granted any other time

 

[The Dude]

That is fucking horrendous. I am fortunate that my insurance let's me choose from day 1. I don't need referrals or approvals. I know it's nothing like your position, but my wife has been having severe back pain for a while now and it has recently gotten worse. One day last week she couldn't walk. I took her to the Dr who did several nerve block injections and although it helped she is still in severe pain. She's going today to have another deep tissue massage. If it doesn't improve I'll have her get an MRI. I also did something to mine going a little crazy with the 500lb deads and my whole left side spasmed up and I thought I was going to cry. I went in and got some shots and the spasmed immediately released. Still have to take a couple days off work and some flexural which knocks me the fuck out.
If I were you I would tell the physical therapist that you are unable to do anything. PT will almost certainly make it worse.

 

[big in vegas]

PT helped my shoulder, but you seem far worse off than what I went through. Like The Dude said, you'll probably feel more pain and discomfort going through the PT than getting any positive results from it

 

[Presser]

Well good old Governor Christie is fucking over all the New Jersey Teachers, and ofcourse i went to fill a script today which i usualy only pay 20$ for and boom its $30 now, i usualy pay $10 for generics and $20 for name brand, and now it just fucking went up 50%. I know it dosnt seem like much but the teachers of New jersey are getting shit on so bad it isnt even funny

 

[MMX2]

Well good old Governor Christie is fucking over all the New Jersey Teachers, and ofcourse i went to fill a script today which i usualy only pay 20$ for and boom its $30 now, i usualy pay $10 for generics and $20 for name brand, and now it just fucking went up 50%. I know it dosnt seem like much but the teachers of New jersey are getting shit on so bad it isnt even funny

Ours went up too- insurance doesn't help that much.

 

[Rep]

hey bro, i work in a hospital and I could give you some stories and why everything is fucked up but you dont need that right now. Listen, those shots are not expensive. The docs time is. Find your local "pill mill", and I hate saying that but since you are in so much pain. They will refer you to some doc that the DEA has leaned on several times and he will do the shots "cash" cheap. Get relief and I used to sit on several hospital finacnce comittess. Sending letter, emails that are heart-sounding and professional help. Ask the osteo how much cash. Just you and him in the room. You would be surprised of the answer.
I hope you get relief bro

 

[big in vegas]

I haven't had to fill any scripts for so long I couldn't tell you if mine went up or not, but I know my insurance is free from my employer and it's one of the best in the country, go figure

 

[freakinthegym]

fuck blue cross!

 

[big in vegas]

fuck blue cross!

Haha, that's who I have

 

[Metal85]

Lets all move to France!

 

[Metal85]

Well good old Governor Christie is fucking over all the New Jersey Teachers, and ofcourse i went to fill a script today which i usualy only pay 20$ for and boom its $30 now, i usualy pay $10 for generics and $20 for name brand, and now it just fucking went up 50%. I know it dosnt seem like much but the teachers of New jersey are getting shit on so bad it isnt even funny

your a teacher?

 

[Metal85]

ahh n/m saw ur wifes shizz not yours, and if no one here doesnt know where c7 is its at the base of your neck on the back its that prominence that sticks out

 

[big in vegas]

Any updates bro?

 

[Presser]

Well they want to try some traction thing, but they said they cant put me in traction until i can keep my head straight and upright, which i havent been able to in 4-5 weeks now, but i been doing some crazy stretches and my kneck and head is straightening out prtetty good actualy, but still with alot of the pain, They explained the that traction was something that pulls my spine aprt of some shit like that, i havejnt looked it up yet to see what it is, but they said it might help

Not sureif i posted this above earlier but you guys who suggested the 650mg asperin with the 800 ibuprofen are geniouses! I was eating that amount of ibuprofen a few times a day but for whatever reason, adding the asperin helped out alot

 

[Presser]

ahh n/m saw ur wifes shizz not yours, and if no one here doesnt know where c7 is its at the base of your neck on the back its that prominence that sticks out

funny you should say that bro, my wife said it looks like that area was more pronounced and i told her i doubt it cause i thought the c5 6 and 7 were lower down, i didnt know c7 was that are that protrudes on everyone when bending ur kneck forward, she said mine looked more pronouced, but again she might just be seeing shit, cause i dont think the discs bulg out that way do they?

I thought they bulg side to side and crush the nerve if ur unlucky,lol

thnx for the info though brutha, been to 3 ortho and even though they showed me the xrays and mri i didnt know what i was actualy looking out, but now that you said c7 is that area that is the base of the kneck, thing is theirs no pain there directly, its the rest of my entire left side that hurts.