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I was a spry and sprightly man. Today, I'm darn near a cripple awaiting back surgery.

On a trip to Arizona before T'Giving, I came down with a ruptured disc, an arthritic hip AND Covid. Suffered a blackout from the excruciating pain and was "amberlampsed" to the Mayo Clinic - where they told me all three of the aforementioned. Two months later, after X-rays, CT scans, an MRI, a nerve block injection, physical therapy and multiple consultations, I am awaiting yet another CT scan and then surgery. Eventually, there will be a new hip as well.

In the meantime, I'm on pain meds and have become an irritable codger. I'm scared of going down stairs because my leg collapses without warning, and I am very sure my golfing days are over. I dread the thought that my new bass boat may never see me again.

If I seem changed on the forums, give me a little slack, willya? This is a booger.


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Hope you get to feeling up to snuff again soon!

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Praying for you Rockey.


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Sorry to hear this, best wishes.


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Best wishes for you and with your upcoming surgeries. There’s no reason to think that you can’t get back close to what you were before.

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God I hope you have a positive outcome and can enjoy the bass boat. Fishing of any sort is a great therapy.


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Dang Golden Years aint for sissies, that's for sure.

Hope you have a good outcome .


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Prayers sent. Hope you get better soon so you can use that new boat.


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RR, hang tough man. We're pulling for ya!


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Darn Rocky what a wild few months! I’ve dealt with pain several times. It can certainly & understandably change a persons attitude. Give yourself some slack too - we certainly will as well.

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At least ya gotta excuse to be a prick, idunno about the rest of these guys....

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RR you are at a good place for treatment. Take it easy and let them take care of you.


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Best wishes and a speedy recovery 🙏


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I wish you the very best and a complete recovery, Rocky. I can identify with severe back and hip pain. Hopefully, you'll be back in your new bass boat this Spring.

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Our best wishes sent,
and get well Rocky

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Hope you get better, I’m in hospital bed with six bullet holes in tummy, 3/8 hose coming out my dick. Had prostate work done this am. Hopefully I will be able to pee normally.

I’ve always had a strong back and a weak mind they say. It’s a wonder mine isn’t bad after all 50 years of lifting pipe.

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Dang Rocky.

2 months ago today i had a knee replaced. They booted me out of rehab last Tuesday and i needed to find a gym to continue working on further rehab of the knee. I reached the insurance parameters.

I wish you the very best in what ever direction you choose. It appears that you are looking your options over.

I know that i have been provided some instructions on things i can and cannot do for a year. And you probably will be in the same boat. My wife was quick to point out that i had a fishing trip planned in April and that is out now, the boat is considered unsteady and potentially may result in some issues. As it will take a year or longer for all the moving parts to be set. Same for a trip to Africa to do some visiting and hunting. So i am looking forward to 2024 for both of those events to happen.

I will be able to take in my shooting sports, however hiking up and down grades is not recommended. Probably will have to put off my trip to South Dakota for bird hunting this fall. But there are other years to look forward too.

From reading your posts your are a couple years older than me and for the past 12 years or so i have been getting some tuneups. I think i am good now for another 50,000 miles or so. There are still things that you will be able to take in, like my doctors said just in moderation. Another doctor keeps reminding me that i had way too much fun when i was younger as she removes patches that appear to be pre cancerous. The last session i was thinking that she was freezing my brain, my head was so cold when she removed a spot about the size of a silver dollar.

I just know that more planning. Is required now to do things.

Now the individuals who were in my joint replacement class, a hip replacement is easier to rehab than the knee or shoulder. So look at the positives, you are doing the easy one. Whoo hoo.

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I had a bulged disc in October. Took til’ the first of December to get halfway back to normal.
Sounds as if your condition is much worse unfortunately. That crap is very painful.
I will keep you in my prayers.

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I feel some of your pain, got out of surgery on last Thursday, got most of bleeding stopped. Hacking up blood. Felt great and couldn't breathe. Hang in there.

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