An Update Of Sorts

Some of you may know that I lost my health insurance on Saturday.  I was on long term disability for my Tourette's Syndrome and PTSD.  My long term ran out on October 15th.  When it did, so did my insurance.  

I received a call from MetLife this morning.  They got a fax from my surgeon last week.  Based upon the information in the fax, they have decided to keep me on a disabled status for another 29 years!  Until I turn 65.  With my spinal issues, and the corresponding nerve damage, I have been diagnosed with radiculopathy.  Both my surgeon and my long term disability provider have decided that, in my current condition, I am unable to perform any job, in any capacity, that would pay me 60% of my last job, for the rest of my working adult life.

That being the case, the health insurance for my family has been reinstated effective immediately.

Speaking of my nerves, pain has increased substantially to all extremities.  It hurts to sit, walk or even lay on my side.  Pain shoots through my fingers as I type.

I think you know what I'm getting at.

I LOVE THIS WEBSITE.  It is my baby.  I am literally prolonging my recovery by continuing to write.  For the moment, I cannot continue to do this any longer.

It is killing me that I have so much that I want to talk about, but I don't have the time or energy to type out.  At the moment, I have two Google Chrome pages up on my laptop, each with over 30 tabs open.  As days go by, tabs get added, and my computer runs slower than the day before.

I don't know how long this silence will last.  Days....maybe weeks....but I need to take care of myself.  I have to spend this time flat on my back, watching television or reading a book.

If any of you would like to keep in contact, you can reach me the following ways:

Twitter:  @TheTwitchOnline

Facebook:  www.facebook.com/thetwitchonline

Thanks for reading.  I'll write again when I can.

I love you all.

Adam

Photos: My Spine Is Much Worse Than Imagined

Note:  The images below are of my body.  They are the property of myself and my respective doctors.  They may not be reproduced without my consent.  Thank you for understanding.

As you know, I had a discectomy on June 20th.  I had a couple of minor complications, but things seemed successful.

Within the first two weeks, however, the pain came back with a vengeance.  Pain medication quickly had no effect.  I started receiving regular epidural injections.  Every two weeks.  At some appointments, two at a time.  No effect.

With every passing day, my mobility worsened.  I started collapsing like I had before.  I'm at a point now where I cannot walk without a cane.  My spinal surgeon scheduled another set of surgeries for later this month.  He had me complete an MRI last week to get an idea of what we were looking at.  I had a chance to take a look at them yesterday morning.  What I saw was so much worse than what anyone could have imagined.