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Laparoscopic back surgery - anyone had it?
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<blockquote data-quote="Branhammer" data-source="post: 15504914" data-attributes="member: 164970"><p>It's pretty nice. We get a federal pension as well as a military retirement and a 5% matching TSP. The only downside compared to AD is that we can't draw our military retirement until we are 60, but overall I'd say our total retirement package is WAY better than AD.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The doctor is basically making an educated guess based on the fact that when I first started feeling the pain, it was excruciating and shooting all the way down my left leg. He said he is 90% sure that it is a bulging L5-S1 disc but said only an MRI would tell for sure. He just knows that we have a pretty high deductible and wanted to start with the treatment I've been on so far before we do an $800 MRI. He believes that the L5-S1 bulge is the worst-case scenario anyway, and that it should get better with what we are doing, although very slowly.</p><p></p><p>I have thought about getting a second opinion, it's just that the pain isn't terrible. I'd say most of the time it's a 2/10 with it going up to a 4/10 on a bad day. It's just nagging enough that I have to be very careful not to injure it worse and it hinders me on military PT tests.</p><p></p><p>Today, the doctor told me that it does seem better than last time I was there; about six months ago. So I'm fine letting it heal as long as I can do the full PT test within the next year. I just don't want this to threaten my career long-term. He said that in 6 more months, if the pain is still there, then we'll do an MRI and go from there.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Branhammer, post: 15504914, member: 164970"] It's pretty nice. We get a federal pension as well as a military retirement and a 5% matching TSP. The only downside compared to AD is that we can't draw our military retirement until we are 60, but overall I'd say our total retirement package is WAY better than AD. The doctor is basically making an educated guess based on the fact that when I first started feeling the pain, it was excruciating and shooting all the way down my left leg. He said he is 90% sure that it is a bulging L5-S1 disc but said only an MRI would tell for sure. He just knows that we have a pretty high deductible and wanted to start with the treatment I've been on so far before we do an $800 MRI. He believes that the L5-S1 bulge is the worst-case scenario anyway, and that it should get better with what we are doing, although very slowly. I have thought about getting a second opinion, it's just that the pain isn't terrible. I'd say most of the time it's a 2/10 with it going up to a 4/10 on a bad day. It's just nagging enough that I have to be very careful not to injure it worse and it hinders me on military PT tests. Today, the doctor told me that it does seem better than last time I was there; about six months ago. So I'm fine letting it heal as long as I can do the full PT test within the next year. I just don't want this to threaten my career long-term. He said that in 6 more months, if the pain is still there, then we'll do an MRI and go from there. [/QUOTE]
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