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First, thanks for all the very kind words and wishes.
Surgery went well. I fell asleep in post-op and didn't hear what the Doc said to my wife, but I guess there were no complications. I was given some some narc pain reliever and that knocked me out for the next 12 hours. But I had a pain-free first night. Until I got up to pee at 5. Learned real quick that putting weight on my back is an eye-opener. If I stretch myself as tall as I can, it's a lot better, so I'll be a walking poster boy for posture for a while, LOL!
Doc says to walk as much as I can, but no more than a mile a day. I suspect that less than will be the case.
Anyhow, I'm here at the 'pooter again to annoy y'all by being smarter than half of you.
Side note: one of my nurses was tickled when I pronounced the ingredient in Tylenol as "A set of minnow fins." My pun generator is undamaged.
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Hey Happy Birthday !, along with wishes for many more.
.... like tears in the rain
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Damn sounds painful, hang in there it’ll get better.
Will Munny: It's a hell of a thing, killing a man. Take away all he's got and all he's ever gonna have.
The Schofield Kid: Yeah, well, I guess they had it coming.
Will Munny: We all got it coming, kid.
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Dang. I forgot today IS my birthday. Must be that narc pill, huh?
My journey through space has now completed 76 solar orbits.
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Good deal Rocky I hope it turns out well.
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as you already know Rocky, at our age, it's one day at a time. Happy Birthday!
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Heal quickly and completely Rocky.
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Best wishes for a recovery better than before.
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Happy Birthday!
Hopefully with the surgery done the worst of it is behind you.
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Happy Birthday!
I'm glad to hear your surgery went well and you'll have all spring and summer to walk and recover!
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You will remember a curve of your wagon track in the grass of the plain like the features of a friend."
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Good hearing it went well and Happy B day!
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Dang. I forgot today IS my birthday. Must be that narc pill, huh?
My journey through space has now completed 76 solar orbits.  Get well soon!
Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla!
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Happy Back* Day!
* Your back
We got your back
Your sense of humor is back
Can you lay on your back?
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I am..........disturbed.
Concerning the difference between man and the jackass: some observers hold that there isn't any. But this wrongs the jackass. -Twain
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When I had shoulder replacement surgery, they put a catheter in.
That night, first off, was the first night my shoulder DID NOT wake me up in pain.
THEN....with a load of anesthetic wearing off and no need to get up to.pee 😃, I got eights hours of uninterrupted sleep for the first time in decades! LOL!
Congrats on an uncomplicated and (hopefully) successful surgery!
P.S. - I won't suggest catheterization simply for a good night's sleep! LOL!
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I am lucky that I still do not have to take nighttime pee breaks. Make it straight through from 9 to 5 as Dolly would say. Mine is no amateurstate. It's a pro!
Taking a half dose of oxycodone every six hours. It's not as bad as the hydrocodone I had earlier, but it still puts booze to shame for wooziness. In a way, I can see the appeal that it has for addicts, but I don't like it. I think I'm going to try going without tomorrow. Hoping that the "set of minnow fins" will be enough by then. (Oddly, with the woozies, I'm making lots fewer typos.)
If I can get somebody to open my folding treadmill, I'm also going to see if I can get it running slow enough for me to hobble on it. If not, I'll just make circuits inside the house.
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Happy Back* Day!
* Your back
We got your back
Your sense of humor is back
Can you lay on your back?
Al B. Bach Stop it Dan you are killing us! Glad you are doing so well Rocky. Thing about those pills is the constipation and they don’t work like Morphine! Happy Birthday sir.
Originally Posted By: slumlord
people that text all day get on my nerves
just knowing that people are out there with that ability,....just makes me wanna punch myself in the balls
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Constipation, huh? Well, this too shall pass.
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Hope your recovery goes well, probably can’t pick up much for a while
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Yeah it was enough that I quit taking them however mine wasn’t back surgery. That’s a whole other thing. Wife has serious back issues but has dealt with via nerve burns and injections for the last 20 or so. She may have to get cut one day but hopefully not.
Originally Posted By: slumlord
people that text all day get on my nerves
just knowing that people are out there with that ability,....just makes me wanna punch myself in the balls
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Constipation, huh? Well, this too shall pass. Happy Birthday, get well quick. Had that constipation after gallbladder surgery, passes like a rock. Good Luck
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