--- In womenwithsci@yahoogroups.com, yea_yea02 <no_reply@y...> wrote:
> Hi. I am also new here. I have an incomplete C5 and just got home
from the hospital after being in rehab for 25.
I was misdiagnosed for a year and a new dr just found that I had
herniated 5 discs 3 in the C5-C7 and 2 in T6 and T7. The spinal cord
was 98% cokmpressed at C5-C6 and it has left me an incomplete quad. I
have worse weakness and limited movement and senastion on the left
side with the right showing significant lower extrem weakness and the
right arm is about 30% functional.
I am married for 16 years and have 2 teenage sons. They are the
caregivers. Learning to adapt and trying to not think of what I was
or what i lost. Too depressing. Still I feel isolated and even though
I have freinds they seem to be moving at speeds i can't keep up with.
The simple things in life like combing my hair or putting on makeup
is almost too difficult. I am trying to put on a happy face since
others are worse off than me but I still feel like i was cheated out
of a quality life that I planned for.
Love to talk to others. No support groups where i live and eve3n the
ones they do have in nearby counties are geared toward the aged , not
a 40 yr old.
I live in Naples so most of the dr's just thought i was crazy for a
year. they never ever checked my spine even though i am a nurse and
told them all the symptoms. they just thought it was typical 40 yr
old issues like stress, depression, anxiety. etc.
I still am so angry that they didn't listen to me.
I have no satisfaction in saying I was right because I am left to
live like this.
Mindy