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AnthonyG 07-10-2020 12:22 PM

Been in hospital 4 Spinal Surgery
 

Hi Guys, 1st let me thank God I came thru it all OK & am in a 1 yr recovery @ home now before playing w the toys again. Didn’t know but I’d had an injury Probly from football as a kid & must of shrugged it off. The process of the body trying to protect started growing soft tissue in Cervix vertebrae 1 & 2 pushing on Spinal-chord. Was losing hand, foot, leg & arm function. Long & short they cut some bone out to relieve pressure @ C1 & C2 & fused to lower vertebrae. Symptoms subsiding slowly but steadily & looking forward to being back in the game in 6 months to a year.
Best to u all

petehoovie 07-10-2020 12:30 PM

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Moderation in all things....Easy does it....


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Fordestes 07-10-2020 12:33 PM

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Glad you are on the mend .

JSeery 07-10-2020 01:04 PM

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Yep, mine was C4-C5-C6. Hang in there, should have a good outcome.

RalphM 07-10-2020 01:05 PM

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Good to hear it all went ok! Take care of yourself.
I just spent two days in the hospital with a bowel infection. Could have been more serious if I had waited too long.

Joe Immler 07-10-2020 01:09 PM

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Been there,done that and got that T shirt. L4 & L5 God bless you, rest you and heal you !!!!

transbytip 07-10-2020 01:13 PM

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Glad things went well,I had open heart surgery skeduled for Mon. 13 just got cancelled because of Covid outbrake no beds glad nothing real serious some blockages.take care Cliff.

Fortunateson 07-10-2020 01:16 PM

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What, no re-build thread? No pics? Glad you're on the mend though!

petehoovie 07-10-2020 01:19 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by JSeery (Post 1907851)
Yep, mine was C4-C5-C6. Hang in there, should have a good outcome.

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Where's C5?

petehoovie 07-10-2020 01:20 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by JSeery (Post 1907851)
Yep, mine was C4-C5-C6. Hang in there, should have a good outcome.

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Mart 07-10-2020 02:01 PM

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Wow sounds nasty. Well, take it easy and get yourself on the mend. Don't overdo anything, your health is no.1, hobbies no.2.
Mart.

19Fordy 07-10-2020 03:10 PM

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Gosh! Glad you're getting better. Take it slow. Don't lift anything heavy.

uncle max 07-10-2020 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by 19Fordy (Post 1907894)
Gosh! Glad you're getting better. Take it slow. Don't lift anything heavy.

My doctor told me not to lift anything heavier than a can of beer or a woman's skirt. So far, so good.

Ggmac 07-10-2020 03:42 PM

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Good luck and a safe and speedy recovery. Ive hsd 4 lower back surgeries. L3 l4 l5 s1
Listen to the doctor . Working in a machine shop and being a mechanic didnt help things .
Gary

A bones 07-10-2020 03:52 PM

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When you feel it's time, get yourself moving. Start with easy exercise I went through Waay worse. I managed to get back to trucking. Yeah!

Cancer erased the progress I made. Today I'm a poor excuse for man. I've given up the count of bursts and fractures of my spine. I'm still trying, even though the Drugs I've been given have wrecked my chassis. Osteoporosis dire and severe I'm told.

The one who really suffers is the Mrs.

deuce_roadster 07-10-2020 04:30 PM

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Well for all the barners who have serious issues, the best thing you can do is FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS your physician/surgeon/PT people give you. That is your best chance for your outcome. We are all getting older and there is always something...Take care and speedy recovery to all.

JM 35 Sedan 07-10-2020 05:44 PM

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Tony, we usually never know the problems others are going through. Sorry to hear about this, but happy to know you came through the operation well. Take your time, let the healing process take its time, then you can get back to safely working on your nice '35 again.

Fortunateson 07-10-2020 06:30 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Mart (Post 1907874)
Wow sounds nasty. Well, take it easy and get yourself on the mend. Don't overdo anything, your health is no.1, hobbies no.2.
Mart.

Mart, even at my age I can think of something else that would at least be number 2!

flatford8 07-10-2020 07:08 PM

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Wow!!.....I guess I’m not alone with back problems....had the MRI last week.....got the appt. with the Neuro-Spine guy the end of the month....hope I make out as well as you guys........Mark

40 Deluxe 07-10-2020 07:08 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by AnthonyG (Post 1907839)
Hi Guys, 1st let me thank God I came thru it all OK & am in a 1 yr recovery @ home now before playing w the toys again. Didn’t know but I’d had an injury Probly from football as a kid & must of shrugged it off. The process of the body trying to protect started growing soft tissue in Cervix vertebrae 1 & 2 pushing on Spinal-chord. Was losing hand, foot, leg & arm function. Long & short they cut some bone out to relieve pressure @ C1 & C2 & fused to lower vertebrae. Symptoms subsiding slowly but steadily & looking forward to being back in the game in 6 months to a year.
Best to u all


Just one more reason football should be outlawed! It's nothing but modern gladiator warfare. The whole idea is to inflict pain and injury on your opponent so you can gain possession of that lop-sided ball. Then, as you say, years later you are all stove up, and for what?! Sure glad I was a gearhead and bookworm instead of a jock!


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