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From: Fred.Kreitzer@p0.f10.n137.z1.fidonet.org (Fred Kreitzer)
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Subject: nerve damage
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Date: 28 Feb 91 02:09:23 GMT
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Hi Harry
Nice to hear from you, I am probly late in responding, I had been away
from home for a day.
Your problem to say the least is interesting, has it been medically
proven though tests?, has test like MRI Mylogram ruled out any boney
disorder?
A short history on me. Injured in early 1970 when the chopper I was
flying was forced down due to small arms fire. I sustained no trauma
from the crash, but took 2 rounds, one in the buttock and the other
entered the rectum,exited the Sigmod Colon and lodged at L4-L5 level.
The first one could be removed with no problem, the second was so close
to the spine, it was left there. I fully recovered to say the least that
was my last trip to Vietnam.
Ever since 1970, I have recived back x-rays to plot the location of the
projectile. I remain in the army and flying till 1986, when x-ray showed
that it had move away from the spine, I when to Walter Reed Hosp, where
surgery was performed to remove it. As the took the projectile, it eas
noted that I had develope athritis and they were forced to remove the
disc at L4-L5.
In 1987 right at christmas, amother operation was done to find why I was
still in great pain and had loss use of my right leg. This revealed that
discs at L3-L4 and L5-S1 had also ruptured. Those disc were removed, my
spine fused and 2 steel rod places for support.
I still have severe pain in my lower back, a burning pain in the rt. leg
and when I am tired or have stood too long, lt. leg pain will start. I
can walk fairly well with a cane and have little trouble getting aruond.
I have had all the battery of test and all they can find is a small bone
sper which might at times inflame the rt siatic nerve. My doctors have
come to two conclussions, first, any further injuries to the lower spine
could not be repaired and second, most likly the mucsle of the lower
back have intersperced with scar tissue, mucsle spasms will push the
scar tissue on to the siatic nervres, inflaming them for weeks on end.
I am on moderate pain killers and heavy mucsle relaxants(they seem worse
than the pain kill).
There has been talk of removing the scar tissue, one doctor says yes,
one says no, I'll let them fight it out
Excuse my spelling, I was always a good speller, but a bad typist and I
wont take the time to edit this, you get what I mean
Please write again and give me more detail on your disorder.
40
                         Sarasota Fred

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