Still alive

[Sportsman]

Well, that's me home from the hospital after my neck surgery and as the title states, still alive and with everything working

I have a 4" wound to the front of my throat, slight difficulty in swallowing and very slight pins and needles in my fingers but 90% of the pain in my arms is gone.

I also have two nylon and stainless steel artificial discs

I'm told that the op took four and a half hours and all went according to plan.

I am also told that when I had my accident in February I was within a couple of mm of being quadriplegic so I guess I will just count my blessings.

I still have a fair amount of scaffolding around my neck so I guess it will be a while before I go fishing ( or anywhere else) but it was all much easier than I anticipated and now I have an excuse for not doing anything around the house, at least for a while.

Thanks to all those who sent their good wishes

Dave

[kleinboet]

Dave, Just imagine lifting into a new PB - that will keep you going until you heal enough to go fishing again.

I was away at Reepham fishery last week and had a fabulous time, my first real (reel?) outing since my shoulder replacement......and it worked fine!!

[Janet]

Good news Dave. I'm so pleased that it all went well for you after hearing of all your problems.

 

Wishing you a speedy and successful recovery.

 

I know we don't know each other, and it's unlikely that we'll ever meet, but speaking for myself I regard many of the AN members as friends....even though I only "know" them through this site.

 

It's a great community, and I'm sure we are all wishing you the best!

 

Janet

[Ken L]

Good to hear that you're on the mend.

Hopefully, you'll have recovered enough to get a few sessions in before the warm weather ends.

[Cranfield]

Thats excellent news and I can imagine your relief now its all over.

 

Now comes the hard bit, doing what you are told and not rushing anything, take it easy and give nature a chance to mend everything.

[Ken L]

Yep, rushing back can get you into trouble.

When I had my eye surgery, the eyeball was filled with gas that was slowly absorbed by the body.

Obviously, you can't do anything when you are effectivly blind but there shouldn't be a problem if you only have a tiny buble left - should there ?

I whent fishing, I waded out, had a great session and turned around to come back to discover that the changing angle of the sun had made it much harder to see where I was putting my feet. The only option was to look directly down to see where I was going. Looking down caused the bubble to float up onto the retina making me blind. Look up and I can see. Look down and I go blind....Problem

Fortunatly, once the initial moment of panic had subsided, the very obvious solution presented itself - close the bad eye !

I'm not always that dim honest but it does show that the most stupid things can catch you out when you have an impairment.

[Norrie]

Hi Dave, I'm so glad you are on the road to recovery ...and hope you get fit and well quickly..

 

What a guy you are, assisting folks ( me) while you are/were ill mate...its really appreciated..:)

 

Good luck..

 

:)

[nursejudy]

Excellent news .now just take it easy xx

[John S]

Take things easy Dave, soon enough you'll be back on the bank catching a PB so there's no point trying to rush it.

 

Best wishes to ya

[Guest tigger]

Glad to hear everything went to plan, here's to a speedy recovery

All the best