Howdy everyone,
WARNING - Negative Post Follows. Need to get this off my chest and just want to let ya'll know if you don't want to read this.
So after my neck and upper back has been hurting on and off since Feb 2nd, I decided to go see a chiropractor. I got some bad news that I was not expecting nor that I wanted to hear.
To start with I learned that my upper neck is not correct and curves the wrong way. Instead of curving like a reversed "C", my neck starts the curve but then go straight before curving forward making a slight "S". Well that is great to know but that is not a big issue. What I was told next bothers me and honestly kind of scares me.
At the age of 24, I have a moderate degrading of a disk in my neck. Therefore my muscles are tights and causing the pain I feel. Its to the point to where the disk will probably only last for about 10 more years before it becomes useless. I was told this is not seen in people my age and the doctor was surprised to see it.
I'm 24 and enjoy working hard. The fact that I was hurting and having trouble working under my Jeep made me go figure out what was wrong. The thought of not being able to enjoy activities and hobbles for myself and others really bothers me. I'm scared that I won't be able to enjoy the finishing construction of my custom Jeep Scrambler and all the satisfaction I will get when I drive it around.
I don't want to become useless and unable to work on my stuff with my own hands. That is not what I want or how I see myself. The feeling and satisfaction of getting dirty and getting the problem fixed yourself is wonderful to me. I don't want that taken away from before I reach 60. And at best with therapy, I could possible get the disk to last for 16 years before it become completely useless.
What the hell? I know I have injured my body from different things but nothing ever seemed that critical. There was never any real lasting pain. I have no idea where this came from but it really sucks.
I do apologize for this rant and negative mood but just upset and I guess frustrated at what I just learned. If you made it this far, thanks for reading and I shall see ya'll around.
Later.
