[POOL] We're short players!

[Boettinger, William]

Roger:

I'll see your bulging disc at C7-T1 and raise you my ruptured L5. When I
ruptured the L5, I had to crawl to the bathroom for 3
days, had numbness in my left leg (the disk was pinching my sciatic
nerve). Luckily, I chose not to have it fused, because my
neurosurgeon was honest and told me that works 50% of the time. I got a
good bed, good shoes and did excercises for a couple of
years and it is hardly noticeable now. It sux getting old, all we have
left in life is talking about our aliments. Come on grim-
reaper!!!

Good luck with it, we really need you back (no pun).

-Bill

P.S. I have heard that a hangman's noose will help with the, "neck
specific stretches", that you are doing 3x a day. I could
     make you one if you wish.



-----Original Message-----
From: owner-mcs-pool at mcs.anl.gov [mailto:owner-mcs-pool at mcs.anl.gov] On
Behalf Of Roger Sersted
Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 8:42 AM
To: mcs-pool at mcs.anl.gov
Subject: Re: [POOL] We're short players!


Spinal anatomy 100:

The spine has five parts, from top to bottom: cervical (C1-C7), thoracic
(T1-T12), lumbar (L1-L5), sacral (S1-S5) and coccyx (tail bone).  There
are 24 individual vertabrae in the adult spine.  Each vertabrae is
referenced by it's location and number.

I've already had C4-C6 fused. The MRI showed a bulging disc at C7-T1. 
Though it sounds serious.  It's minor and hopefully with physcical
therapy and a change in my workout routine, it won't crop up again for a
long time.  It's actually been getting better after just two PT
sessions.  I've also been doing neck specific stretches 3x a day.


I appreciate your support and everyone elses.

Thanks,

Roger S.


Craig Stacey wrote:
> Off by one key to the left on your right hand.
> 
> How'd you make out with the MRI?
> 
> --
> Craig
> 
> 
> On Apr 24, 2007, at 4:43 PM, Roger Sersted wrote:
> 
>>
>> Giid Kycj Evertbidt,
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>> or decoded
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>> Good Luck Everybody.
>>
>> (bonus points if you guess the algorithm).
>>
>> I'd tell you to "Win one for the gipper!", but I have no idea what  a

>> "Gipper" is.
>>
>