First of all, thanks for this great site and for putting time into it, now down to the dirty details.
I was hit by a mortar in August 2007 and recieved shrapnel to my left leg and lower left abdomen. It took colon repair surgery to patch me up and about October I started doing light light workouts. My back started hurting. Flash forward to March 2009 and I'm finally getting a 131111 for my back. I still have problems with my stomach and my leg, but more bothering is the fact the Doctor put me in for an MMRB without finishing my profile. He stated on the profile "No running in formations, no standing for over 30 minutes, unlimited run at own pace and distance." However, I can't run. Between a quarter to half mile my left arm goes numb, my back spasms out of control, and it reaches around my left ribcage and I can barely breath. So how can he put that it is a 131111 and I can take the running portion of an APFT?
Now that being said, I've recieved absolutely no information at all on my MMRB. I talked to a soldier that went through one and he told me I can take someone in my CoC (such as my 1SG) to sit with me, but everyone is deployed at JRTC. I've now been waiting for the MMRB for 2 months when I was told it would have to happen in less than 60 days. So being an 11b2p, what are the chances the MMRB will recommend me for a MEB? At this point, I've gone from a healthy kid to a creaky old man and there is really nothing left for me in the military. I wanted to go to ranger school, but I can't. Wanted to go to SFAS, but can't. Can't do my job. Don't like any other jobs in the Military. What are my options even? Really I'm just completely clueless.
As a note I'm at Ft. Bragg, and my Doctor (good guy actually) is so overbooked he flat out told me he should be seeing me every week but there is only a spot open once ever 5th week.
I was hit by a mortar in August 2007 and recieved shrapnel to my left leg and lower left abdomen. It took colon repair surgery to patch me up and about October I started doing light light workouts. My back started hurting. Flash forward to March 2009 and I'm finally getting a 131111 for my back. I still have problems with my stomach and my leg, but more bothering is the fact the Doctor put me in for an MMRB without finishing my profile. He stated on the profile "No running in formations, no standing for over 30 minutes, unlimited run at own pace and distance." However, I can't run. Between a quarter to half mile my left arm goes numb, my back spasms out of control, and it reaches around my left ribcage and I can barely breath. So how can he put that it is a 131111 and I can take the running portion of an APFT?
Now that being said, I've recieved absolutely no information at all on my MMRB. I talked to a soldier that went through one and he told me I can take someone in my CoC (such as my 1SG) to sit with me, but everyone is deployed at JRTC. I've now been waiting for the MMRB for 2 months when I was told it would have to happen in less than 60 days. So being an 11b2p, what are the chances the MMRB will recommend me for a MEB? At this point, I've gone from a healthy kid to a creaky old man and there is really nothing left for me in the military. I wanted to go to ranger school, but I can't. Wanted to go to SFAS, but can't. Can't do my job. Don't like any other jobs in the Military. What are my options even? Really I'm just completely clueless.
As a note I'm at Ft. Bragg, and my Doctor (good guy actually) is so overbooked he flat out told me he should be seeing me every week but there is only a spot open once ever 5th week.