Comments | lethrdadchicago: OK, now we're getting somewhere....update on post from earlier this week

lethrdadchicago

OK, now we're getting somewhere....update on post from earlier this week

Feb 15, 2008 15:44

So, by way of picking up where I left off on Monday, I was concerned because there were three things that popped up simultaneously in my rather low-key existence (normally centered primarily around my kids' lives and not a great deal else lo these past couple of years, although I'm working on getting fit, branching out socially, and trying to ( Read more... )

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bigfundrew February 15 2008, 22:26:16 UTC

as soon as you started describing what happened to your back last night, I started imagining it, man and was squirming in my seat. Wow...I hope it goes well. Good luck if you persue the personal injury lawyer route...sounds like it's a good idea.

AND...lower all expectations of hook ups from sites like 411 and the like. They rarely work out well...or at all. So, if it DOES work out..it's a nice little treat..hehe

lethrdadchicago February 16 2008, 04:41:56 UTC

Thanks, bud. Yeah, I went to the health club and sat in the steam room and just did a few laps, but it was not long before I had to get out of the pool. It is gonna take some time before I recover from the damage I did. SUCKS! I am definitely going to call the guy, what have I got to lose? And as far as B411 is concerned, I am really much more looking for buds to have a beer with than anything else, and there are a few guys I am talking to in that regard. Otherwise, Jim and I play occasionally but don't go out of our way. This guy was pretty hot, though!

xephyr_42 February 16 2008, 00:27:31 UTC

What you just described with your back is one of the big reasons why I'm so worried about getting something done about my back.

I would've sued. That's just me.

I hate flakes. And the net has more than it's fair share of them.

lethrdadchicago February 16 2008, 04:45:44 UTC

I always steered away from surgery, but the pain had gotten SO extreme that I had no choice by the time I got to the juncture I reached. I was in bed most of the time, which was probably why I ended up with the blood clots. I decided not to sue so that I could get on with my life, but I keep hearing about these lawsuits with SO little merit. I am an attorney, after all! And the hospital system that I would have to sue is the one where I still receive treatment, and the one which sponsors my son's special school. Complicated. Flakewise, I knew the odds were very low that it would happen, no biggie. His loss!

cellboy February 16 2008, 00:47:22 UTC

1. Now I know why I got out of Real Estate. Oy!
2. My mom (85ys old) had disintegrating discs all her life. She was talked out of fusion. In pain most of her life, off and on. So I know how bad back pain can be.She did however find a good chiropractor that help so much, she resumed playing golf for 30 yrs.
3. Is there a statue of limitations should you decide to press for a law suit?

lethrdadchicago February 16 2008, 04:49:27 UTC

Real estate sucks, as we have discussed I totally got into it at the WRONG time. But such as it is, it's the way I make my living for the time being. (HEY, WHY AREN'T YOU BEING BAD IN SF?) I do have a chiropractor that I went to occasionally for my historic lower back issue, but the idea behind going to the hospital was to try to get physical therapy and cure the problem, NOT to create an entire new one. I STILL have the old problem, and a new one, TOO. The statute of limitations, I believe, is two years after the DISCOVERY of the problem, which is coming up. Another reason to get my sorry ass to a lawyer, fast.

oceanlux February 16 2008, 02:54:02 UTC

Hmmm...in my mind: 1) a really good ethical personal injury attorney will listen to your story, (free of charge) and tell you whether or not you realistically have a "winnable" case. I've heard that most PIA's work on a percentage basis, so a realistic PIA is not going to take your case unless he thinks there is a good chance of winning. Make sense?

2) If I got your story right, your a licensed attorney. Do you think you have a case?

And Bud, having lived with back pain, no one can understand how excruciatingly painful it can be, and how it affects all aspects of your life -- unless they have it experienced it themselves.

lethrdadchicago February 16 2008, 04:57:51 UTC

Oh, absolutely this is a contingency case. And yes, as an attorney, I know that it is a good one. My problem is that I allowed my personal feelings to get in the way of my own wellbeing, i.e. I like the physical therapist that screwed up my back (the fact that he is a hot big bear of a man has NOTHING to do with it, OK it does.) But he is also a nice guy who probably really thought he was doing the best thing for me, he just happened to be dead wrong and screwed me up REAL bad. He doesn't even know, to this day. There are others, two doctors in particular, that should be made to pay, that are no longer part of the system in question, that screwed things up and probably would not be taken to task as a result. Again, all of this is to say that my personal feelings have indicated that I would not get satisfaction, maybe just dollars for a lot of time and effort and I made a decision a while back that I would just move forward and let it go. Lately, I have decided that I still have enough pain that maybe dollars are ENOUGH!

oceanlux February 16 2008, 14:45:25 UTC

I have worked with some really good physical therapists, and some really bad ones. (Does the term physical terrorist sound familiar)? Like you, one in particular, (I think) did a lot more harm than good. I don't think I would have a case though. I did have a discectomy about ten years ago, and I think that was a big mistake. I'm trying to move more, and thankfully, Advil is about all I have to take on most days to deal with the pain. Hang in there, and keep moving -- good for you for going to the health club and trying to swim a little. I know how hard that can be....

lethrdadchicago February 19 2008, 23:08:24 UTC

Yep, it is. I went back to the gym on Sunday again and swam a bit more. I think that I overdid it, though. I have been SORE AS HELL ever since. I may go back again today, but take it a bit easier. I think that I need to keep working out, but I am hesitant to use the machines and do crunches and things for fear that I will make the injury worse. Damn, this sux, and not in a good way either, know what I mean?

everinbluejeans February 16 2008, 03:07:23 UTC

That definitely sounds like a sign. Everything for a reason, right? And, yikes. I am now double scared of hospitals/doctors :-/

lethrdadchicago February 16 2008, 05:00:49 UTC

My feelings exactly. Why else would I have hurt my back in that exact place last night? I am very fatalistic. Don't be scared, they have their place in life, although I have managed to stay away from them for the most part in my life until the last couple of years. So how was your birthday, good I hope?