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[The Saltman]

So buddy....if you don't mind me asking how did you get in a wheel chair? How did you get injured?

[charlotte49er]

So buddy....if you don't mind me asking how did you get in a wheel chair? How did you get injured?

I wish I could say that I was doing something spectacular, but I can't.

I was opening the Dell Store in Pineville Mall back in Nov of 2005. I reached under the cabinet where the laptops were kept. (They got locked up in a safe every night.) I reached for the first laptop, it was the XPS Gamer version. G-Force Gaphics card, etc. (Made to play Halo 3 etc at that time.)

I reached under the table, picked it up and ruptured 2 disks in my back. I went from walking to not walking in 36 hours and haven't walked since. The ruptured disks damaged the nerve bundles that run down your spinal chord. Even though I had surgery 36 hours after they ruptured, the damage was done. (That was the worst pain I have ever endured. It hurt so bad when they ruptured, it dropped me to my knees and sucked the breath out of me! I have had fingers broken, dislocated a knee and shoulder that didn't hurt that bad.)

So because I do a lot of work on my computer, it was determined that I need a computer desk (among other things) that I can get my wheelchair under. I do more than just post babe pics on the other forum. LOL

[The Saltman]

sorry to hear that man. At least you are finally getting paid for it eventhough any amounts of money doesn't compare to having your legs.

[Hawk]

wow...thats pretty crazy! Did you have back issues before your accident? As a fellow back pain sufferer, the thought of a disk rupturing and causing damage like that scares the crap out of me!

[Zaximus]

I've seen the story before on here and each time It's pretty scary that it could happen that easily. You'd think of people getting in car crashes or something that have those issues.

[charlotte49er]

wow...thats pretty crazy! Did you have back issues before your accident? As a fellow back pain sufferer, the thought of a disk rupturing and causing damage like that scares the crap out of me!

Never had any back pain in my life other than a little stiffness. I have always had great upper body strength. I used to go to the gym and had a weight bench at home. I used to lift weights, mainly bench presses or arm curls. To switch things up, I would work my quads. Even then, I always wore a weight belt.

Now my quads don't work. (It's not the muscles, it's the neuron pathways from the brain to them.) It's been almost 5 years, and I really don't think about it. You can either sit around and bitch and complain or you can get on with your life. I decided early on, that I would get on with my life. I've got a cool van that I drive everywhere I want. I have a powered wheelchair for long distance, other wise I use my manual chair.

I go to Bobcats game. See the Charlotte Knights at least 4 times a year. I have yet to see the Panthers, but that's because you have to deal with Ticketmaster. They tell me 1 story and the next time I call them up, they tell me something different. But I know a guy who said that the next time the Colts come to play, he probably can get me down on the field. (His Dad is a big shot in TV!)

[Hawk]

ya...the right attitude can carry you a long way, thats for damn sure, and good on ya for having it!

[charlotte49er]

After surgery you go through a month of rehab. Part of it is you have to meet twice with a psychologist. (Once when you first get there and another time before you leave.) I told her I look at this as a Mulligan. (The golfers know what there is. You get a do-over on a tee shot.) That's what I told her this is. I get a do-over with my life. So, I can't sell real estate any longer and even working 40 hours a week would be tough, I'll go an do something else.