I've been laying pretty low lately. I was ready for deer season, but things come up. I have been in agony for years, I have tried everything to make life better, chiropractors, inversion and physical therapy. Not being able to enjoy playing with your kids or hunting will wear on you. If you can't participate in what matters to you most you are not living. I found out that I actually had a broken vertebrae, major bone spurs and fragments, plus the pinched nerves that ice the cake. We gonna fix it all on Oct. 12th. Not looking forward to surgery, actually I'm terrified, but I will do it to hopefully hunt and play another 48 years.
You have to love non-hunters ! When the surgeon asked me what I expected most from the surgery, the look on his face was priceless when I said that my first goal was to shoot a gobbling tom turkey and not have to crawl over to get him after the shot ! He was actually speechless...;)
Humbly asking you to keep me in mind on next Wednesday the 12th. Looking forward to relief, and looking forward to getting back into the woods in the spring of '17 to comfortably bust some gobblers. Missing deer season has me bummed but I pray it will all be worth it !
Have fun, hunt safe, hunt smart and post some deer pics. I'll be doing a lot of reading for the next few months. Thanks !!
Good luck!!! I hope your expectations are exceeded and your life is fulfilled...
Denny
BB I will be praying that all goes well and may the Lord guide the surgeons blade.
Praying all goes well and a speedy recovery..
You got it BB. :bible:
Good luck and wishing you a speedy and pain free recovery!
GOOD LUCK , I HOPE EVERYTHING IS FOR THE BETTER AFTER SURGERY ...........
Good luck with everything , you will be hunting again before long and playing with Kids.
Good luck man. I had a fusion back in Sept of 09. C3 - C5. Really went well, out of work for a month but was able to get in on some late season dear huntin. It gets a little stiff now and then but no more shoulder pain. Surgery was a success.
Prayin for you.
Best wishes and prayers sent
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Get a Dr you trust.
Follow his instructions to the letter.
Get better.
Shoot a Tom.
Good luck, man!
Good luck!
Will be thinking of you on the 12th. You're making the right move by the sound of your pain.
I'm already thinking healing thoughts for you BowBendr. I had C-4,C-5,and C-6 fused several years ago and have been able to do almost anything I've wanted to ever since. It will definitely test your patience during the healing process, but life gets better when you take the time to mend. Good luck & have fun spending your tags next Spring.
Jim
Good luck and hope you mend quickly. Our health is easy to take for granted until something goes wrong. My wife's grandmother use to say getting old isn't for sissys and the older I get the more I realize what she was meaning. Lol. Keep us updated on the O.G. You'll be back better than ever. Prayers sent and God bless...
Good luck buddy, wish you the best of luck with the surgery and recovery. I will be keeping you in my prayers in the upcoming days and wish you well.
Thanks guys, I appreciate it more than you'll ever know !
Praying all goes well for you, and many more years of pain free hunting to come.
Good luck man. Missing a little deer hunting to get better before spring green up isn't all that bad. Deer don't gobble and rarely put on the show that a nice spring tom can. Hope all goes well.
Prayers sent. Don't fear. I'm sure that you will get your quality of life back.
Good luck hope all goes well
It's usually never as bad as you anticipate...
Hope surgery is a success and you heal quickly...Turkeys will be waiting for you in April...Try to focus a few months down the line and how good that's going to be!
Good luck with your surgery. I am sure you will do well.
We will keep you in our prayers for a speedy recovery and relief from the pain you've been enduring.
Prayers sent, best wishes and a speedy recovery!
Will be praying that God's Peace will wash over you. Quick recovery and chasing those birds again soon.
Good luck with your surgery. Hope everything goes well.
Good Luck with a fast recovery! :icon_thumright: :icon_thumright:
No worries with this guy he's an old tough southern redneck gobbler killing fool. Only thing I worry about is after they get your back fixed up how the heck I'm gonna keep up with you come April.
Prayers sent. Good luck and hope for a speedy recovery.
Quote from: turkeyfoot on October 07, 2016, 09:41:47 AM
No worries with this guy he's an old tough southern redneck gobbler killing fool. Only thing I worry about is after they get your back fixed up how the heck I'm gonna keep up with you come April.
HeHe... I dont know what states we're hitting this spring, but when we get there I'm gonna walk you to death. Dr. Geissele says I will be ready to start scouting about Jan. 8th !!
I am ready.
Not a praying man but I know that Boss Gobbler is out there with your name on him! :funnyturkey:
BB, I had been putting off back surgery for about 7-8 years until June 13th of this year. I had been experiencing numbness and tingling in my butt and down both legs when I stand for long periods of time and walking for 5 minutes or more. Finally had a laminectomy and fusion at L4-L5. Best decision I have ever made. I'm back to my old self. I had one night of post op pain in the hospital and since then a little discomfort from the fusion but nothing to complain about. MY prayers are with you tomorrow. Getter Done, ditch the pain and Get after OLE Three toes come spring. My Best to You!
Best of luck!! I hope your surgery goes well, and you have a good result.
Scott, just saw this. Hope everything went well yesterday and you heal up quick! I suffered through a couple of seasons with back and hip pain. I got my hip replaced in mid March and when I went to PT the first time the guy ask what my #1 goal was. I told him to walk into the turkey woods in 4 weeks. I did it. Amazing difference. I hope you get the same relief with your back. Good luck buddy!
Looking forward to a good report any day now... :icon_thumright:
Hope it went well and you're back in the woods and pain free very soon!
Surgery went great ! Only had to spend 1 night in the hospital. I just thought my back had hurt before, the post op pain has been pretty rough but im doing what im supposed to and taking my meds so it should all start getting back to normal soon enough. I really do appreciate the calls, texts, pm's and prayers ! I have to admit that it was my first time in a hospital and I was really nervous about it, but it went ok. Looking forward to feeling better and getting after the toms this spring !!
:icon_thumright: I hope your pain eases soon and you're back up and around in time to go trick or treating...or eat the kids' candy. :toothy9:
Wishing a speedy recovery...One day you'll look back on this and the pain will be a distant memory. Hope you're back to a new and much better normal soon!
Quote from: BowBendr on October 17, 2016, 11:13:38 PM
Surgery went great ! Only had to spend 1 night in the hospital. I just thought my back had hurt before, the post op pain has been pretty rough but im doing what im supposed to and taking my meds so it should all start getting back to normal soon enough. I really do appreciate the calls, texts, pm's and prayers ! I have to admit that it was my first time in a hospital and I was really nervous about it, but it went ok. Looking forward to feeling better and getting after the toms this spring !!
Get well my friend, and for sure take it easy, glad it went well...
Glad to hear your doing well sir.
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Quote from: BowBendr on October 17, 2016, 11:13:38 PM
Surgery went great ! Only had to spend 1 night in the hospital. I just thought my back had hurt before, the post op pain has been pretty rough but im doing what im supposed to and taking my meds so it should all start getting back to normal soon enough. I really do appreciate the calls, texts, pm's and prayers ! I have to admit that it was my first time in a hospital and I was really nervous about it, but it went ok. Looking forward to feeling better and getting after the toms this spring !!
Oh yea, you'll be springing after those Tom's in no time. :blob10: