Recent content by branchjd11

Sorry that I haven't been checking this board lately. I finally obtained my MEB results this past week...7 Jul. The MEB stated that I should be returned to duty with a C-code for one year. For those in the AF, I was assigned a C-2 code. This allows the AF to deploy me to CONUS locations...

I had an appointment with my PCM today. We discussed the nerve block procedure that the WR orthopedic doctor wanted to perform. It could work to relieve the pain, but we are going to use the physical therapy treatment instead. I really don't want another doctor near my back with a needle...

Part of my MEB saga: I had to visit Walter Reed Orthopaedic today for the final consult that my MEB package needed. The doctor there wants to perform a bilateral lumbar medial branch block for the pain. If that procedure work okay, then I will need to have a medial branch radiofrequency...

To All: My MEB paperwork has been started. I was supposed to deploy in July with training to start for it in May, but I would not be able to conduct my duties due to the injury. Since my profile conflicts with a deployment, then it is an MEB action. My condition is getting better with physical...

I had an appointment yesterday with my PCM. The doctors at Bolling AFB have been great during this whole ordeal. She was encouraged that I had some progress with the physical therapy treatment and my nerve/pain meds. I'm supposed to continue my physical therapy for the next two months and I...

Well, I met with another doctor concerning my MRI results. My PCM is almost impossible to see due to the appointment system. So, the third doctor in this chain of treatment at Bolling went over my MRI results. Don't get me wrong...the docs over at Bolling have been great, Tricare appointment...

DruceDeVille, Thanks for the info. I looked up the procedures...not as bad as having an ER doc stick a needle in my spine. Are you going to an MEB due to the inability to deploy, fitness standards, or is it part of the process of determining fit/unfit to stay in the service? Thanks for...

DruceDeVille...Thank you for your information! I would say that it is nice to know that someone has been through this same condition, but I don't wish this on my worst enemy. I tell people about what happened and some people look at me like I'm trying to get out of something. Others think...

SPINAL TAP MISHAP: I hope that someone might have some information related to my current medical condition. I wouldn't wish this for anyone. On 19 Sep, I had an allergic reaction to a migraine medication that produced stroke-like symptoms. So, I was rushed to a local hospital. They conducted...