TruWrecks
Banned
I just got home from the hospital to get my back fixed. I'm lounging on my sofa for the next week as the doctor ordered.
Surgery was scheduled for 1.5 hours. I was under for about 5 hours. My ribs are so sore I can barely take a deep breathe. The surgeon said that there was a lot of scar tissue tangled around the nerves. My L4-5 disc was touching 3 root nerves and pushing against my spinal cord. The surgery was done through a 1.5" incision. I don't even feel that part right now. The rest of my body feels like it was body slammed on the ground and trampled a few times.
Now for the road to recovery. I have been ordered not to drive or lift anything over 5 pounds for the first week. I was also ordered to do bed rest as much as possible during that week. My right foot is feeling better now. My left foot and leg are still feeling nerve pain from the scar tissue and pressure damage.
Now that the hardest recovery day is done, I'm on the road to getting well again. Hopefully I won't have to do this again. There isn't anything left to remove from L4-5. I already hit vertebrae to vertebrae if I land on my feet to hard.
Happy Thanksgiving to all. I am thankful to all my friends and family that have been and are being supportive during the last year.
I love you peeps.
Surgery was scheduled for 1.5 hours. I was under for about 5 hours. My ribs are so sore I can barely take a deep breathe. The surgeon said that there was a lot of scar tissue tangled around the nerves. My L4-5 disc was touching 3 root nerves and pushing against my spinal cord. The surgery was done through a 1.5" incision. I don't even feel that part right now. The rest of my body feels like it was body slammed on the ground and trampled a few times.
Now for the road to recovery. I have been ordered not to drive or lift anything over 5 pounds for the first week. I was also ordered to do bed rest as much as possible during that week. My right foot is feeling better now. My left foot and leg are still feeling nerve pain from the scar tissue and pressure damage.
Now that the hardest recovery day is done, I'm on the road to getting well again. Hopefully I won't have to do this again. There isn't anything left to remove from L4-5. I already hit vertebrae to vertebrae if I land on my feet to hard.
Happy Thanksgiving to all. I am thankful to all my friends and family that have been and are being supportive during the last year.
I love you peeps.