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Good luck with the surgery splattermatic, I wish you a speedy recovery!
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That doesn't sound like much fun. Heal quickly and completely.
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May the Go Well and Go Completely be with you!
Best wishes, Splat!
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Best of luck to you and hopefully you will be able to out swim the sharks in February!
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I remember my first exposure to “Go Lightly”. I was working a Saturday night ER shift at Harborview and getting a short report on the various patients in the various “rooms”. In one of the bigger Trauma rooms there were 2 little Asian guys in their mid to late 20’s handcuffed to the gurney….as I recall they were Thai. In a stainless “bowl” were several walnut sized or slightly larger balls and on the X-ray screen their X-rays showed they had a few more to pass before being hauled off to jail. Those little dudes had swallowed heroin balls wrapped in condoms and tried to smuggle it into the country in their stomachs. I don’t know how they were tipped off and found it but I’ll never forget the ER Doc laugh while telling me that they were giving them a drip of Go Lightly but unfortunately they were going everything but lightly. 😂
PS…Best of luck to you with your surgery.
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Thanks guys, I appreciate all the kind words, and prayers. Expulsions have pretty much died down. Now, just drinking chicken broth, and eating Jello. Not a big drinker, so clear liquids of the alcohol type isn't gonna happen. Got things together, and contact info for the wife in case things don't go as planned. You all are a great bunch here !
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Good luck with the healing, you're getting a bunch of stuff done!
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I'll Pray for you, and speedy recovery.
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How did you injure your back in such a spectacular way? military related Hold my beer related Sports related Vehicle crash Or just crappy gene pool?
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Only have to drink a third of the jug of fun ! Back surgery tomorrow is scheduled from 07:30 am to 16:00. Had to start clear liquids this morning, and drink from the jug. Let's see how this goes today !! Clear liquids? You mean like vodka? Yeah I'm on that too. Haha exactly what i was thinking and doing
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How'd I get in this mess ? Well, best guesses, I wore out. 20 years driving a rig up truck on terribly maintained dirt roads, could be one way, or maybe because I'm a pretty big guy, thinking I was superman one too many times, or ? Got fixed 3 years ago we'll say, and the old saying is, you'll blow out above or below a fusion some day. Delivering heavy freight for FedEx freight may have just brought it on sooner ? Don't really know ? Disc's are deflated, and or gone, vertebrae moving around causing cysts in with my spinal cord, pressing against nerves, etc. I'm fixable the doc says.... All I know is, I haven't slept, laying down, in my bed, in over a year. The recliner, in the livingroom has been my bed so to speak. Any tests, mri, ct scan, were done with me sedated, so I could lay flat, and not be in pain. Life has been pretty much on hold for about 14 months. Went out on short term back in March. MRI showed a big kidney stone stuck between my kidney, and bladder. Docs wouldn't touch me til it was cleared out. Urologist had to go in twice to get it all. Got cleared, but had to wait because multiple doctors are involved, so everything had to be coordinated. Thank God or oxycodone ! Tomorrow is the day I get fixed, and move on with life. There it is pretty short. Guys, watch your back. This has been a rough 15 months. You don't want to go through this....
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Best to ya' and a full recovery!
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How'd I get in this mess ? Well, best guesses, I wore out. 20 years driving a rig up truck on terribly maintained dirt roads, could be one way, or maybe because I'm a pretty big guy, thinking I was superman one too many times, or ? Got fixed 3 years ago we'll say, and the old saying is, you'll blow out above or below a fusion some day. Delivering heavy freight for FedEx freight may have just brought it on sooner ? Don't really know ? Disc's are deflated, and or gone, vertebrae moving around causing cysts in with my spinal cord, pressing against nerves, etc. I'm fixable the doc says.... All I know is, I haven't slept, laying down, in my bed, in over a year. The recliner, in the livingroom has been my bed so to speak. Any tests, mri, ct scan, were done with me sedated, so I could lay flat, and not be in pain. Life has been pretty much on hold for about 14 months. Went out on short term back in March. MRI showed a big kidney stone stuck between my kidney, and bladder. Docs wouldn't touch me til it was cleared out. Urologist had to go in twice to get it all. Got cleared, but had to wait because multiple doctors are involved, so everything had to be coordinated. Thank God or oxycodone ! Tomorrow is the day I get fixed, and move on with life. There it is pretty short. Guys, watch your back. This has been a rough 15 months. You don't want to go through this.... Damn Splatter that's some serious wear and tear. I truly hope you find the pain relief and mobility your hoping for. Good luck brother!
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Good luck, Mark, hope it goes flawlessly for you.
Mercy ceases to be a virtue when it enables further injustice. -Brent Weeks
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Good luck. I've had it mild, just compressed S1, S2, L1, L2, L3. No reflex in the right heel. Little limp. Another guy named Mark. Slipped off metal steps from a job trailer on to block steps.
I think a busted about a half dozen blocks when I hit.
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Wish you the best and a speedy recovery
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Well, prayers sent for a successful surgery. PJ
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