Mama! I'm to young to have spine surgery!

[pipz]

Glad to here everything went ok.

Pipz

[B@tfinkV]

in my thoughts dude.

broke my neck twice 3 years apart from each other, the second one actualy uncompressed one of the verts between my shoulder blades from the first injury. that was nice if very painfull for a few years..so far.

good luck and dont let it stop you living.

[trax1]

Originally posted by B@tfinkV
in my thoughts dude.

broke my neck twice 3 years apart from each other, the second one actualy uncompressed one of the verts between my shoulder blades from the first injury. that was nice if very painfull for a few years..so far.

good luck and dont let it stop you living.

Damn twice, your lucky your not paralyzed from the neck down.

[B@tfinkV]

yeah tell me about it. the first was a friend who fell off a balcony onto my head when we were drinking heavily aged about 17. the second was self inflicted trying to stand up on a plastic tray on a snow covered hill. every now and then the pain reminds me how lucky i am to still feel pain.

best of luck with the recovery, once again.

[ColKLink]

good luck, best wish's,.........i think my body heats my plates n screws to about 98.7......if yours aren't, maybe talk to your doc?

[Curval]

I was reading a book about the Battle of Traflagar last night.

It is well documented that on board one of the British ships one of the officer's arm was severely manged by splinters (I don't recall his name or which ship but I can easily find out).  Normal practice in the navy at the time was first come, first serve at the surgeon's table and when this guy was allowed to bypass others waiting in line he refused.  Once it was his turn he was heard to sing the entire song "Royal Brittania" while the surgeon sawed off his arm just below the shoulder.  He had been given a shot of rum to dull the pain.

Just to give a bit of perpective.



Good luck, I'm sure it will turn out fine.

[Gowan]

i hope ya get through it buddy, i aint gonna one up ya like others but all i have to say is....


No Pie For You!

[B@tfinkV]

if that is in referance to me, i tend to disagree. i am not trying to 1-up anyone. i am trying to instill a feeling of shared trauma. there is nothing worse than thinking you are the only one suffering. if it seemed i was one up'ing then i appologise.

[whels]

glad it went ok Cul, i have 2 rods in my back for curvature. mine are called
Luqué rods, rod on each side of spine with wire loops to each vertebrae to keep it straight. have had them sin mid 80s, no problems.

whels

[trax1]

Originally posted by B@tfinkV
if that is in referance to me, i tend to disagree. i am not trying to 1-up anyone. i am trying to instill a feeling of shared trauma. there is nothing worse than thinking you are the only one suffering. if it seemed i was one up'ing then i appologise.

I got what you meant by sharing your story, it does help when you can talk with someone who's experienced the same things you have and know what your going through.

[B@tfinkV]

thanks trax, that was my only intention.

[ColSuave]

Originally posted by Gowan
i hope ya get through it buddy, i aint gonna one up ya like others but all i have to say is....


No Pie For You!

D*mn it! as long as i still get cookies though. As far as i know my screws and rods are staying in unless they cause some other complications. im glad i could turn to all of you for support and thank you again.

[texasmom]

Glad to hear that you're doing well.