well things have taken a turn for the worse. after my last post i got put on OT at work with a special project on the robots and it beat me down bad. i've made like 11000 parts in the last few months at a beast pace with heavy pieces and its ruined me.
my back started really bothering me after this last round of the rona, i've had issues for yrs so not really a big deal but its gotten so much worse now. about mid march i stared loosing control of my left leg with random regularity, it cuts out on me and i fall down. it just goes dead......by by, nothin there, cant feel it, cant move it. it can take from few seconds to a couple minutes for it to come back.
then about mid april i pulled something in my mid back, felt like i had broken my ribs. after a month of not much sleep [couldn't lay flat] i finally went and got checked out...................
straight away they sent me for an MRI that has revealed 5 bulged disks, 3 of which are herniated badly and several nerves being pulled and crushed. i'm wrecked bad from T11 all the way down to L2.
ain't been able to do much of anything.... reserving all i got just to make it to work [can't not have an income], but i come home every day almost unable to even get out of the truck after the ride home.
have to go see a neurosurgeon next wk...............and though i'm a grown ass man i'm scared to be cut. 1 wrong move and i could be worse off forever.
jeeps not even made it out of the garage this yr yet and IDK if it will
Sorry to hear about your back. Back issues are no fun. I have degenerative disk disease, so I can empathize, a little. Your situation sounds like some of it is work related, even if its only 50%....best file the paperwork now because if you go in for surgery, you'll for sure be off work. Your employer will have insurance to cover workers comp so you'll have some income to get you through.