Under the knife

“Well, Monday morning I'll be cut on for a herniated disk L4-5. I injured it last December lifting a canoe. I'll be around the house for a couple of weeks, so maybe I'll get to post more, then gradually working my way back into work. Hopefully recovery time is 4 to 6 weeks. This is one of those trim jobs instead of a removal. They will just remove the part of the disk that is protruding. Just a minor adjustment on my way to old age.

Anyway, keep me in your prayers, or send some good vibes this way. I'm going to the woods today.”

“bs-u got it!”

“ICK!

Good Luck!”

“Good Luck BS”

“Heal quick and dont push it!”

“take care!”

“Heal quickly and rehab slowly, BS.”

“Thanks for sharing the situation...please keep us informed.

Prayers coming your way!”

“Prayers for skilled surgeons and quick healing!”

“I wish you the best BS.
Take good care of yourself.
May the your healing be complete.”

“Thank you all!”

“Get Well soon man!”

“Father,

I ask you to bless my friend BS reading this right now. I am asking you to minister to his spirit at this very moment.
Where there is pain, give him Your peace and mercy.
Where there is self-doubting, release a renewed confidence in Your ability to work through him.
Where there is tiredness or exhaustion, I ask You to give him understanding, patience and strength.
Where there is spiritual stagnation, I ask You to renew him by revealing Your nearness, and by drawing them into greater intimacy with You.
Where there is fear, reveal your love and release them Your courage.
Where there is a sin blocking him, reveal it, and break its hold over my friend?s life.
Bless his finances, give him greater vision and raise up leaders and friends to support and encourage him.
Give him discernment to recognize the evil forces around him and reveal to him the power he has in You to defeat it.

I ask You to do these things in Jesus? name, Amen!”

“good luck”

“ooooooouch!! I'll be thinking of you and how much better you'll be feeling when you're fully recovered. Best wishes for a speedy recovery! Enjoy your down time.”

“BS,..I wish you the best in all things.

Take care of you and get well soon!”

“We'll keep the cards and good vibes going at you.”

“BS - When you can, let us know how you are doing!”

“BS- You've had the surgery by now and hopefully, you're resting and recovering. Take the time you need to heal and don't push the physical therapy. More isn't better with either reps or resistance as far as physical therapy goes. There's a pretty good article on surgery and recovery in this month's Outside magazine.”

“i went under the knife, again, yesterday!

i'm almost starting to enjoy this, NOT!”

“Rad, good luck with your recovery....better than the other options, right?”

“oh, yes.

i bought a pair of lightweight grammicci pants, to wear in the sun, too!

we miss ya BS! get better and join us on a hike, soon!”

“and if you can't carry a pack, just bring your off-road golf cart and trailer!”

“wishing you good luck and a quick recovery!”

“rad, you had surgery too, jeesh, I hope the doc's name isn't Orenthal.

BTW - I didn't know they still used knives in pen!s enlargement surgeries. i thought it was all lasers!”

“they don't.

mine was a reduction.

i can't hike, if i keep tripping over it.”

“lmao, I have the same dilemma rad. It sure comes in handy during tricky creek crossings though.”

“Yeah, it gives you five points of contact.”

“Thats only if the stream isn't too cold though.”

“I guess I am dickless compared to these two liars.”

“i have some left over, that i can donate.”

“Always carry a spare.”

“tggtt cgf 7

Damn, sorry about that, sometimes it gets away from me.”

“Carry a spare? That has some strange conotations.”

“Good luck BS. If you get intravenous, may they find your vein on the first try.”

“whoa daddy........
in what forest would one find such a stump?”

“violin, don't you think a link to the crude pictures would be more appropriate around here. I would hate for this site to be put on the denial list.”

“baume, you may as well be talking to that wooden pen!s. violin won't listen.”

“Okay, after seeing those pictures, I'm NOT going to ask Rad what surgery he really had. But have a good recovery and we'll all pray that you have little pain and that Jen has lots of patience.

BS, I hope that you are doing well and that the surgery was better than successful. My Mom had similar surgery and she is really as good as new now. Think happy thoughts, it is good for your healing.”

“Thanks to all for your support. I had the disk trimming operation on Monday morning at 7:30am. I was in a hospital room by 10:30 and home by 7:30 pm on Monday. It was amazing. The ruptured disk was pressing on the S1 nerve and as soon as the protruding material was remove, immediate relief came. The surgury was done by a one inch incision with a probe and microscopic tools used to locate and do the work. I had immediate relief. The incision now is sore and has to heal and since my disk has been trimmed on and opened up I have to be carefull not to do anything that might cause it to move out of place. For two weeks I can only lay down or stand up. Absolutely no sitting. After that I will be able to sit for about 30 min. at a time for a couple more weeks. I've been walking 30 min a day twice a day since Tuesday and going crazy the rest of the time. I'm just now getting comfortable lying around as there were few positions where I could rest well the first couple of nights.
All in all, it went very well. I just have to keep from doing anything stupid for the next six weeks.
I appreciate your
support and prayers.
Hopefully I'll be backpacking again by the first of November.

Ski,
that article in Outside was an inspiration and encouragement for me to get on with the process. If it is broke fix it and get on with life.”

“cool. hope you have a speedy and full recovery.”