Back surgery

[spareparts]

i was on my back for two weeks, the third week I was walking around a little, the fourth week I was working half days, the fifth week I was back to 10 hour days and pulling motors. Still feeling it

[wellcraftv20step]

The day after my last post I developed this incredible nerve pain in my entire left leg and oh my God It was bad, they immediately sent me for a Doppler looking for a blood clot, none was found and the pain slowely went away, feeling great now only thing I'm on is Gabapentin a nerve med. I was cleared to start driving again so that helps ya to start feeling normal again and Pt starts in 2 weeks, for the 1st time in 22 years I'm pain free and standing straight up, my shoulders are level again I'm told by my wife. Don't know why I waited so many years to do this!!!

[spareparts]

watch that Gabapentin, my daughter was on a form of that medicine for a while, made her a total ***** towards everyone(she was 4 at the time), if your wife says you're being an A hole, its probably the medicine

[wellcraftv20step]

David, you may have hit the nail on the head, just yesterday she called me that in fact, and to think I spent the entire evening yesterday thinking it was because when she got home she found the newest Sea-Doo brochure on the kitchen counter and that I spent the better part of the afternoon at the local Sea-Doo dealership falling in love with one of the newer models, Well I'm glad we've gotten that cleared up! Hehehehe.

[cfelton]

Glad to hear you're doing good! Take it easy though. Im going in Friday for another injection in my back, arthritis is my trouble. Got a 14 day shutdown coming starting the 15th. 12 hour days gonna kick my old butt! Good luck on your recovery!

[wellcraftv20step]

Thanks cfelton, good luck to you as well!! 5 weeks out and I'm feeling like my self I think. Doing a rediculous amount of walking in the local parks, only the ones on the water of course! I just can't walk around my block anymore ,(I'd rather stick pins in my eyes !! ) Left foot is getting some minor swelling though.and I just got another dose of the gel injections in both knees day before yesterday, the pain is easing up in those a bit so that's a plus as well . Wife got me one of those grabber things because it's going to be another two weeks before I can BLT bend lift or twist, this thing is great ,it's crazy the things you can pick up with it, because believe me everything just falls on the floor it seems. Have a good weekend guys, hope everyone's getting some boating in before it gets to unpleasant.

[steplift20]

Wellcraft20step,I just read your post,sorry I didn't respond sooner, I usually don't look past the repair section. I know that must suck staying home for three months but the time will fly by.now is a good time to go thru your boating supply's and your fishing tackle,hang in there and get well soon.