Oh Hell ! Something Else Has Gone Wrong

[Rockhound]

In overdoing it, the first day I spent outdoors, doing things around my place, I must have inadvertently hurt my spine is some form or another. I have had a numb feeling now for three days of my left frontal area of my thigh, from just below my waiste down to my knee with out any relief or abatement of the symptoms.

I've been told from a couple of sources that say that I have possibly caused a pintching of my sciatica nerve or any number of disks in my spine. It doesn't hurt anyplace but that doesn't make me feel all the better for it. Walking isn't a problem either, except for the noticable feeling like my thigh is being sprayed with a mist of cold water and trying to sleep with your thigh feeling like something is crawling up your leg is a bit disturbing at times.

I have a C&P exam for unrelated secondary issues of a SC condition and I am hoping I will be able to be seen either by my PCP or their NP, so I can get any tests, CT, Xrays, MRI, or a nerve conduction test, to determine if I did injure my spine is some shape or form.

I was so looking forward to a summer of no new problems, but I guess my body is just to messed up or banged up for anything like that to grace my life with.

Time to lay my weary head down and hope for sleep to overtake me before my body can react to its quiet slumber. LoL

Rockhound Rider B)

[cowgirl]

Rock, I hear ya, sorry bout your thigh. Been relearning to 'warm up' prior to doing the minor chores that I can. Ain't nothing like thinking that I could haul something like it was yesterday. Ow, hot showers, hot towels and more gentle stretches next time. Physical therapists have taught me how to not bend over and such.

Take care,

Cg'up2009!

In overdoing it, the first day I spent outdoors, doing things around my place, I must have inadvertently hurt my spine is some form or another. I have had a numb feeling now for three days of my left frontal area of my thigh, from just below my waiste down to my knee with out any relief or abatement of the symptoms.

I've been told from a couple of sources that say that I have possibly caused a pintching of my sciatica nerve or any number of disks in my spine. It doesn't hurt anyplace but that doesn't make me feel all the better for it. Walking isn't a problem either, except for the noticable feeling like my thigh is being sprayed with a mist of cold water and trying to sleep with your thigh feeling like something is crawling up your leg is a bit disturbing at times.

I have a C&P exam for unrelated secondary issues of a SC condition and I am hoping I will be able to be seen either by my PCP or their NP, so I can get any tests, CT, Xrays, MRI, or a nerve conduction test, to determine if I did injure my spine is some shape or form.

I was so looking forward to a summer of no new problems, but I guess my body is just to messed up or banged up for anything like that to grace my life with.

Time to lay my weary head down and hope for sleep to overtake me before my body can react to its quiet slumber. LoL

Rockhound Rider B)

[Rockhound]

Rock, I hear ya, sorry bout your thigh. Been relearning to 'warm up' prior to doing the minor chores that I can. Ain't nothing like thinking that I could haul something like it was yesterday. Ow, hot showers, hot towels and more gentle stretches next time. Physical therapists have taught me how to not bend over and such.

Take care,

Cg'up2009!

Thanks for the sympathy, When I went in to get my birthday present from the VARO, via the Tiger Tean in Cleveland Ohio, I made an appointment to see my PCP, who I had just seen the week before this happened. I have to wait three weeks since she is booked out that far. By the way, the birthday present I was speaking about, was my C&P exam for my Secondary Issues for my SC nasal fracture with deviated septum.

The C&P examiner was an actual Dr and not a Nurse Practitioner like last time. But I had more evidence and photographs of my problems and the exam was or rather the results were for once, inline with my current problems, I was applying for and she seemed to agree. Boy I was glad that, not only was she a Dr., but she was a female Dr. I feel more comfortable with female Dr's.

I related the incident when the VA ENT specialist, a male Dr, reported that I had Sleep Apnea, before I even had a sleep study, which ended up showing I only had very minor Sleep Apnea symptoms, that my problem was due to Nocturnal Hypoxia a different type of sleep disorder and not due to any obstructive problem like would occur with some or most Sleep Apnea sufferer's.

The ENT specialist even said the only thing he could recommend was for me to have a tracheotamy until I lost some weight. I've lost near 80 lbs. since then and still get no relief from my breathing problems through my nose. Even this new C&P Dr. thought that was not only an extreme measure, I cirtanly didn't meet, but that I did have a problem breathing thru my nose.

I'll have to waite until next week for my C&P results and I hope what I read is on line with what and how I felt the exam went. Hopefully it will be a good and probative exam and the rest of my claim process goes along quickly.

Well enough ragging and such. Just felt like saying how things went with my C&P exam. The only one that I came away with a good feeling, but I'll have to wait to find out if it actually did.

Rockhound Rider B) :D

[purple]

rockhound-

one thing i've found helpful when dealing with injuries like you spoke of here.....a chiropractor. some VAMCs have them...if not, they aren't expensive (don't think the VA will pay for it---but if you have a good PCP, you can try for a referral).

i know some folks think they aren't "real docs".....but wow. i've had great results with mine...and so has my son....and my mom.....and my sister....