Health Problems anyone?
 

I had to start a thread on this for my personal complaining, and out of curiosity to see who also has bad luck. Well I am only 19 and I have always played sports, I was All-State in basketball and started in football as a sophmore. I have broken my left ankle twice, and broke and dislocated my right ankle I had to get a plate and 8 screws in that rascal. I have had hip pointers, broken fingers, stitches (from an elbow during AAU under my eye 8 stitches and a trip to the ER on my birthday lol), fractured foot, etc. My recent injuries are so hard to cope with especially in a physically demanding job.


Last year I had a few scholarships to play ball and I was playing hoops a lot, and I ended up tearing my lateral meniscius. So due to insurance issues we had to wait for me to get pre-approved for the surgery and it took 4 months. Then I got the surgery to fix my knee well all went well, except all wasnt well with my knee, its still messed up. I lost my scholarships and I couldnt go to school and I am gonna have to get another surgery on my knee here in the next 3-4 months probably.

Then my back has been messed up for 2 years, they said I herniated two of my discs, and its hereditary believe it or not. So I had 3 epideral shots into my back all at different times and it didnt help. I had to do 3 months PT to get it back to normal. It came back about a month ago and it has been the worst pain I have ever experienced in my life (remeber I broke and dislocated my ankle and that isnt fun). See these discs affect my psiatic (dont know about the spelling) nerve and it shoots currents down my entire right side and its pure hell. I cant sleep at night cause its always throbbing. It was so bad last night I almost went to the ER, man I wouldnt wish it on anyone. But the Doc gave me some perscriptions and said if it doesnt fix it I will have to get back surgery eventually. I am only 19 and thats not something you want to hear is back surgery. I was just curious if anyone has had this similar problem, Or what you want to whine about.

You're far too young. I was healthy my entire life until about 18 months ago. Since then I've had problems with both knees and an elbow. I'm strongly considering hanging up my cleats but I love to physically compete too much. I know I want to be able to walk when I'm Skip's age so I need to carefully weigh my options.

Here's one that's intermittent for me.
Occasionally, sound will create a 'busted speaker' sensation in my left ear.
It's not painful, but it is irritating.
Most often it is loud music, but it can even come and go with soft noise, even my own voice. High pitches are the worst [my SACD of Blonde on Blonde, with all the harmonica, can be excruciating]
It's not that I can't hear, or that the sound is distorted, but the sound is filtered, seemingly before my receptors receives it, through a paper bag or some sort that creates a rustling overlay, like is I were listening to something in a gale force wind.
I have some hypotheses about ear wax, but haven't found a correlation I can announce with confidence.

That's otitis. I've had that before. I went to a Doc and he said I can give you prednisone or you can wait 12 weeks and it will go away. Mine was caused by a eustachian (sp?) tube that wasn't draining the way it should.

Not quite to your level with the injuries, but I played sports year-round from age 6-18, and I'm paying the price in my mid 30's.

All of my major joints have some issues, ranging from bone chips, cartilage tears, you name it. Nothing serious enough to go under the knife over, but enough to be irritating. Both ankles, knees and shoulders....

Each one of my fingers has been broken, some multiple times.

Broken collarbone, cracked pelvis. My right shoulder is so loose I can dislocate it on command. Quit doing that in college. Dislocated elbow, and my right hip joint feels like it grinds. Doc can't find anything wrong there though.

Too many stitches and staples to count.

And the grand finale: 7 diagnosed concussions. I'm guessing 2-3 that went undiagnosed.

Do yourself a favor. Quit now so you can walk later. It sucks, I know, I've had to quit playing hockey, which leaves golf as my only activity. But looking back, I'm glad I did.

I've broken an arm, 4 ribs, 3 fingers, boxers fracture, 5 toes, hip pointer, torn rotator cuff, torn knee ligaments, fractured skull, and more concussions than I can recall. Numerous stitches in various body parts ranging from my tongue to my eye ball (long story in itself) to my butt. My hand gets sore when the weather changes, and my knee pops pretty loud when I get out of bed, but that's about all the lasting effects. I've got a calcium deposit on my wrist where I broke my arm that's about the size of a gumball, but it doesn't bother me. I'm still very active, and I'm afraid of slowing down, for fear I'll hobble around like an old man.

http://www.nccspinecare.com/

Check this out it should be relatively close to you. If not call them and ask for a referral in your area.

With this crew, it sounds like we might need a medic at Phil's BBQ.

One of us might blow out a knee pitching washers......

Nope, I am a specimen of health by daily beer and monthly tequila.

It's threads like these that make me glad I wasn't blessed with an oz. of athletic talent.

no problems I feel great

Except for the bum knee I'm in pretty decent shape. Which is amazing, really. Also, aside from a cracked rib I've never broken anything.

I guess I'm just not a glass Sally like some of you.

