Back Injury
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LN: How goes things at Bragg after having that surgery? I'm fairly certain I'm having what you are having.
Ranger Bill: No myotherapists in this area. I'm still going in for the deep-tissue massage, that stuff is better than anything else I've done. Afterwards I go to the gym and hang in the knee-up chair to uncompress the lower back, and then go for a soak in the hot tub, and some stretching.
Thanks everyone for all the support/info.
Ranger Bill: No myotherapists in this area. I'm still going in for the deep-tissue massage, that stuff is better than anything else I've done. Afterwards I go to the gym and hang in the knee-up chair to uncompress the lower back, and then go for a soak in the hot tub, and some stretching.
Thanks everyone for all the support/info.
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Good luckand I hope for the best for you.
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I had a spinal dyscectomy on the L5-S1, had pain shooting down back of left leg. After the surgery I was fine. I went on to do rucking and jumping. I got 20% for it when I got out. PM me if you have any specific questions because it sounds like you have exactly what I did.
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Well, I'm off to the hospital at 0630 and am now officially on the "can't drink, can't eat" orders. I'm #2 on my doctor's caselist tomorrow, and expect I'll be out of surgery by noon or earlier, but who knows.
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Dang, all this talk about backs and now mine went while I was at work on Sunday. Couldn't get out of bed for work Monday and still can't stand up or sit down or move around without a cane. I have a weightlifter belt on for support which seems to help and on a secret stash of serious pain killer until my Dr. appt.
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Sorry to hear you're on profile Ranger RTO. Get better soon so no one takes it into their head to take you out back and shoot ya...RTO wrote:Dang, all this talk about backs and now mine went while I was at work on Sunday. Couldn't get out of bed for work Monday and still can't stand up or sit down or move around without a cane. I have a weightlifter belt on for support which seems to help and on a secret stash of serious pain killer until my Dr. appt.
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Thanks A/L, nice to see someone cares!Ardent Lady wrote:Sorry to hear you're on profile Ranger RTO. Get better soon so no one takes it into their head to take you out back and shoot ya...RTO wrote:Dang, all this talk about backs and now mine went while I was at work on Sunday. Couldn't get out of bed for work Monday and still can't stand up or sit down or move around without a cane. I have a weightlifter belt on for support which seems to help and on a secret stash of serious pain killer until my Dr. appt.
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Well, I am home from the hospital. I had to be there at 7AM even though my surgical appointment wasn't until 10:30, so it was kind of a long morning. Went into surgery about 10:30, came to in the recovery room about 12:30, and it wasn't until 1400 that I was moved to my room. Back hurts quite a bit around the incision, the doc said he really had a lot of scar tissue to remove from around the nerve. It has been messed up for a while.
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Good luck on recovery and do post-op physical therapy like it's a new religion. Keep the SITREPS coming.
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Thanks everyone, I can truthfully say at this point I consider the surgery successful. I've had almost total relief of the pain and loss of strength I was experiencing before the surgery. I'm still moving very deliberately, as the incision site and surrounding muscles are very sore from all the digging around the surgeon had to do.
I had to get evaluated by a physical therapist and occupational therapist before I could get discharged, and was climbing stairs, and walking around with not too much difficulty, so the PT person said I was good. The occupational therapy folks were another story. They kept telling me about all these assistive devices I could get, like raised toilet seats and other nonsense, and I'm like "I'm not even 40, I don't need a bunch of geriatric-oriented stuff, go find some blue-haired person that needs that crap, I aim to be 100% in 3 months" while acknowledging that it DOES require a lifestyle change, and I HAVE to get my back rehabbed, and drop those extra pounds so I don't see the surgeon again for a fusion at some point in the future.
I swore to the nursing staff that I hadn't had a decent nights sleep in 5 weeks, so don't come in checking my pulse every hour or so during the night. Turns out, what with all the cat naps I was having due to the pain meds, and watching King Kong on my laptop, that I didn't sleep but about 4 hours all night. It was also a good thing the wife brought some food with her for me, because 2 hours out of surgery and in my room, I was begging for something to eat, and she busted out the peanuts and a diet pepsi for me while waiting on the powers that be to decide how long it takes to fetch me a turkey sandwich.
I had to get evaluated by a physical therapist and occupational therapist before I could get discharged, and was climbing stairs, and walking around with not too much difficulty, so the PT person said I was good. The occupational therapy folks were another story. They kept telling me about all these assistive devices I could get, like raised toilet seats and other nonsense, and I'm like "I'm not even 40, I don't need a bunch of geriatric-oriented stuff, go find some blue-haired person that needs that crap, I aim to be 100% in 3 months" while acknowledging that it DOES require a lifestyle change, and I HAVE to get my back rehabbed, and drop those extra pounds so I don't see the surgeon again for a fusion at some point in the future.
I swore to the nursing staff that I hadn't had a decent nights sleep in 5 weeks, so don't come in checking my pulse every hour or so during the night. Turns out, what with all the cat naps I was having due to the pain meds, and watching King Kong on my laptop, that I didn't sleep but about 4 hours all night. It was also a good thing the wife brought some food with her for me, because 2 hours out of surgery and in my room, I was begging for something to eat, and she busted out the peanuts and a diet pepsi for me while waiting on the powers that be to decide how long it takes to fetch me a turkey sandwich.
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Nope, they didn't use a catheter, but I had to piss a ton with them giving me IV fluids. And I had to use the damn portable urinal so they could measure output while I was on the IV.
In the last 24 hours I've probably had 11 hours of sleep, which is a damn lot considering I was waking up every hour to an hour and a half before the surgery. I can't lay on my back all that comfortably, even with pillows under my knees, etc. due to the incision site pain. It is getting better. I just have to be patient.
In the last 24 hours I've probably had 11 hours of sleep, which is a damn lot considering I was waking up every hour to an hour and a half before the surgery. I can't lay on my back all that comfortably, even with pillows under my knees, etc. due to the incision site pain. It is getting better. I just have to be patient.
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