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Old 04-12-2009, 02:23 AM
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Originally Posted by fuzzy View Post
I was told these comments for years by my gp, who I have been with for 20+ years. This guy is lost in time. Not too long ago he realized that my hair and beard are halfway white and I must not be a teenager anymore so mabe its ok after all to have spine problems, so he is getting a little looser on the meds ;-)

The astounding thing is the last lime I saw him a week ago he looked like a very old man, all hunched over, and stressed looking. Turns out he hurt his back real good and now knows how many pills it takes to barely keep moving.
Hey Fuzzy, it is so very true how pain "ages you." It makes people completely different in so many aspects of life. It's invaluable to see an empathetic physician.

Be well,
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1994 Football Injury
1997 Snow Skiing Injury
Laminotomy L4/L5 (3.7.97--17 years old)
1999 & 2003 MVA (not at fault both times)
Grade V Tears L4/L5 & L5/L6
2-Level ProDisc® L4/L5 & L5/L6* *lumbosacral transitional vertebra (11.15.03--23 years old)
Dr. Rudolf Bertagnoli -- dr-bertagnoli.com
Pain-free for the last 4.5 yrs.
5.14.09 DSS with Dr. B.
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