[AnthonyG]

Hi all, thx for all the encouraging words, thoughts & prayers. While I agree totally w all the good words, especially ‘don’t screw it up’, my condition ( early disc disease) has plagued me since I was doing stupid stuff like being a ‘running back’ on high schoolFB team! My 1st surgery was when 16 wheeled off field on a back board. Very primitive times, no fusion surgery existed yet! They just scraped the disc out & let scar tissue fill it in actually held up pretty good even continuing non contact athletics til I was 35 in 1985. All destabilized & they fused L3-4-5 & removed bone on a very ugly looking lower spine. They told me due to my condition whether doing nothing or being active the pressure would continue up my spine to upper discs & it has, from the misshaped spine from no fusion originally! All Dr.’s agreed activity was best. It’s progressed up the spine & neck between both this is surgery # 6 surgery, averaging every 15 yrs, although this is only about 5yrs from last neck fusion! I absolutely will follow doc’s orders & take it very easy for the year long recovery indicated. I know I’ll be back in the game! All otherwise bio functions r healthy as a horse w Docs predicting well into my 90’s (73 now). With that much time left I gotta stay active or go nuts, LOL. Thx again & best to all!
Tony