| Last Updated June 29, 2005 |
My TOS :
I HAD SURGERY FOR TOS IN DEC.1988,REMOVAL OF AN ABNORMALLY LARGE EXTRA 1st RIB AND THE 1st RIB W/ THE PROCEDURE THROUGH THE LEFT SIDE OF MY NECK.I SUFFERED W/SEVERE HEADACHES FOR YEARS AND ACQUIRED A NASTY ADDICTION TO PAIN MEDS.I WENT AS FAR AS BECOMING A HEROIN ADDICT SUBSEQUENTLY ENDING UP DOING THREE YEARS IN PRISON.I'VE BEEN CLEAN FROM ALL MEDS FOR ALMOST 7YRS.,WORKING A FULL TIME,VERY PHYSICAL JOB. I FIND NOW I HAVE A LOT OF PAIN AND NUMBNESS IN THE OPPOSITE ARM & HAND,ESPECIALLY IN MY THUMB. THE GOOD NEWS IS "IT HASN'T KILLED ME YET." IT IS POSSIBLE TO LIVE W/ PAIN BUT TAKES THE RIGHT STUFF AND PROPER MOTIVATION...PRISON HAS A WAY OF MOTIVATING YOU TO NEVER COME BACK!!
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