Holy hell. Covid test. Wow.

[deemus]

Sam,

I'm with you, but if you need surgery...do without and hope for the best?

You ain’t getting surgery these days unless you have that test.

 

[candcallen]

Done. The Black line at the top is the place where the L5 S1 disc space used to be. Gone since early 90s. The very lowest level of your lumbar spine.

The 3 large implants were done today. Successful procedure. Now 6 to 8 weeks with no load bearing on the left leg. That will drive me nuts.

At least I'm home now. Pretty easy as far as orthopedic surgeries go.

 

[seeker_two]

Glad it went well.

 

[Sam Colt]

Praying for a fast recovery.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

Good news.

 

[toddnjoyce]

Looks like nice designs for a free float AR hand guard.

 

[candcallen]

Almost 2 weeks into atleast 6 weeks of 50 load which means only 25 percent on that leg. So it's a Walker crutches and cane. And only when necessary. If interested this is what I had done.

Sacroiliac Joint (SI Joint) Fusion - The Orthopaedic Center

Anyways I'm going nuts. It wasn't like I could do much before as I got about a half hour of activity and the back pain got so bad all you think about is making it stop. I can add to that time with meds so I could walk a mile a couple times a week or mow the yard or water etc. I could do what ever as long as I planned it out and had a couple days between activities cause I was flat out on my back after that. A bad wound infection that took 2 years to get rid of did lots of damage and that's not getting better so that pain is here to stay barring some medical miracle drug or device.

The hope is this procedure will add to what I can do without meds. The right side fused itself while recovering from last years fusion and the whole lumbar spine is fused so all the stress that would be taken up by those joints is going into this one. Fuse it and the pain from it should stop.

So I'm stuck in bed mostly and all I can do is make my list of chores needing done before the first freeze. Some painting and windows need caulking and mortar joints need attention so water doesn't get in there and freeze making cracks worse. A couple corner pops and some whole house cat 5 speaker and coax wire re doing with a box in the garage. Who ever painted this house before we moved in royally phucked that up by pulling and cutting wires. That stuff needs done in the winter cause I'm long past working in attics in the summer.

Got a work bench to set up nd tools to buy that I sold when I moved to texas like table saw, air compressor bench grinders miter saw etc. Stuff you need if you own a home.

All those years following dad around are paying off now. I'm no master craftsman but I know enough to know what I can and cant do. That reminds me I had to hire the garbage disposal replaced last week cause I physically couldn't do it and I'm still pissed about that. Waste of money.


Its keeping me up at night as well as you can see. Lol

 

[Texas42]

Hope you feel better, and soon.

I started doing a study with a weekly self test. It is nasal, but not as bad as the usual one.

 

[rotor]

In my case, yes, but that is a personal choice and written into my health care directive in case I am incapacitated. A choice everyone should be able to make on their own.

So you would die before having a nasal swab, as uncomfortable as that might be? Let me see, nasal swab or embalming? I will take the swab. Why would your choice be to die?

 

[rotor]

That's my thinking. Why get a test if your not sick?

If you are positive the anesthesiologist is at very high risk catching covid form you. The test is to protect the OR people.

 

[rotor]

Almost 2 weeks into atleast 6 weeks of 50 load which means only 25 percent on that leg. So it's a Walker crutches and cane. And only when necessary. If interested this is what I had done.

Sacroiliac Joint (SI Joint) Fusion - The Orthopaedic Center

Anyways I'm going nuts. It wasn't like I could do much before as I got about a half hour of activity and the back pain got so bad all you think about is making it stop. I can add to that time with meds so I could walk a mile a couple times a week or mow the yard or water etc. I could do what ever as long as I planned it out and had a couple days between activities cause I was flat out on my back after that. A bad wound infection that took 2 years to get rid of did lots of damage and that's not getting better so that pain is here to stay barring some medical miracle drug or device.

The hope is this procedure will add to what I can do without meds. The right side fused itself while recovering from last years fusion and the whole lumbar spine is fused so all the stress that would be taken up by those joints is going into this one. Fuse it and the pain from it should stop.

So I'm stuck in bed mostly and all I can do is make my list of chores needing done before the first freeze. Some painting and windows need caulking and mortar joints need attention so water doesn't get in there and freeze making cracks worse. A couple corner pops and some whole house cat 5 speaker and coax wire re doing with a box in the garage. Who ever painted this house before we moved in royally phucked that up by pulling and cutting wires. That stuff needs done in the winter cause I'm long past working in attics in the summer.

Got a work bench to set up nd tools to buy that I sold when I moved to texas like table saw, air compressor bench grinders miter saw etc. Stuff you need if you own a home.

All those years following dad around are paying off now. I'm no master craftsman but I know enough to know what I can and cant do. That reminds me I had to hire the garbage disposal replaced last week cause I physically couldn't do it and I'm still pissed about that. Waste of money.


Its keeping me up at night as well as you can see. Lol

Several years ago I was pulling a trailer and I fell backwards causing a compression fracture of L5. I couldn't get up and thankfully my wife was able to help me. To make a long story short I had a vertebroplasty which helped but back stuff is just unbelievably painful. Be very careful about taking narcotic pain meds as they help but this is how people get addicted.

Give it time, it will get better, don't do too much. Wishing you a speedy recovery off of all pain meds.

 

[candcallen]

Several years ago I was pulling a trailer and I fell backwards causing a compression fracture of L5. I couldn't get up and thankfully my wife was able to help me. To make a long story short I had a vertebroplasty which helped but back stuff is just unbelievably painful. Be very careful about taking narcotic pain meds as they help but this is how people get addicted.

Give it time, it will get better, don't do too much. Wishing you a speedy recovery off of all pain meds.

Off pain meds? That ship sailed 10 surgeries and a nearly fatal infection long ago.

 

[Mowingmaniac 24/7]

cand,

Wishing you a speedy/easy recovery!

 

[candcallen]

Thanks.

 

[candcallen]

Looks like nice designs for a free float AR hand guard.

Yep, a nice retro triangle shaped free float design.

 

[Sam Colt]

So you would die before having a nasal swab, as uncomfortable as that might be? Let me see, nasal swab or embalming? I will take the swab. Why would your choice be to die?

False premise. I would refuse treatment. Death might be a possible and unfortunate outcome. I’m at peace with that.

 

[lonestardiver]

CandC, Hope you have a speedy and successful recovery.

I had to do the COVID test for my bilateral carpel tunnel release. Not a fun test but at least I am getting some relief from the nerve pain in my wrists.

I’ll be seeing the neuro about another disc in my next in a couple of days....not looking forward to another cervical MRI experience.

 

[DoubleDuty]

Hope your recovery is going well

 

[rotor]

False premise. I would refuse treatment. Death might be a possible and unfortunate outcome. I’m at peace with that.

What was false? You would not have a nasal swab? You would not have treatment?

 

[jrbfishn]

If you are positive the anesthesiologist is at very high risk catching covid form you. The test is to protect the OR people.

All they have to do is wear a mask....


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