hi,
my name is norma. thank you for your welcome. i am 62 and have degenerative osteoarthritis. in 2005 i fell and fractured my right sacrum and left pubis. after being out of work for three months, i went back and fractured my left sacrum since then i have been in extreme pain. they found that i had a mild bulging disk, mild multifactorial central canal stenosis,in L4, L5,also minimal pseudobulge associated with spondyolisthesis, bilateral facet hypertrophy and arthropathy. milddisc dehydration at the lower 3 lumbar levels and some other problems that i know nothing about and the orthopedist i saw did not explain nor did he tell me why i was in so much pain. he just said i needed physical therapy and that should take care of all my problems. he did not listen when i told him that i had 1 year of all types of therapy and it had just made matters worse. so here i am trying to figure everything that is on the report of all my c-scans, mris, bone density tests, x-rays, etc.

i am an elementary school teacher and have not been able to work in 2yrs. i was on disability for a little over and year and now we are just on one salary, my husband's. he is also a teacher so we have had to declare bankruptcy.

Welcome to Neurotalk. I have copied your post to a new thread so you could be properly welcomed!!!

Hi Norma! Welcome to NeuroTalk!

Sounds like you've been through a lot. Glad you found this site - there are lots of very caring and supportive people here.

Hello Norma, and welcome to NeuroTalk from me as well.

You certainly have had a lot to cope with lately, and I feel for you. It must be hard enough suffering the way you have been, without the added worries of finances. Here's a hug just for you.

You'll find some wonderful people in our Spinal Disorders and Back Pain Forum, who I'm sure will understand what you're going through. In case you haven't already found it, here's the link: http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/forum22.html

Have a look around the rest of the board Norma; you're welcome anywhere.

Hi Norma! Welcome to NeuroTalk!

I'm sorry to learn of all your trials, but want to thank you and your hub for teaching.

You will find lots of new caring, supportive friends here at NT, feel free to join in anywhere.

Hello Norma and Welcome to NeuroTalk. I'm sorry about your back problems/pain. I suffer from those prob's also, so can relate. Please take a look around and make yourself at home. I'm glad you found us.