Sue Julian's Story
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IT STARTED WHEN I WAS 13...EXTREME NECK PAIN. HAD EVERY DIAGNOSIS IN THE
BOOK FOR THE LAST 30 YEARS UNTIL FINALLY LAST YEAR I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH
DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE. I HAD A FUSION AT C4-6 LAST MAY, AFTER EVERY KIND
OF THERAPY, DRUG & CHIROPRACTIC ADJUSTMENT THE COULD COME UP WITH!

FOR A YEAR I LIVED PAIN FREE, WITH MY HUBBY OF 23 YEARS, MY TWO TEENS ( GOOD
FOR LOTS OF GREY HAIRS) AND OUT TWO GREAT DANES.I THOUGHT MY YEARS OF PAIN
WERE FINALLY OVER BUT THEN SOMETIMES OUR BODIES HAVE DIFFERENT IDEAS!

RIGHT NOW I HAVE BONE GROWTH FROM THE FUSION SITE PRESSING ON THE NERVE
ROOTS, SO HANDS DON'T WORK VERY WELL (THUS THE CAPITAL LETTERS). CURRENTLY
HAVING THE STEROID INJECTIONS BUT PROBABLY WILL NEED MORE SURGERY
(YIPPEE!!).

THE BRIGHT SIDE IS THAT IF I WASN'T HOME FROM WORK WITH THIS, I WOULDN'T
HAVE FOUND THIS SITE AND MET ALL THE WONDERFUL PEOPLE ON IT!!

IF ANYBODY WANTS TO CONTACT ME USE MY PERSONAL E-MAIL AT SUEJULIAN@HOTMAIL.COM

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