ScottsGT Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 Sorry for the long post. I felt like I needed to get this out there. So last week the wife and I went to Asheville NC for one of her continuing education conferences. Got there Sunday evening. I had stabbing pains in my left knee, a little worse than normal. Wednesday morning I woke up, got out of bed and noticed I was having balance issues, much worse than my normal issue. Went on throughout the day. That evening my knees would just collapse if I wasn’t careful. By Thursday I was a hot mess. We went to a few thrift stores to shop around and I found a used walking cane for $3. Great! I can get around a little better with a cane. Got back to town, delt with the struggle until I could get in Tuesday to see a chiropractor. That being said, things were improving Monday evening it seemed. My regular guy is out due to an operation he had last month, so he’s got a well experienced lady filling in for him. She’s really concerned with my situation and even asked for my latest MRI from 3.5 years ago. She gave me an adjustment yesterday and sent me home to relax on ice packs. What did I do? Sat at my bench all afternoon assembling the AIM 1’s for the Cutlass. Today, woke up feeling a little worse. Went back for the follow up, got yelled at for sitting at my bench. Yep. We’re at DEFCON 1. It’s worse now. Under no circumstances am I to sit at my hobby bench. She wants me reclined back with ice packs every 30 min. I remember the good old days when I was out of school from being sick and how mom would stop at the base toy land so I could grab a model to keep me busy. Can’t even do that now! The good news is that the left knee pain is getting better. And thankfully I have no pain associated with this situation. Just loss of communication between my brain and my leg muscles. For some reason, the powers that be just do not want me to complete this Fisher Cutlass. 3 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belugawhaleman Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 Sorry to hear of this. I hope you're on the way to recovery soon. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark31 Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 get well soon. Mark 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HubertB Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 Best wishes to recover quickly, Scott. Hubert 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 Get well soon old buck. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottsGT Posted August 28 Author Share Posted August 28 Thanks guys. Chiropractor called me after looking over my old X-rays. Said she wants to give it a shot at aligning things, but she’s also asking around in her circles about the best neurosurgeon in the area that can take care of this if moving things around done work. She said the majority of the issues look like they were brought on by bone spurs and arthritis more than stenosis. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PanzerWomble Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 Sorry to hear that Scott wishing you a quick recovery 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GusMac Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 All the best Scott, hope you get it all sorted out soon. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 Sorry to hear that Scott. Hope things get better for you. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CANicoll Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 Hang in there! At least you can see some possible progress on the horizon. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_County Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 Scott, hoping for a quick recovery…… 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 Scott Best wishes for a full and speedy recovery. Just follow the doctors' instructions, rest and no bench time - let that knee rest and recover. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 Wow Scott! Rest up and follow doctor's orders. Hopefully you will be much better SOON. 🙂 John 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottsGT Posted August 31 Author Share Posted August 31 Just an update….while my legs are still very weak, I am finding myself walking more without the cane, up and around for longer periods of time. I still use the cane assist at night for my bathroom trips and navigating the stairs around the home. The hypersensitivity in my lower extremities is still nonexistent. Jabbed myself with an injection this morning and didn’t feel a thing. Yesterday I did climb up on my ZTR mower and took care of the yard, of course no weed whacking was done. Thankfully I installed a spring suspension seat last year that takes any hard shocks from bumping around out of the ride. And I can kind of lean back a little it in as well. I just took care of the kitchen after the wife destroyed it making breakfast for everyone (no empty nesters this weekend, full house) and now I’m chilling with ice packs on my back. It’s good to feel some slow progress! 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CANicoll Posted August 31 Share Posted August 31 Scott, GREAT news!! glad to hear you seem to be on the upswing of the mend. Take it easy and don't overdo it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted August 31 Share Posted August 31 Glad to hear you're getting back/closer to normal. Hope it keeps trending this way so you can start ballroom dancing again. PS- I hear you on the destroyed kitchen bit. I've got the same pet peeve. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted Monday at 08:46 AM Share Posted Monday at 08:46 AM Scott, just go easy and don't overdo it. Go slow and take all the time needed for a full recovery. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottsGT Posted Tuesday at 09:03 PM Author Share Posted Tuesday at 09:03 PM Everything still feels about the same. Sitting out on our dock yesterday afternoon and my friend visiting splashed ice water on my foot/ankle area. “Oh yea, that’s good and cold. That’ll make you jump!” nope. Cannot feel the cold. I can feel the water hitting, but not the chill. At that point I think my wife started understanding just how bad off I am. Especially when she asked me what I was going to carry up as I was standing up and almost face planted back down. “Oh, I guess nothing then.” was her response to her own question. She jumped my behind and told me to get the ball rolling with our GP and a Neuro guy she works with. Today the fill in chiropractor looked at my 4 yo MRI and admitted there was nothing she could help me with in this situation. She feels I’m looking at a total lower fusion just to stop anymore progressive nerve damage. And of course my wife has us booked on two more cruises until November. This is going to get dragged out longer than I hoped. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CANicoll Posted Wednesday at 02:10 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 02:10 AM Live life while you can. Fusions are not nice, but hopefully the cruises will bring some good memories. Listen to her, btw. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted Wednesday at 07:23 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 07:23 PM Scott Just don't know what to say other then hang in there and listen to your wife and doctors. Pulling for you all the way. 🙏 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottsGT Posted Thursday at 01:36 PM Author Share Posted Thursday at 01:36 PM Thanks Peter. Right now I’m dealing with setting up appointments between my PCP that I see next Tuesday for an already scheduled appointment and the Neurosurgeon. Neuro wants to see me tomorrow, but no order for an MRI or the necessary referral from PCP yet, and they’re not responding to my messages. Of course this is all on the office staff, not my doc. I’m going to have to bite my tongue and not read him the riot act Tuesday when I see him. Neuro did give me a late afternoon appointment on Tuesday at this time. And of course they can see we’re trying to fast track everything like my wife did with her breast cancer. It doesn’t seem to be working for me. It seems that I’m doing much better in the evenings lately. But bathroom runs in the middle of the night are rough, as is getting up first thing in the morning. In the meantime, I’m going to go downstairs and clean up the disaster after finishing up the Cutlass and go donate another pint of blood today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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