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: Two Herniated Disks and some Good News
: Latimeria March 19, 2015, 07:40:03 p
Well, it appears that I have TWO badly herniated disks that need fixing.  I was expecting the worst, but got some good news.  They will be doing a minimal invasive surgery on me that will have me back on my feet in a week and back to normal in a month or so.  They will cut some 1" openings in me and drill through the bone (transverse process I think).  They will arthroscopically cut away the protruding disks against my nerve and clean up the area.

This is great news for me as I was getting nervous that I was going to have similar surgery to my neighbor which would have side lined me for 4+ months!   I don't have an exact date since I'm waiting for approval again, but it looks like the end of April i will be going under the knife which means I should be back in action for big game hopefully by June!  :D
: Re: Two Herniated Disks and some Good News
: raychavez91 March 19, 2015, 08:10:44 p
Awesome 8)
: Re: Two Herniated Disks and some Good News
: WheresMyBeer March 19, 2015, 11:10:05 p
That is good news Tom!  8) 8)
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: Eric H March 19, 2015, 11:40:00 p
Best of luck, hope everything goes as planned.
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: Sticks March 19, 2015, 07:23:41 p
Good to hear, I hope your back to 100% soon.
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: Tim524 March 19, 2015, 08:26:57 p
Glad to hear it will be a short recovery 8)
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: xpoc March 21, 2015, 10:12:42 p
The number one thing I can recommend is to start a yoga routine, it does wonders.
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: HalibutJoel99 March 23, 2015, 04:35:00 p
Glad to hear the great news Tom!
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: Latimeria March 25, 2015, 07:01:54 p
April 16th I go under the knife.  I will hopefully be casting my new jigstick on May 15th (or maybe sooner depending on how I heal).   ;D
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: Pinoyfisher March 26, 2015, 08:41:05 p
Great news! Hoping for a speedy and seamless recovery!!