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Goodbye cruel world . . . . (well not really) .........POST SURGERY UPDATE!.................

DMWJRDMWJR Posts: 6,005 ✭✭✭✭✭
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I will be off for a few days because I'm having disc surgery Tuesday. All is expected to go well, as this surgery is done routinely nowdays. However, I can always use extra prayer, so I am making a request of my friends here on the boards to pray for success. Nothing is more important that one's health, and it is hard to call back surgery minor.

Anyway, I'll be back on as soon as I can, so please put me on your prayer list.


Thanks.
Doug
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  • BearBear Posts: 18,953 ✭✭✭
    Doug You got it. I will stop right now and send a prayer to the boss above, for your

    full and speedy return to good health and freedom from pain.......................

    OK, message sent upstairs, the fix is in. Good luck on tuesday,

    look foward to hearing from you soon.
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  • LucyBopLucyBop Posts: 14,001 ✭✭✭
    Cat, believe in Jesus as Lord and King, and all will be well...
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  • XpipedreamRXpipedreamR Posts: 8,059 ✭✭
    Best wishes...You'll do fine!
  • prooflikeprooflike Posts: 3,879 ✭✭
    These days no surgery is minor. When I had my surgery, I ensured the doc was going to perform the correct operation on me and not chop off a leg or something, unfortunately, it happens. I was more worried about that than anything else.

    I hope you have a successful operation and a rapid recovery!
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  • jonesyjonesy Posts: 5,031
    You are added to my Prayers!!
    Get back here soon!! image
  • LightsideLightside Posts: 103
    May Gods peace reign in your entire being.

    We are prayin' fer ya.
    Lightside
  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,530 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

    Ouch. image

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  • StuartStuart Posts: 9,761 ✭✭✭✭✭
    DMWJR: Our collective thoughts and prayers are with you image You'll do fine! image Come back to us soon!

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  • ksteelheaderksteelheader Posts: 11,777 ✭
    You're on my prayer list. Come back here soon....Ken
  • MacCoinMacCoin Posts: 2,544 ✭✭
    good luck with the surgery
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  • StoogeStooge Posts: 4,665 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I always look forward to reading your posts and will continue to look forward for them as you WILL have a fast and painless recovery! As no surgery is minor (I should know, I just had RT. ankle surgery exactly 6 months ago today) I will be praying for you and you will be my thoughts.

    Get well soon.

    Later,
    Paul B. Gunsallus

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  • NeptuneNeptune Posts: 2,221
    A prayer for you and a speedy recover - and your family. See ya when you get back! image
  • DMWJRDMWJR Posts: 6,005 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>You are added to my Prayers!!
    Get back here soon!! image >>



    I'll be "back" here soon . . . . with a little less of my "back."


    Thanks for the support, friends! One thing I have learned is that you can never have enough people praying for you. We have a company prayer list that circulates weekly, and my employees put me on the top of the list since it started, just to pray for me to have guidance and wisdom to lead our company. It has had a powerful effect in my opinion.

    Thanks to all!

    Doug
    Doug
  • DMWJRDMWJR Posts: 6,005 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I hope this doesn't gross you out, but here is a copy of a pic from my MRI. The white discs are healthy. They get dark as they deteriorate. Everybody's discs degenerate over time, but my family genetics seem to be "special" in that the degeneration is somewhat accelerated. Anyway the white line running vertical is the spinal sac, and the black vertical line is the spinal (sciatic) nerve. If you look down toward the bottom of the spinal column, you can see where two discs are bulging out and one is pressing through the sac right into the nerve.

    And that's it for today's biology lesson.

    image
    Doug
  • razorface1027razorface1027 Posts: 4,242 ✭✭
    God bless....By the way, those are very familiar looking filmsimage
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  • coolkarmacoolkarma Posts: 512 ✭✭
    Our thoughts will be with you. Looking forward to hearing from you soon.
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  • cherrypickincoincherrypickincoin Posts: 1,760 ✭✭
    Best wishes, DMWJR. I had reconstructive surgery on my shoulder last year and even that was scary for me. I think the scary part of it for me was the anesthesia but technology has come so far and the doctor's are so well trained that you really have nothing to worry about! I've had surgery 3 times and certainly hope I don't have to have anymore! Have a safe and rapid recovery and we hope to see you around here soon! Best of health to you.
  • EVillageProwlerEVillageProwler Posts: 5,856 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Best wishes and a speedy recovery, Doug!

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  • wondercoinwondercoin Posts: 16,893 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Doug: Best wishes for a speedy recovery!

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  • mepotmepot Posts: 585 ✭✭✭
    Good luck,and you can spend lots of time on here and run up your post count during your recovery.
    There's an upside to everything!image
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  • cladkingcladking Posts: 28,631 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Good luck,and you can spend lots of time on here and run up your post count during your recovery.
    There's an upside to everything!image >>



    Good thinking.

    We'll save a cheat thread for you. Hell, I'll keep a couple cheat threads warm for you.

    Good luck
    Tempus fugit.
  • mercurynutmercurynut Posts: 3,207
    You will be in my prayers! Hurry back!
  • coincopcoincop Posts: 441
    Geez. You know, at time like this you make it difficult to make tasteless lawyer jokes. Hurry up and get better so I can continue abusing you. CCW will miss you, too. (I think) image
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  • drainbamagedrainbamage Posts: 328


    << <i>I'll be "back" here soon . . . . with a little less of my "back." >>



    No sweat man.... I hope you get better soon.... just think of this as a fancy weight loss program....

