New Back Day

[TBurst Std]

Well today was New Back Day.  Had a laminectomy at L4/5. Was scheduled for 35 minutes and ended up be close to 90 as I was told.  The Dr shared he had to shave a lot more bone off than he originally thought. 

Back home, resting and in no pain. Drugs are mostly worn off.  We will see how I feel in the morning.  No live gigs for 2 weeks, then for the 2 weeks after that, I have to use a roadie as well as play sitted. 

 

[Verne Bunsen]

Wishing you a quick and easy recovery!

 

[zebra]

Best wishes for a speedy and complete recovery!

 

[rgand]

Congratulations. It sounds like things went really well for you. Follow the Dr's orders on recovery.  :icon_thumright:

 

[stratamania]

Take it easy and wish you a speedy recovery. I had some emergency surgery just after Easter and I am still not fully up to speed.

 

[TonyFlyingSquirrel]

I don't envy anyone that has to go under knife, especially with their back, but I am glad it worked out well for you.  Heal well.

I broke my back in 1989, vertical compression fracture at L3.  Was a carpenter at the time, building scaffolding at the Shell Oil refinery in Martinez, Ca.  A pipe fitter dropped a spud bar from a vessel 20 feet away & 130 ft up.  It ricocheted off of a pipe, hit me flat across the back & knocked me off of the scaffold that I was climbing, I rattled through 20 feet of scaffold framing then took a 12 foot freefall over an 18" pipe.  I was in physical therapy for 18 months, vocational rehab for another year, then 6 months of job hunting before I finally re-entered the work force near the end of 1991.  Fortunately, I have avoided surgery all of this time, and have developed a high tolerance for pain as I rarely, rarely will utilize pain killers after seeing what it did to my dad's liver.

Best of healing to you sir!

 

[Rick]

I play seated whenever possible, as I see it, we've earned it.

 

[BigSteve22]

Glad to hear you came through this alright. I know surgery is no fun when you're the one lying on the table. Get well soon, brother!  :headbang:

 

[MikeW]

Speedy recovery to you TBurst!

I had Anterior Cervical Fusion on C4/C5 in my neck that took 6 months or so to heal completely. It's a long process, but hopefully will be worth the hassel in the end. Good luck to you!

 

[mayfly]

I broke my back in 1989, vertical compression fracture at L3.  Was a carpenter at the time, building scaffolding at the Shell Oil refinery in Martinez, Ca.  A pipe fitter dropped a spud bar from a vessel 20 feet away & 130 ft up.  It ricocheted off of a pipe, hit me flat across the back & knocked me off of the scaffold that I was climbing, I rattled through 20 feet of scaffold framing then took a 12 foot freefall over an 18" pipe.  I was in physical therapy for 18 months, vocational rehab for another year, then 6 months of job hunting before I finally re-entered the work force near the end of 1991.  Fortunately, I have avoided surgery all of this time, and have developed a high tolerance for pain as I rarely, rarely will utilize pain killers after seeing what it did to my dad's liver.

kay-rist.  Remind me to never complain about my back!

 

[TBurst Std]

UPDATE, Back is still feeling good. Discomfort from surgery still, but still each day is at least an 80% of the improvement over what any day of the last 3 years have been. Got more new toys yesterday. I'll have to have the wife unbox them them and place them where I can get to them.

No Bending, lifting or twisting I am told.

New toys?

Upgraded my electric rig and got a Fractal Audio AXE-FX III and FC-12. My AXE-FX II and MFC 101 (with power and MIDI cable) will be sold as soon as I migrate/rebuild my patches into the III. Got a gig already lined up within 1.5 weeks (as soon as I can drive again). I want to bring the III.

 

[TBurst Std]

I don't envy anyone that has to go under knife, especially with their back, but I am glad it worked out well for you.  Heal well.

I broke my back in 1989, vertical compression fracture at L3.  Was a carpenter at the time, building scaffolding at the Shell Oil refinery in Martinez, Ca.  A pipe fitter dropped a spud bar from a vessel 20 feet away & 130 ft up.  It ricocheted off of a pipe, hit me flat across the back & knocked me off of the scaffold that I was climbing, I rattled through 20 feet of scaffold framing then took a 12 foot freefall over an 18" pipe.  I was in physical therapy for 18 months, vocational rehab for another year, then 6 months of job hunting before I finally re-entered the work force near the end of 1991.  Fortunately, I have avoided surgery all of this time, and have developed a high tolerance for pain as I rarely, rarely will utilize pain killers after seeing what it did to my dad's liver.

Best of healing to you sir!

Thank you and OUCH!

People ask me what happened to my back. It was a combination of things. A couple falls from 15ft, roll over accident, etc. Portaging a canoe was the hair that broke the camel's back. Then there was a load in/load out of the attic in 2016 that was the nail in the coffin for the old back.

 

[rgand]

A friend of mine had a bad back for a number of years. Couldn't twist, stoop or lift anything. Finally, he had surgery done to fuse a couple together and that was the end of his back pain. He now rides a Harley and is enjoying life. Hopefully this will do the same for you.

 

[mayfly]

Upgraded my electric rig and got a Fractal Audio AXE-FX III and FC-12. My AXE-FX II and MFC 101 (with power and MIDI cable) will be sold as soon as I migrate/rebuild my patches into the III. Got a gig already lined up within 1.5 weeks (as soon as I can drive again). I want to bring the III.

Yea! Nothing like new toys!  Let me know how / where you sell you're old Fractal gear - My old rig (Ultra + MFC 101) is also for sale.

 

[TBurst Std]

Upgraded my electric rig and got a Fractal Audio AXE-FX III and FC-12. My AXE-FX II and MFC 101 (with power and MIDI cable) will be sold as soon as I migrate/rebuild my patches into the III. Got a gig already lined up within 1.5 weeks (as soon as I can drive again). I want to bring the III.

Yea! Nothing like new toys!  Let me know how / where you sell you're old Fractal gear - My old rig (Ultra + MFC 101) is also for sale.

What are you going to Trevor?

 

[mayfly]

Upgraded my electric rig and got a Fractal Audio AXE-FX III and FC-12. My AXE-FX II and MFC 101 (with power and MIDI cable) will be sold as soon as I migrate/rebuild my patches into the III. Got a gig already lined up within 1.5 weeks (as soon as I can drive again). I want to bring the III.

Yea! Nothing like new toys!  Let me know how / where you sell you're old Fractal gear - My old rig (Ultra + MFC 101) is also for sale.

What are you going to Trevor?

I've already got it:  an AX8. Been using it for a few years and slow to sell off the old rig.