Bump..........Hoping the surgery went fine.

quote Originally posted by California Kid: Bump..........Hoping the surgery went fine.

ditto.. what was the mri of your leg.? back?

Best wishes Mozart.

Jim

quote Originally posted by E.Furgal: ditto.. what was the mri of your leg.? back?

look at the pictures, it's obviously his leg.

quote Originally posted by lurker: anyone in detroit who can check on him?

Ditto?

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quote Originally posted by lurker: look at the pictures, it's obviously his leg.

well, after going to page one. that I didn't read.. his first post reads. spot on spinal column

yup must be his leg..

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quote Originally posted by lurker: anyone in detroit who can check on him?

He didn't say what Hospital he was going to for the surgery.

I'm alive. Thanks for all the well wishes. Tumor was between t11-l2 on my spine. The doc said it might take 2-4 hours maybe more. It took 6 1/2. I'm sitting on a chair, more comfy. Couple issues because of my right thigh and left foot. I'm at providence park in Novi.

excellent!

Sweet sweet success!

Happy to hear you are back in your room. Any idea how long they are going to keep you ?

6 1/2 hours is a stretch, must have drove your "better half" nuts ! Here's a story for ya: I went in for some major aorta replacement some time back, wife at the time went over the edge when they had me on the table for 8 1/2 hours (killed me twice - stopped my heart - to do their work). During that time she rented a Limo, took her sister out for a Birthday dinner, and she charged up $8,000 in personal items for herself. Guess there's no need is saying I'm not married to that ***** anymore.

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hope for a fast recovery and no issue

quote Originally posted by E.Furgal: hope for a fast recovery and no issue

X2.

Take care of yourself, and make all those around ya wait on you hand and foot-for weeks even after you are all healed up and back to 100%.

quote Originally posted by Gokart Mozart: I'm alive. Thanks for all the well wishes. Tumor was between t11-l2 on my spine. The doc said it might take 2-4 hours maybe more. It took 6 1/2. I'm sitting on a chair, more comfy. Couple issues because of my right thigh and left foot. I'm at providence park in Novi.

I hope you heal quickly and completely.

thanks for post GM!... recover quickly!

Any new news from your Doc today ?

quote Originally posted by Gokart Mozart: I'm alive. Thanks for all the well wishes. Tumor was between t11-l2 on my spine. The doc said it might take 2-4 hours maybe more. It took 6 1/2. I'm sitting on a chair, more comfy. Couple issues because of my right thigh and left foot. I'm at providence park in Novi.

Glad to hear you're doin' alright!

I'm having issues with both legs. My right leg is numb and when I walk I have no spacial recognition. My left leg has severe pain when,touched. Basically no improvement.

Sorry man

It's still very soon after the surgery, maybe things will improve w/ time...

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could be just swelling at the "site" thats cause'n that..

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quote Originally posted by E.Furgal: oh and thanks for the - rating and getting me banned from the c-10 forum..for no reason..

This is probably not the place to talk about that.. maybe you should PM whoever you feel got you banned.

quote Originally posted by Gokart Mozart: I'm having issues with both legs. My right leg is numb and when I walk I have no spacial recognition. My left leg has severe pain when,touched. Basically no improvement.

Hoping these issues are just a product of them getting your innards a bit stirred up, and will pass during healing process. Nerves are crazy little buggers that don't like to be messed with and will go into fits for a while.

What has you Doc got to say, and are any tests being run on tissues removed in the operation ?

My spine is doing ok. The docs are looking at inpatient occupational therapy. More latter.m

Hang in there Bud ! Hope the food there is half way decent !

Foods not bad but Limited selection.

if your physical therapist says do it, then do it. hoping for the best.

What lurker said, GM.

They' re moving me to another hospital that has an intense therapy session.

quote Originally posted by Gokart Mozart: ...intense therapy session.

Good vibes and luck with your recovery, I hope everything get back to better than normal real soon.
Do what they say!
Steve

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quote Originally posted by lurker: if your physical therapist says do it, then do it. hoping for the best.

And lets hope SHE has some nice legs and some crazy ideas!

quote Originally posted by lurker:

Yea. 1 1/2 hours physical therapy in the am, 1 1/2 hours occupational therapy in the pm. Gotta go to cafeteria all 3 meals. Few other things I'm sure. If it helps to get better quicker, ill go for ot

Joke

"Bill was in the hospital for a complete check-up. At 11:00AM, they brought him soup for lunch. He refused it. At 2:00PM, they again tried to serve him some soup, which he refused.

Again, at 5:00PM and 7:00PM, they tried, and both times Bill turned down the soup, so they gave up. In preparation for the next day's test, they entered his room at 3:00AM, 4:30AM, and 6:00AM and gave him an enema each time.

When Bill got home from the hospital after the tests, he told his wife, "Whatever you do, if you go to that hospital and they try to serve you soup, take it! If you refuse it, they sneak in while you're asleep and shove it where the sun don't shine!"

Get better soon GoKart.

quote Originally posted by tbone42: And lets hope SHE has some nice legs and some crazy ideas!

Let me say the hospital is in Southfield. I haven't been here too long but no crazy ideas will ever happen.

How ya doin', man?

Just got the word finalized I'll be going home tomorrow @ 11. Now comes the long rehab. 3-4 months of no bending, twisting or lifting more than 5 pounds. Driving is out of the question also. My left foot is almost back to the normal that it was. I still have issues with the surgery on it. The right foot is getting better but I'm still locking it, not placing it correctly where it needs to go, and still not having full feeling.

Did they give you the final word on the tumor? Was it localized and totally removed? Invasive?

This is a tough one GM. Keep pushing. It sounds like you have feeling and function but it's all wonky right now.

Sorry to hear of your problems, glad to hear that progress is being made. I'm in your corner hoping for a satisfactory recovery. Good luck!

quote Originally posted by TK: Did they give you the final word on the tumor? Was it localized and totally removed? Invasive? This is a tough one GM. Keep pushing. It sounds like you have feeling and function but it's all wonky right now.

The tumor was almost completely removed and it was benign. The docs believe it was there a long time, as in years. I will be going back some time in the future to keep an eye on it. They don't believe it will come back. The leg is making great progress and I'm sure will be back to normal in 3 weeks.