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Jun. 18th, 2025 02:40 pmI think I have written about my back. But anyway, Jan 2025 I started having balance issues. I kept leaning to the left. So I had a quad cane donated to me at work. Worked well for me for a couple of months. Had x-rays done. Dr. said I had severe arthritis in lower spine. Right knee full of arthritis. Sucks getting old. Can't take Nsaids. They will kill my new kidney. Also causes stomach issues. The doc told me we would get MRIs and take Extra Strength Tylenol.
The next couple of weeks, I started falling 4 times on concrete. One time I slipped on our tile floor in the bathroom. My right leg was bent backwards toward my right hip. I couldn't stand up. Woke Bryan from sleep and he pulled me up. We went to the ER in Birmingham 70 miles away. Thats where I had my transplant, so they had my records. I was sure I broke my hip. X-rays were all clear. ER Doc said I was deconditioned as most older people get. Start on multivitamins and supplements.
Got results of my MRIs. Arthritis and Discs degeneration. Have to see Neurosurgeon. By now I'm on a walker. Cane doesn't keep me from falling. Gets harder and harder to get up. The neurosurgeon went over my x-rays and said you need surgery but I don't want to do it. Your kidney is too new. I'm sending you to UAB since that's where you had transplant. They can coordinate. I'll send an emergency consult. Well two weeks later I se3 a NP. she explained my problems and sent me for MRI of neck after examination. So I have severe cervical stenosis. I have one herniated disc in my neck. That's why I am falling, and my hands don't work. I have three herniated discs in my thoracic spine. My tailbone is fractured on both sides. Plus, severe arthritis in Lumbar spine.
Next step I see another neurosurgeon at UAB next Friday to discuss surgery. I want to get all this over with soon. I reduced to a rolling walker now to get around. So thats me.
The next couple of weeks, I started falling 4 times on concrete. One time I slipped on our tile floor in the bathroom. My right leg was bent backwards toward my right hip. I couldn't stand up. Woke Bryan from sleep and he pulled me up. We went to the ER in Birmingham 70 miles away. Thats where I had my transplant, so they had my records. I was sure I broke my hip. X-rays were all clear. ER Doc said I was deconditioned as most older people get. Start on multivitamins and supplements.
Got results of my MRIs. Arthritis and Discs degeneration. Have to see Neurosurgeon. By now I'm on a walker. Cane doesn't keep me from falling. Gets harder and harder to get up. The neurosurgeon went over my x-rays and said you need surgery but I don't want to do it. Your kidney is too new. I'm sending you to UAB since that's where you had transplant. They can coordinate. I'll send an emergency consult. Well two weeks later I se3 a NP. she explained my problems and sent me for MRI of neck after examination. So I have severe cervical stenosis. I have one herniated disc in my neck. That's why I am falling, and my hands don't work. I have three herniated discs in my thoracic spine. My tailbone is fractured on both sides. Plus, severe arthritis in Lumbar spine.
Next step I see another neurosurgeon at UAB next Friday to discuss surgery. I want to get all this over with soon. I reduced to a rolling walker now to get around. So thats me.
