Back surgery

wellcraftv20step · #1 08-24-2019, 06:17 PM

Hi all I'm as of yesterday I'm two weeks out of surgery, doing pretty well, they cut me in front with about a 10 inch incision,then flipped me and made 2 incisions one on each side of my spine.i have big expectations like actually being able to use my boat again. I'll be home between 3 and 4 months which is going to drive me nuts but that's what I have to do!! Anyway hope you all are doing well.

spareparts · #2 08-24-2019, 07:21 PM

hope it goes well with you. Don't rush it, I had to and went back to work way too soon(that whole working for your self thing getting in the way)

Destroyer · #3 08-24-2019, 09:05 PM

That's great new John. Glad the surgery went well. Like Spareparts said, don't rush it. There's plenty of pain free time when it's properly healed, and an equal amount of painful time if you rush it and screw up something before it's totally healed. I have it on good word that the fish have been around for thousands of years and will continue for quite some time into the future. They will wait for you. Glad you're on the road to recovery.

wellcraftv20step · #4 08-25-2019, 04:23 AM

Thanks guys, I am determined not to blow this, as hard as it is for guys like us to sit around and watch the grass grow I know I have no choice, David it's very clear in my mind how yours didn't go so well do to your going back so soon! As I've mentioned before I have 3 daughters and the furthest one is 11 blocks away and 2 of them are teachers so they are home for the summer, and it's quite clear that they have a secret schedule where they are spending a lot more time with dad this year until wifey gets home from work, so in short I'm under a close watch!! Paul i am so looking forward to getting back on my boat it's all I think about but I know I'm just going to miss the fall run and that's all there is to it !!

Blue_Runner · #5 08-27-2019, 08:04 AM

Good luck with your healing. You'll be back in no time. Keep us posted

spareparts · #6 08-28-2019, 08:02 PM

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 · #7 08-31-2019, 03:53 AM

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 · #8 08-31-2019, 06:38 PM

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 · #9 09-04-2019, 04:42 AM

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 · #10 09-10-2019, 11:46 PM

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!