:D :evil:

Finally got that date with GSP huh?

Man some on here have had it ruff too, I tell you for those who have had back problems I can relate. It seemed to me that until you have back problems you cant appreciate the whining of those who do. Thanks for the webstite FLORIDA FAN, I am gonna give them a call. The one thing like mentioned on here is if its this bad already when I get old I hope they can just euthanize me and put me outta my misery LOL.

you could always start attending auctions

Stewie is correct. From the diagram below, you can see that all you need is to have your ossicles rebuilt and to change out your cochlea fluid.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...text-small.png
And don't go to Jiffy Lube. I hear they cheat you.

Brodie Croyle posts here, I did not know that

~you look young, but saying you're 19 is pushing it

My shop is full of stuff from auctions. I need to stop going to auctions.

I've never broken anything, had surgery, or even had stitches. I guess I'm just lucky. *has heart attack and dies*

I am a brain cancer survivor - they opened me up with a skill saw tyope deal and removed a softball sized, Grade III Anaplastic Astrocytoma from my head..."but I'm feeling much better now"

I also have arthritis in both knees, shoulders and my left hand as well, where I was hit by a car as a kid; all the bones were broken.

I also had an accident in college where all of my tendons (left forearm) were fully severed and alsdo the Median nerve was cut almost completely in half. I lost 15% mobility of my left hand (I am a lefty) and had to learn to write right handed.

Ironically, my handwriting is MUCH better with my right hand for some reason.

I had that once, it lasted 5 days, I HATED it!

I've had every bone in my body broken, twice, a liver transplant, three limbs amputated, a lobotomy, heart transplant, lower intestine removed, dentures and a sex change.

My spirit was broken on a cold winter day back in 1995.



If only we had a kicker...

I forgot to post in this thread, the update:

So 4-11-07 I went and popped something in my ankle, I am on crutches now, thanks for jinxing me asshole

It sounds like you and your glass bergina should be drinking more milk.

Heh, it was a drunk thing, I went out after work and got liquored up and wasn't paying attention.

I wasn't talking about YOUR glass berginer chag....but since you're here, wait over there and we'll see if the gyno has an extra speculum.

LMAO

I asked for that, thank you

Well I feel pretty good and as a matter of fact I feel better after this thread :)

Dave

I do what I can for the people. YOu're welcome.

My own glass berginer has been documented here....or maybe its bronze baows that were the cause.

For all those who are bragging about good health, may I offer this one piece of advice....

It was my Senior year and I was bragging to a buddy of mine about how I had always been pretty healthy....two nights later during the football game I was punting and dropped my guard. A late spearing shot to the rib cage by an overzealous opponent caused me a couple of broken ribs and a concussion when my head hit the frozen ground. Later during Basketball season I broke my wrist...and during Baseball season I tore ligaments in the ankle.

Since that fateful night of proclaiming my injury-free life I have had all of the above plus a broken ankle (twice), tore the ACL in my left knee, a strain in the medial collateral, cracked the tailbone (playing roller hockey with a bunch of teenagers), had gall bladder surgery, and dislocated a shoulder. I've also done something to my thumb...what i cannot figure out...all I know is that I can bend it in directions that it's not normally supposed to go.

So...becareful about crowing how injury-free you are.

mmaddog
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I've been fixing people for over 30 yrs. In the last 10 yrs new technology has developed equipment that we've never had before. I've been doing the DRX9000 and DRX9500 treatment exclusively for the last 3 yrs and its amazing. I have a sheriffs deputy that was so bad he thought he would have to quit. Huge herniated disc. After 6 wks of daily care he decided he felt good enough to try out for the tactical squad. To do so he had to run an obstacle course etc, tough test. He place 2nd out of 25 and low back hasn't made a peep. He feels great. Works better the younger you are. So find somebody up there and go. You'll be glad you did.

Let' see here... I'm 42 and here's my medical list....

1. 24 stitches in my head...
2. 7 stitches in right ear...
3. 13 stitches above right eye...
4. 2 rotator cuff surgeries on right shoulder...
5. 2 surgeries on right knee...
6. 1 surgery on left knee...
7. Torn MCL on right knee...
8. Torn Ligaments in both ankles...
9. Broke left thumb twice...
10. Nose broken twice...
11. Diagnosed w/ cancer in 1989... Beat it in 1991
12. Diagnosed with M.S. on April 17, 2001 at 10:37am.... Living with it..


Been playing some type of organized baseball or softball for 37 straight years and I'm doing it again this year....

Were you in Roadhouse? You forgot the pitch fork wound.

ROFL The biggest part of the first ten were from playing baseball, or just as a kid doing crazy stuff... Number 11 ended what was starting out as a dream of every man --- playing major league baseball...

Number 12 is a reason to keep on playing softball... Need to stay fit and in shape... Despite all the other injuries...