Raped Ape

Hey guys, I can not stay long, my wife brought over the extra laptop we have for travel. I am laid up in bed as I had a fall in the bathtub about a month or so ago and hit my head and neck on the tub wall. The plate and pins ripped out of my cervical and basically broke my neck where the plates where. I went into emergency surgery, and I am laid up for about 4-5 months without able to do anything.

I was sooo scared as I went numb and could not hardly move when it happened. My wife was at the store when it happened and I laid there unconscious until I woke up in the emergency room. Apparently my wife came home and found me, and called 911. As you all know I had surgery on my cervical in 2 areas and had the vertebrae fused together at the C3-C4 and the C6-C7. After the fall, the vertebrae where crushed And the screws and plates ripped out and they had to go in and insert bone matter in all the areas and then apply more plates and screws to repair. Not to mention I lost two back teeth from the impact of the fall. Except this time I had to remain stationary for 6 weeks and my wife has been tending to me hand and feet for all this time. Luckily my time away from work has been covered along with the wifes.

I am in so much distress that it is hard just to move left or right in bed. I have to have gel walls placed on both sides of me so that it prohibits me from any movement at all. Just in the last week and a half, I have had the walls removed off the bed and I am at a 45 degree upright position and able to watch TV. My wife bitches at me for bitching at the situation.

Bare with me as it may be a while before I get back to you on here. I will try and check in on you all from time to time.

Miss you all and the chats. Talk soon,
 
Good to hear you are doing better, we were wondering where you went. Hope they got you on some BA pain meds :D
 
sorry to hear this bill, hope everything heals up good for you, i worry about my dad like this he falls all the time and if no one is around he will have to stay there till someone picks him up. i know exactly how misserable you feel not being able to do anything, i have been watching it in my dad for the last 25 years and it kills me. get well man.
 
Oh man Bill, so sorry to hear that. Thats terrible. I sincerely hope you get better soon. Have nothing but well wishes for you.
 
Hey all, thought I would drop a line to you all after I received a e-mail that someone was trying to get ahold of me.

I am up and around, not to work yet, but hopefully in a week or so. Had 2 more surgeries since we last spoke and everything is seem to be doing just fine. I went up to BayPines today for a final follow up and they gave me a thumbs up. No more neck brace or assistance with my neck. I lost about 30% to the left in moment and about the same to the right. My up and down range is getting better.

Yes I still have the Mark, no miles on it in a few months. But still purrs, and white as ever.

Thanks for all the well wishers. Went to church for the first time since this all happened 3 weeks ago. And felt good to get out and about. I gained about 15lbs laying all the time for those few months too. Got to get that back down.

I am going to say hi in the chat room real quick.

:D
 

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