Been in hospital 4 Spinal Surgery

[AnthonyG]

Hi Guys, 1st let me thank God I came thru it all OK & am in a 1 yr recovery @ home now before playing w the toys again. Didn’t know but I’d had an injury Probly from football as a kid & must of shrugged it off. The process of the body trying to protect started growing soft tissue in Cervix vertebrae 1 & 2 pushing on Spinal-chord. Was losing hand, foot, leg & arm function. Long & short they cut some bone out to relieve pressure @ C1 & C2 & fused to lower vertebrae. Symptoms subsiding slowly but steadily & looking forward to being back in the game in 6 months to a year.
Best to u all

[petehoovie]

Moderation in all things....Easy does it....

[Fordestes]

Glad you are on the mend .

[JSeery]

Yep, mine was C4-C5-C6. Hang in there, should have a good outcome.

[RalphM]

Good to hear it all went ok! Take care of yourself.
I just spent two days in the hospital with a bowel infection. Could have been more serious if I had waited too long.

[Joe Immler]

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Been there,done that and got that T shirt. L4 & L5 God bless you, rest you and heal you !!!!

[transbytip]

Glad things went well,I had open heart surgery skeduled for Mon. 13 just got cancelled because of Covid outbrake no beds glad nothing real serious some blockages.take care Cliff.

[Fortunateson]

What, no re-build thread? No pics? Glad you're on the mend though!

[petehoovie]

Originally Posted by JSeery

Yep, mine was C4-C5-C6. Hang in there, should have a good outcome.

Where's C5?

[petehoovie]

Originally Posted by JSeery

Yep, mine was C4-C5-C6. Hang in there, should have a good outcome.

[Mart]

Wow sounds nasty. Well, take it easy and get yourself on the mend. Don't overdo anything, your health is no.1, hobbies no.2.
Mart.

[19Fordy]

Gosh! Glad you're getting better. Take it slow. Don't lift anything heavy.

[uncle max]

Originally Posted by 19Fordy

Gosh! Glad you're getting better. Take it slow. Don't lift anything heavy.

My doctor told me not to lift anything heavier than a can of beer or a woman's skirt. So far, so good.

[Ggmac]

Good luck and a safe and speedy recovery. Ive hsd 4 lower back surgeries. L3 l4 l5 s1
Listen to the doctor . Working in a machine shop and being a mechanic didnt help things .
Gary

[A bones]

When you feel it's time, get yourself moving. Start with easy exercise I went through Waay worse. I managed to get back to trucking. Yeah!

Cancer erased the progress I made. Today I'm a poor excuse for man. I've given up the count of bursts and fractures of my spine. I'm still trying, even though the Drugs I've been given have wrecked my chassis. Osteoporosis dire and severe I'm told.

The one who really suffers is the Mrs.

[deuce_roadster]

Well for all the barners who have serious issues, the best thing you can do is FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS your physician/surgeon/PT people give you. That is your best chance for your outcome. We are all getting older and there is always something...Take care and speedy recovery to all.

[JM 35 Sedan]

Tony, we usually never know the problems others are going through. Sorry to hear about this, but happy to know you came through the operation well. Take your time, let the healing process take its time, then you can get back to safely working on your nice '35 again.

[Fortunateson]

Originally Posted by Mart

Wow sounds nasty. Well, take it easy and get yourself on the mend. Don't overdo anything, your health is no.1, hobbies no.2.
Mart.

Mart, even at my age I can think of something else that would at least be number 2!

[flatford8]

Wow!!.....I guess I’m not alone with back problems....had the MRI last week.....got the appt. with the Neuro-Spine guy the end of the month....hope I make out as well as you guys........Mark

[40 Deluxe]

Originally Posted by AnthonyG

Hi Guys, 1st let me thank God I came thru it all OK & am in a 1 yr recovery @ home now before playing w the toys again. Didn’t know but I’d had an injury Probly from football as a kid & must of shrugged it off. The process of the body trying to protect started growing soft tissue in Cervix vertebrae 1 & 2 pushing on Spinal-chord. Was losing hand, foot, leg & arm function. Long & short they cut some bone out to relieve pressure @ C1 & C2 & fused to lower vertebrae. Symptoms subsiding slowly but steadily & looking forward to being back in the game in 6 months to a year.
Best to u all

Just one more reason football should be outlawed! It's nothing but modern gladiator warfare. The whole idea is to inflict pain and injury on your opponent so you can gain possession of that lop-sided ball. Then, as you say, years later you are all stove up, and for what?! Sure glad I was a gearhead and bookworm instead of a jock!

[Alaska Jim]

Glad to hear you are doing better, and hope all goes well. I have had 2 back surgeries, a hip replacement, and a partial knee replacement. all took a while to heal, just listen to the Doc., like the others said, and take it slow.

[JSeery]

Mine was unbroken horses, guess they need to go too!

[mfirth]

L-4 L-5 here with rods, screws & a Cage. Took 6-9 months........5 years now & i can walk a mile with no pain. You really do have a pain in the neck.....like the others said, slow & easy
The old Ford ain't go'n anywhere.
Be blessed & encouraged & pray alot.......
mike

[Ol' Ron]

Take care, hope everything work out alright. Have lower back pains, but at 87 it comes with old age.

[corvette8n]

Happy you are healing, now you can catch up on your reading, and watching Marts videos.

[flathead48]

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slow and easy is the right course. Good luck

[AnthonyG]

thx for all the kind words, they do help keep the spirit up.
Best to u all!
AnthonyG

[Karl]

Get well soon.
The surgeons in the States are the best in the world so you should get a good result if you follow what they say.Its good to hear that the medical system is still functioning despite the recent situation . Over here despite very few COVID cases all routine surgery and cancer screening went on hold in the unrealized expectation of our health system being overwhelmed - A decision we may well end up paying for later

[Aarongriffey]

Anthony,
Glad we weren’t born fifty years sooner. We probably would not have been able to get the treatments they can do today.
Mine was open heart, seven years ago.
Be careful. We are praying for ya.

