Criminy, @Opinionated. I'd be feeling overwhelmed, too. But you will get done what you need to get done because, well, you have to, and, just think, YOU ARE GOING TO FEEL SO MUCH BETTER!!!
Sending hugs and strength.....I've spent the last year and a half avoiding this really... I waited until I couldn't wait any longer and knew walking in there was no choice but to do whatever he thought best..
So regardless I'm okay with it, I know I'm out of options and I get it.. I swore 20 years ago I'd never go through this again... but there's no choice, a few injections won't fix it.... (Would have been nice though if it could... lol)
I'm upset as I know what's before me, but need more to give myself a chance at some semblance of normalcy.. I can't take this anymore.
So I'm good with it... for real.
This is probably going to be the busiest month of my life though.. I have to find the time, and physical ability, to move, I have to prepare at least 6 months worth of ejuice, run around for all the pre-surgical appointments (I have to do a sleep study before surgery: have a pre-surgical appointment with his PA: plus a pre-surgical appointment with anesthesiology all in the next month... lol) etc.
I feel overwhelmed at this point just because of that... lol
I love you, and thank you from the bottom of my heart for the kind wishes..![]()

I changed my FT order this morning, to the FL DL version - cuz I could
I ordered:
$10.32 Dvarw DL FL Styled RTA Rebuildable Tank Atomizer - 6ml (24*21mm (OD*ID)) / 316 stainless steel + glass / 24mm diameter at FastTech - Free Shipping
$8.13 SXK Replacement Stainless Steel Top Cap + PC Tank + PEI Tank Kit - 3.5ml / for Dvarw MTL FL 24mm RTA at FastTech - Free Shipping
$4.43 2PCS SXK Replacement Dual Hole Airflow AFC Insert for Dvarw DL FL 24mm RTA 2-pack - 2*2.0mm/2*3.0mm at FastTech - Free Shipping
Good morning shinies
May your day be comfortable and full of love![]()
Bingo! Added to the list.![]()

Just cross all tanks Off your list and get yourself a Brunhilde
Problem solved![]()

Half past ten here in France so sofa time a bit later after lunch. I do mornings too if I'm not feeling well but today is good.Good morning, Charlie! Sofa time?
And likewise.![]()
You really do your research before you buy something, don't you? I like that. It increases the chance of buying something you will actually use and enjoy.Off the list. I looked more carefully--it's again either 1.5mm or 2.7mm under the coil(and ultem inserts). I want an an air hole that's in between 1.5 and 2.7mm.
Back on the list, tentatively, Hellvape MD. @Zazie (and @Nailz ?) Any pointers? Warnings? Words of encouragement? The size of juice flow openings scares me a bit because I vape high PG (70%) eliquids. Any leaking issues with your Hellvape MD? Any other reason I shouldn't be getting one of those?
Please speak now or forever hold your peace.![]()
Best wishes! Just focus on how much better you will feel.Okay, I know there are a few people who want to know what happened with the neurosurgeon today, and this will save me repeating all this in various PM's...
I'm home by the way, so I made it through the trip. (Yea!)
I need another back surgery, no getting around it at this point.. he is getting me in for surgery on Sept. 5, that's the fastest I can get scheduled.
He said that what is wrong isn't necessarily the narrowing of the canals that the nerve roots come out of...
What is happening is that above my last fusion with stabilizing hardware, I have that vertebrae slipping forward... except, it's 100% unstable (something not caught on the MRI)...
When I lie down flat, it's pretty much mild to moderate slippage, not a huge deal all things considered. However, he took xrays of me standing, and that's where the slippage becomes severe. When I stand up, the slippage is an additional 7cm from when I'm laying down, and when I lean slightly forward like I do when puttimg my weight on my cane, it slips an additional 3 cm from there...
So basically, with every move I make that is not laying down, my spine above my last fusion, is just running around all over the place and pinching every possible nerve..
Hence, why I'm okay when I stay in bed, and not okay when I'm up and trying to do activities..
So, what he's going to do is remove the rod and screws that are there from the last fusion, and fuse where my vertebrae are slipping, and then put in a larger rod, new screws top and bottom, and stabilize my spine again.
He said this will not be some cure all because of everything going on with my spine and my nerves otherwise, coupled of course with the CRPS, so it's not some miracle cure, but he thinks it should knock down, by around 50 - 60%, my pain levels, and get me back to where I can cook again and where showering isn't like being murdered and such...
Basically, he's hopeful we can get me back to being a normal disabled person, instead of someone who is constantly bedridden...
So, it's going to be hard, this is major spinal surgery, one that will take a solid year to heal from... but we should, if all goes well, be able to get the pain back to manageable levels... God willing...
So that's it, surgery September 5...
Okay, I know there are a few people who want to know what happened with the neurosurgeon today, and this will save me repeating all this in various PM's...
I'm home by the way, so I made it through the trip. (Yea!)
I need another back surgery, no getting around it at this point.. he is getting me in for surgery on Sept. 5, that's the fastest I can get scheduled.
He said that what is wrong isn't necessarily the narrowing of the canals that the nerve roots come out of...
What is happening is that above my last fusion with stabilizing hardware, I have that vertebrae slipping forward... except, it's 100% unstable (something not caught on the MRI)...
When I lie down flat, it's pretty much mild to moderate slippage, not a huge deal all things considered. However, he took xrays of me standing, and that's where the slippage becomes severe. When I stand up, the slippage is an additional 7cm from when I'm laying down, and when I lean slightly forward like I do when puttimg my weight on my cane, it slips an additional 3 cm from there...
So basically, with every move I make that is not laying down, my spine above my last fusion, is just running around all over the place and pinching every possible nerve..
Hence, why I'm okay when I stay in bed, and not okay when I'm up and trying to do activities..
So, what he's going to do is remove the rod and screws that are there from the last fusion, and fuse where my vertebrae are slipping, and then put in a larger rod, new screws top and bottom, and stabilize my spine again.
He said this will not be some cure all because of everything going on with my spine and my nerves otherwise, coupled of course with the CRPS, so it's not some miracle cure, but he thinks it should knock down, by around 50 - 60%, my pain levels, and get me back to where I can cook again and where showering isn't like being murdered and such...
Basically, he's hopeful we can get me back to being a normal disabled person, instead of someone who is constantly bedridden...
So, it's going to be hard, this is major spinal surgery, one that will take a solid year to heal from... but we should, if all goes well, be able to get the pain back to manageable levels... God willing...
So that's it, surgery September 5...

Off the list. I looked more carefully--it's again either 1.5mm or 2.7mm under the coil(and ultem inserts). I want an an air hole that's in between 1.5 and 2.7mm.
Back on the list, tentatively, Hellvape MD. @Zazie (and @Nailz ?) Any pointers? Warnings? Words of encouragement? The size of juice flow openings scares me a bit because I vape high PG (70%) eliquids. Any leaking issues with your Hellvape MD? Any other reason I shouldn't be getting one of those?
Please speak now or forever hold your peace.![]()
I am counting on you for a in depth review on the Ares 2 in the near future then.![]()
But my Ares 2 is out for delivery; 10 days door to door, not bad. Let's hope USPS can manage that last stretch from the PO to my mailbox.![]()