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[sprinklethief]

my dad is trying to get me to go on temporary total disability until i get my spine under control (lumbar and neck). the pain is classified as debilitating (i'm assuming that's why they give me so much percocet) in my lower back and hasn't been examined by a neurosurgeon yet in my neck (in a few weeks - sooner if i can get in) tho they've already recommended me for surgery based on the MRI's and symptoms.

i'm in so much pain most of the time i don't get out of bed or off the couch unless i have to - then i get real good and doped up and top it with an adderall so i can keep going. it's a miserable existence, but i have to keep full time status at work in order to keep my benefits.

does anyone have experience with this or any advice?

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[ciani.livejournal.com]

I hope he has good news for you. Who are you going through now? Cleveland Clinic?

[paroxysm-cycle.livejournal.com]

right now i go to western reserve spine and pain down here in kent but the guy i'm going to try to get into is with cleveland clinic/lutheran.

[ciani.livejournal.com]

oh good! I can't keep track of who was absorbed into Cleveland Clinic.