[Aarongriffey]

Anthony,
Glad we weren’t born fifty years sooner. We probably would not have been able to get the treatments they can do today.
Mine was open heart, seven years ago.
Be careful. We are praying for ya.

[Aarongriffey]

Clif, think again about the heart surgery.
I had the bungie cord put around a heart valve and now I don’t run out of breath quickly like I did all my life.
But...they also did a single bypass because I had one real small artery near my heart.
Bypass connections last an average of seven years. When they break you’re dead.
I got mine seven years ago.
I’ve known them to last twenty. I would hesitate getting a bypass. Especially if the problem was there since birth.
I’m glad I got my valve fixed but I wish I had not got the bypass.

[Gary in La.]

I had my triple by-pass 15 years ago along with 4 stents and they are all still passing inspection yearly. Great heart doctor.

[AnthonyG]

Hi all, finally got out of the hard neck brace! What a relief! Feeling pretty good, Doc’s r letting me drive��! I’m @ about 14 weeks since surgery & they tell me all good, can’t do full activity till 24 weeks / 6mo. So can’t work on the toys til mid Dec. but still great to b free to do most every day stuff. Thx for all the good words, thoughts & prayers. Will b keeping up w FB posts again!

[JSeery]

That sounds great Anthony!!!!!!

[40cpe]

It is good to hear that you are progressing well.

[Joe Immler]

Been there and got that t shirt. Hope and pray you will continue to do well.

[Lawson Cox]

Glad you came through the surgery well. Nobody else has mentioned it, but I will. You can thank the Lord, The Great Physician, for your successful surgery and He will see you through your recovery. God Bless.

[Mart]

Thanks for the update. Get yourself better and don't try and overdo it.

[AnthonyG]

Amen

[Aarongriffey]

I agree with 40 on this one.
Really good to hear that Anthony is doing well after such a major operation.
My Dr. told me if I get the urge to exercise I should just go lay down until the urge goes away.

[flatford8]

Congratulations!!!.....14 wks. in and progressing.......sounds like surgery was a success....good for you....I hope it continues!!!.....Mark

[hope]

Originally Posted by Ol' Ron

Take care, hope everything work out alright. Have lower back pains, but at 87 it comes with old age.

Might as well jump in and add my 2cents, I'm with you Ron with back pain and old age , at 85 i'm feeling what comes with old age.


Besides a triple by-pass 20 years ago, i've had (2 months ago) a mini-stoke, and thank God no physical impairement, but left me with some depression and slower decision making.
Witch will postpone my work on my 40 tudor ( that i've had so much trouble with keeping it running after its warmed up good) Falloed the advice given me on this Fordbarn, but still on square one.


P.S. Sorry to but in on your space.

[GB SISSON]

Hope, by no means did you 'butt in on someone else's space'. I think it's good that many of us barners are learning we are not alone with the medical problems we face. I am encouraged by all the success stories here. Thanks all who have contribited your stories and encouraged Anthony (and the rest of us) here!

[swoopNZ]

Had a defibrillator fitted a couple of months back to slow the heart rate.
They found I had a mass on my left kidney.
Due to be removed on Nov 2nd.
I'm 75 next week.
Oh to be 19 again.

[1oldtimer]

Good to here your on the mend, take it easy like everyone says. I took care of my mom last year (lived there for 1.5 months) after 9 fused vertebrae (2 a few years prior to that) and after a year she's still uses her brace sometimes around the house. She's regained most of the feeling back in her leg, foot and lower back (they said it will still continue to get better) and she has very little pain.

[AnthonyG]

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Thx again to all for all the support! All the stories coming back do well to make me feel all the alliance & positive recoveries! Gotta say again as One who loves to Drive, after 14 weeks not driving it’s great to b back in the driver seat !

[Karl]

Originally Posted by swoopNZ

Had a defibrillator fitted a couple of months back to slow the heart rate.
They found I had a mass on my left kidney.
Due to be removed on Nov 2nd.
I'm 75 next week.
Oh to be 19 again.

All the best. After 30 years as a GP in New Zealand I can tell you we have some pretty fine Doctors here as well. If there is anything I can help you with just let me know. Getting old is not great but the alternative lacks appeal as well LOL -Karl

[flatford8]

I had spinal surgery on 8/27/20, within days of getting the ok to go back to work, the warrantee on my gall bladder expired. That came out on 9/25/20. The doc had to go in on 9/28 and remove stones that lodged where they shouldn’t be and really pissed off my liver.
Hopefully this is done for awhile. Winters coming and I’m gonna have snow to move. I always thought getting old would take longer!!....Heal well guys!.....Mark

[AnthonyG]

Totally! Not sure what happened but think I pushed the wrong button on the Hot Tub Time machine cause I could’a swore I was 50 yesterday & woke up 70 today. !

[D. Robison]

Wishing you a fast & full recovery! I have arthritis in my neck & compressed nerves in my back, its' called "Thorasic Outlet Syndrome". Can't operate so they give me oxycodone & morphine. could be worse, I can function.!

[quik]

Glad you came through the procedure ok. Like everybody else said, take it slow and make your way back to the garage when you can. Good luck in your recovery!

[Ggmac]

Im a 4 timer L S man L3, L4 , L5 , S1 . Glad to hear your doing well . Listen to the Dr and rehab specialist. Good luck
Gary

[reagen]

Prayers your way

[AnthonyG]

thx all!!!