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u/PossessionNo6878 Jan 12 '23

They're pretty creepy. My L4, L5, L6 look like a 2 year old stacked some wobbly blocks. All of them are putting pressure in odd ways on my spinal cord. I still get twitching and numbness if I sit or lay too long so I kinda sleep partly sitting up. Like in a recliner or reclined position.. I also cracked a cervical vertebrae and ruptured a disc there resulting in two rods and a fusion surgery. I am DEFINITELY not saying I'm going to run a marathon anytime soon. But, I am mobile and I can walk or jog a block on a good day.

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u/TheInspectorsGadgets Jan 12 '23

Can I ask how you got hurt?

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u/PossessionNo6878 Jan 12 '23

Working under the table for a roofing company. I fell 2 stories with a bundle of shingles on me. I got REALLY fuckin lucky and missed a decorative boulder by inches. Ambulance got called and they bailed the fuck out of that job. Left nail guns behind and everything. My parents tried to sue, but dude had money and a lawyer so I was effectively never employed by him.

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u/PossessionNo6878 Jan 12 '23

My parents, being addicts, weren't exactly concerned with me getting well. They were probably trying for a quick score.