OT: Today sucks

mamav

mamav

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Forgive me but today has been a day from hell. You see, I am a disabled vet because some b#$%^ back in the 70's went to Washington and was able to demand that all career fields in the military be manned by a certain amount of females. :mad: so I go in the service, score a 50 in Mechanics as compared to 95's in General and Electronics and a 90 in Admin and they make me a crew chief on F-4's. I couldn't even pass the physical test requiring that you lift 70 pounds from the floor over your head. I was a wimp...of course I can't do it now either but lifes a bummer. So I go to school and get out on the line and 6 months later I am required to launch the Generals plane so he could go play golf somewhere. I wasn't buttoning up the travel pod fast enough for the chief so he forcefully pushed me out of the way and as i fell I twisted to grab onto something to get my balance and that was the last i moved...except to fall on the ground under this running plane with the chocks pulled and the crewchief standing there going...why isn't she moving. The only thing going through my head was they are going to taxi this plane right over the top of me and I am going to go flying down the flightline in the exhaust getting burned to a crisp. :eek: :rolleyes: Fortunately one of my partners took pity on me and came and pulled me out from under the plane. they take me to the hospital and pump me full of morphine to get the muscles in my back to flatten out. BUt since NO ONE gets hurt on the generals plane I am released from the hospital unable to stand alone and sent home on bed rest and going to physical therapy. I have lived in pain and on pain killers and anti-inflammatories ever since....and i wonder why my tummy hurts....My point being, I have had to quit taking the pain meds because of my stomach and now i have been having muscle spasms up and down my back for days and today I am really having a hard time maintainming my sanity. It hurts to lay, sit, move, anything. Thank you Gloria Steinam!!!! And people wonder how I justify getting $$ for this and today i can say why, because I can hardly stand it any more. I need a massage or a bottle of scotch( and you said I couldn't drink) and life just sucks. I'm sorry, but I needed ashoulder to cry on and I don't have one right now so you guys ended up with the job because you can just ignore and go on with life and that will be just fine. I just needed to vent a little steam and have a temporary pity party :grumpy: :rolleyes: So I feel much better...at least I told someone. Thank you so much. :(
 
I hear ya Gin...I broke my back on duty catching a weapons rack I had 4 crewmen moving. I caught it and pushed it back onto the truck and woke up in the hospital. I was paralyzed for 16 days and they didn't know why???? They treated me for soft tissue damage, just found out 10 years ago that I had a broken vertebra healed in place.

Long story short, almost 30 years now of back pain and have been denied any compensation because they didn't know that I had broken my back. I can't swing a golf club, can't push a mower...etc...anything in that critical bent position.

Make you a deal...I'll pray for you, you can pray for me. Maybe we can get our minds off ourselves that way...
 
Damn! I know about back problems as well and you have my sympathy if nothing else. I'll pray for you too Gin, best I can offer.
 
Gin, my thoughts and prayers go out to you. God Bless!

Naisty, same for you. God Bless!

Heber
 
I feel better already! :) How about you Gin?

ps: Edutsi...you remember that I asked if I could *crawl* in the lodge? Now you know why! :)
 
My computer room's being torn up getting ready for munks visit. So I gotta be careful bout where I light things. Heck with it. Smoke on the way.
 
Mamav
I good friend of mine told me about The National Upper Cervical Chiropractic Association (NUCCA). They use special techniques for back pain and he swears by them.

Here is a link: http://www.nucca.org/home.htm

It might be worth checking to see if they have a doctor near you. Certainly wouldn't hurt to try. (no pun intended :) ). There is a link on the web site to find a doctor.

Hang in there.

Semp
 
Bless you both! I was down for one week one time with a hyper-extended lower back, and if I had even been able to crawl I would have tried to reach my pistola and end it all! Seriously, I have just a small inkling of what you're going through, and hope that idiot crew chief realizes at least what hell he has put you through.

Smoke and prayers going up, and all my best. Please hang in there and I hope you get some relief soon.

Best regards,

Norm
 
I feel for you mamav. I'm sure it's not a tenth as bad as yours but my lower back has been mad at me for sitting around so much this weekend. Will keep you and all the good folks here in my thoughts as always.
 
Sorry to hear you're in pain, Gin. We're here to help. Sometimes letting it all hang out is a medication of its own.
 
Never saw you on the flight line. Used to guard F4s.
Where were you?
(I was the guy with an M16 and fingers in his ears trying to retain at least some of his hearing.)
Any possibility of medical followup outside the system? The military doctors I ran across back in the '70s weren't.....well, they weren't.
Denis
 
Thanks so much guys. Nasty that is bad that you can't get any proof from a dr. that the healing was from an old injury and corelate the 2. Have you been a real pain in their backsides and pushed every level of appeals. I know it is a pain, but it was worth it for me. I used to get relief from the chiro, but this time even that isn't touching it. So guess I'll just keep praying and it is good to know others feel the same stuff.Thanks!!
 
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