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Old 01-03-2009, 11:10 AM   #1
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Yay, surgery was a success
But, should I be worried that the doctor said he had extra parts when he was done??

So, it happened on December 16th so its been just a bit over 2 weeks.

They went in through the front of my neck, moved my larenx over, removed the ruptured disc, put a cedaver bone in its place, put a metal plate in that stretched from my C6 to C7 vertabrea, put 4 screws in and sewed me up.

I went home that night - maybe 5 or 6 pm?

First couple days were ROUGH!!!! I maybe saw 2 hrs of sleep and it was in a sitting position only.

I now have all the bandages and stitches out - yay!

I still am unable to sleep in a bed - I have to sleep on the couch propped up at an incline.

I am slowly wearing my neck brace less - still wear it for sleep and stuff - I'm only suppoed to take it off for when I watch tv.

I'm getting better but I'm bored at home - I want to go back to work.... kinda. I sooooo want to go for a drive but I'm not allowed to for a while. Right now, minor drives are torture.

But one thing is nagging me...... all my other surgeries were weight reduction..... this one was weight addition - sigh

Goal for 2009 - NOT get hurt! ESPECIALLY NO SURGERY!!
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Old 01-03-2009, 11:59 AM   #2
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Did you ask for Carbon Fiber replacment?
Glad to see all is well so far. Success is good news.
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Old 01-03-2009, 12:22 PM   #3
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glad things went ok for you james. feel better bro.
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Old 01-03-2009, 12:32 PM   #4
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Wow, the bones of a dead man!

Accident free in 2009!
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The looser the waistband, the deeper the quicksand. Or so I have read.

Feather-light suspension, Konis just couldn't hold. I'm so glad I took a look inside your showroom doors.

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Old 01-03-2009, 12:32 PM   #5
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Wow, the bones of a dead man!

Accident free in 2009!
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The looser the waistband, the deeper the quicksand. Or so I have read.

Feather-light suspension, Konis just couldn't hold. I'm so glad I took a look inside your showroom doors.

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Old 01-03-2009, 12:35 PM   #6
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sweet, good luck man! i couldnt imagine not being able to drive! atleast its the winter tho....
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Old 01-03-2009, 01:15 PM   #7
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Hope everything gets back to normal. Thats a rough surgery and seems like your doing great.
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Old 01-03-2009, 01:28 PM   #8
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Wow, the bones of a dead man!

Accident free in 2009!
Such a great post he decided to post it twice
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Old 01-03-2009, 01:30 PM   #9
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If you don't mind me asking how did you ruptured disc anyway?
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Old 01-03-2009, 01:31 PM   #10
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Hope this works out. Sorry to hear of the pains.....I messed up my back (no surgery).....so I can appreciate the 'wanting to be pain free'.....
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Old 01-03-2009, 01:38 PM   #11
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If you don't mind me asking how did you ruptured disc anyway?
The car accident 3 months ago.
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Old 01-03-2009, 02:37 PM   #12
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Ahh ok, I went through his recent posts & nothing stood out as to what would've caused it. Thanks for clearing that up
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Old 01-03-2009, 03:53 PM   #13
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he was rear-ended...and he loved every second of it. i knew he was GHEYYYYYYY
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Old 01-03-2009, 04:26 PM   #14
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That's good to hear, hopefully you can stay healthy for an extended period of time.
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so when I stop by on wednesday do you want to set up the trampoline. LOL
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Old 01-04-2009, 09:07 PM   #16
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Glad to hear you're on the mend James - feel better and stay healthy!!
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