where have i been you ask?

smoker · Post by **smoker** » Wed Feb 18, 2009 8:26 am

well, turns out i have a birth defect, didnt find out till i was 37 but my back had been bothering me real bad and i had some x rays done and i dont know how to spell it but basically i have a form of spinal bifida...its where your vertebrae dont grow correctly and they become misformed and dont fully encapsulate the spinal cord. my case isnt that bad but the treatment is that basically they try to twist you back into shape because your bodys natural reaction is to protect itself so my back has curved itself completely oppositte of what its supposed to be. the side affect is that since my muscles have twisted my backinto this shape over the years i now have what is called thoracic outlet syndrome, which is the affect of my muscles trying to pull my body back into the shape its used to instead of what it needs to be and this causes my muscles to, for lack of a better word "squish" all my veins leading to arms legs and head causing numbness and sometimes light headedness and dizziness....so untill my back is in the shape it should be and my muscles are used to it, i am either in a lot of back pain or numb and dizzy....pretty cool huh? so i have been missing some work but im getting back now full time so hopefully things keepgoing well, cause if it dont ill just go back to being in pain...cause at least i can work if im in the level of pain i was used to....but now sometimes it just sucks......anyway
my wife also gave birth to my 4th child, almost a month premature but all is well, it was just earlier than we expected....

Ryan from Ohio · Post by **Ryan from Ohio** » Wed Feb 18, 2009 8:32 am

Sorry to hear about your back issues and congrats on #4.

I take it youve been of work for some time, I hope you have an employee around to help your cause.

Glad to see you back. Ive been wondering where some people went.

NorthQuad · Post by **NorthQuad** » Wed Feb 18, 2009 8:42 am

I've been wondering where you were. Good to know you're not down for the count.

I'm glad your Spina Bifida isn't too severe. It can be. It's good you found out about it.

Congrats on your 4th.

MobileAudio219 · Post by **MobileAudio219** » Wed Feb 18, 2009 2:01 pm

Glad to see you back.

Congrats on kid 4!

Tim · Post by **Tim** » Wed Feb 18, 2009 3:26 pm

Congrats dude, a month early huh. Im glad everything is ok though.

So good to have you back on the forum.....I missed you, :)

Tim

Wed Feb 18, 2009 3:35 pm

sorry to hear your bad news, but you also have some great news to help balance it out!
congrats on the new addition to your family.

Glad to see you back too!

smoker · Post by **smoker** » Wed Feb 18, 2009 9:00 pm

thanks all, its been sucky but im back working full time, i dont have an employee so i was just cutting down on hours, i wasnt working like 70 hour weeks for a few months. i still dont but i gotta make a living.

and tim, i missed you too sugar

Ryan from Ohio · Post by **Ryan from Ohio** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 4:34 am

Ya those 70 hour weeks... man