[blucar]

Been there done that... Back trouble started in 1956 when I was in a truck accident in the US Army which put me in the hospital for three weeks. Being a normal male I sucked it up and got on with life. In November 1975 things blew apart in my back, the result being a triple fusion in the lumbar area. My doctor told me no more water sking, horses, motor cycles and trucks. He agreed that I could drive an El Camino because I had to have a truck for work.. He gave me a prescription for an El Camino, so I was able to write it off on my taxes
I followed my doctors instruction to the letter, all in all things were pretty good, with help of 1000 mg,s of coated TYLENOL per day. Then in 2011 my world fell apart. Stenosis of the spine progressed within the vertebrae of my spine resulting in a complete overhaul of L 1 through L 5. Recovery lasted for almost six months, there again, I did everything the doctors told me to do. I turned 89 last July, still work a full day doing what I want to do. Several of my kids want me to slow down, get rid of my toys, I don't think so,

I have come to the conclusion that the road of life is full of pot holes, from time to time you fall into a pot hole, but then you climb out, dust yourself off and get on with life.
Keep your mind and body active and let the cards fall where they fall.