It was about 8 weeks before I could drag a deer with confidence.
That was nov 3
Prior to that it was about 4 weeks before lifting stuff
1st week after the surgery with the nerve block they did sucked at times with certain movements
Surgery was 4 sept.
1st 2 does i shot 3rd week of sept were pretty close to a main road.

I waited till the next vehicle came by and asked for help.

1st one I had was a internal body cavity screen RS in august 03
this one was LS external musclar screen.

RS internal needs replaced now and another about 2 cm above it needs to be done that has developed

This late may or early june after turkey season get that done....



Delayed blast injuries from a grenade may 12, 03 in Mosul , I walked away from it "unharmed" until I woke up in the CASH on airfeild with a fugging tube in my airway ( fugged up way to wake up.... lol)
Also had my LS Diaphragm detach from my ribs from that blast which was the reason I woke up in the CASH in the 1st place.

Hit my rack after a late patrol the night before.
Platoon medic and my joes heard me breathing all fugged up
Medic J tubed me .
1sg and XO got me up to the airfield in a humvee

Got medevaced for 90 days for the diaphragm surgery.
They knocked out the 1st groin hernia surgery at the same time.

Took about 6 weeks between those 2 at the same time to begin to recover, also had mandatory phys therapy I had ta go to.
Unca Suga wants his toys to get back in the game if possible!!!! LOL!!!
(fugging pain nazi,s)
Went back to Iraq early Dec 03.
Glad to get back.
Felt like a POS being stateside for what I seen as my bullschitt injuries, when I was around young dudes with limbs missing and schitt doing phys therapy at Blanchfeild also.

But I also was 40 yrs old and in waaaay better shape than I was for this one at age 56.



Unca Suga takes care of his broken old toys.
Dont cost me a cent for any of it.
And it is part of my VA rating.



Basically do what your doc says

And dont be shy to ask for painkillers so you can get some sleep for the 1st couple of days after the surgery.

Aint nothing wrong with mid day opiod naps either during recovery.
Lol!!!

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