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'How To Land An F-16 With A Spinal Injury'

I can empathise with this guy as I suffered a very similar injury, not through flying, but from sudden impact. I ruptured the same disc C5/6, however I also ruptured T2/3, L3/4, L4/5, L5/6 and fractured my sacrum as well as L's3,5 and 6. The pain, well, I won't go there.

The risks of operating to repair the damage are too high, so I didn't have it done either. At least I can now walk, although always in pain and I have to use my wheelchair when outside as standing for more than a few minutes can cause a temporary paralysis. I too, have the headaches, tingling, numbness. I also have a far larger waistline than I had before the accident.
 
sandar said:
I can empathise with this guy as I suffered a very similar injury, not through flying, but from sudden impact. I ruptured the same disc C5/6, however I also ruptured T2/3, L3/4, L4/5, L5/6 and fractured my sacrum as well as L's3,5 and 6. The pain, well, I won't go there.

The risks of operating to repair the damage are too high, so I didn't have it done either. At least I can now walk, although always in pain and I have to use my wheelchair when outside as standing for more than a few minutes can cause a temporary paralysis. I too, have the headaches, tingling, numbness. I also have a far larger waistline than I had before the accident.
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Similiar story to mine. In May 2008 I suffered an injury to my neck, damaging the discs C3-C4,C4-C5,C6-C7. I suffered extreme pain,pins and needles down both arms,a loss of sensation and muscle wasting.The lower disc between c6-7 was deemed irreparable so it was replaced with a prosthetic disc....got me a nice scar on my neck where they cut my throat in order to access the disc.:isadizzy:
8 months after the op and I'm still in a lot of pain, though I've regained full mobility and sensation down my arms. :(
 
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