    We are all with you....

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  • JLWJLW Posts: 583
    Doug,
    You will be in my prayers for a speedy recovery. God Bless!
    Joe
  • DMWJRDMWJR Posts: 6,005 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Geez. You know, at time like this you make it difficult to make tasteless lawyer jokes. Hurry up and get better so I can continue abusing you. CCW will miss you, too. (I think) image >>



    You know what happens when a lawyer takes viagra . . . . he gets taller . . . .
    Doug
  • coincopcoincop Posts: 441
    CCW says you're just making all this up to gain sympathy so you can swoop in and the get the last word. Good luck precious!!
    Glock: the original point and click interface.
    The Second Amendment is in place in case they ignore the others.
    Guns have only two enemies, rust and liberals.
    Criminals love gun control, it makes their profession safer.
    If guns are outlawed can we use swords?
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  • FC57CoinsFC57Coins Posts: 9,140 ✭
    Take care Doug - get back here as soon as you can - God Speed image
  • merz2merz2 Posts: 2,474 ✭
    Always willing to help a friend.I'll send a good word too.
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  • richbeatrichbeat Posts: 2,288 ✭
    Good luck on your surgery. I had minor outpatient surgery back in October to repair an umbilical hernia, and I came through it without any problems. I'm sure you will, also. image
  • ealandgealandg Posts: 705
    You'll be in my prayers.
  • joeyukjoeyuk Posts: 3,282
    Good luck Doug. Good idea having them do it on a Tuesday, never on a monday or friday. image
  • dorkkarldorkkarl Posts: 12,691 ✭✭✭
    hey doug, as 1 of the good guys, you come back soon & well!!! ok?

    K S
  • LovethoseIndiansLovethoseIndians Posts: 222
    Prayer it is my freind, and you are now in mine
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  • WondoWondo Posts: 2,916 ✭✭✭
    We are with you!
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  • coinlieutenantcoinlieutenant Posts: 9,310 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Doug,

    Best of luck. Everything will be fine I am sure.

    John

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  • LAWMANLAWMAN Posts: 1,274 ✭✭
    Doug: Been there, done that, L4-5, 1984 during the Olympics here in LA. They've gotten a lot better at it since I had it. Keep your pain meds up and stay ahead of it; keep a positive attitude and hang tough. It's all over in a flash and I wish you a speedy recovery and much peace and comfort!! PM me if you want any other info; I'm the Master of Disaster on bad disks, I'm fighting three cervical ones right now!
    DSW
  • DMWJRDMWJR Posts: 6,005 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Man, I really didn't realize how many people cared. I almost didn't post this because I thought it was probably too trivial to most of you. I am deeply touched by each of your responses, and I know that with your thoughts and prayers, I will have relief from the pain and a speedy recovery. I can't thank each of your enough!

    LAWMAN: L4/5 is the worst, although I have bulges at L3/4 and L5/S1. A little snipping around the edges, and I plan on being as good as new! If you had a compressed sciatic nerve, I can really sympathize. I couldn't begin to imagine having this problem in my neck! Good luck with yours.

    Doug
  • Skipper53Skipper53 Posts: 723
    Good luck, Doug.
    The good news is those are lower discs and less likely
    to cause complications.

    The bad news is you're going to have to eat hospital food !!!


    Skipper
  • DMWJRDMWJR Posts: 6,005 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Unbelievable!!!! I had the surgery this morning, and it was very successful. I brought my laptop to the hospital, and they have a plug in, so I'm back on line. The pain in my leg is totally gone, and most of the feeling is back in my foot -- and this is the first day!!!!! I feel sooooo good!!!!!!! The morphine drip ain't bad either.

    Back to my room this afternoon, and already did a coin deal!!!!!!!!!!!

    Thanks to everyone for their support and prayers. I expect to go home on Thursday. I feel very blessed and fortunate.

    Doug
    Doug
  • airplanenutairplanenut Posts: 22,142 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Glad to hear you're ok image
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  • cladkingcladking Posts: 28,631 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Great. Just don't stay up too late typing on the computer and make
    sure you're comfortable and move around because there are other
    kinds of back problems you don't want either.
    Tempus fugit.
  • BearBear Posts: 18,953 ✭✭✭
    Good news such as this is always welcome on the Forum.image
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  • RGLRGL Posts: 3,784 ✭
    Great news ... get out of there in a hurry. Morphine, a laptop and coins ... have to try that trifecta some day. image
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  • XpipedreamRXpipedreamR Posts: 8,059 ✭✭
    Excellent!


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  • ealandgealandg Posts: 705
    Glad to hear you're feeling better.
  • beartracks42beartracks42 Posts: 2,834 ✭
    Great news. Heal up quick.image
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  • orevilleoreville Posts: 11,950 ✭✭✭✭✭
    A quick recovery for you! In the meantime swoop up all those great coins!
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  • LUCKOFTHEIRISHLUCKOFTHEIRISH Posts: 586 ✭
    GOOD DEAL. HOPE IT IS OK FOR YOU NOW.
  • mojomanmojoman Posts: 2,665
    HI DOUG, I am new to the board and would like to wish you well with your operation (i have had 6 ) i will say a prayer for you , i belive in the power of prayer and in god ,and dont worry they do them so much it is pretty common .GOD BLESS AND GOOD LUCK
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