Update on the Hatted walking wounded

[scottyrocks]

Best wishes for recovery, Mike. And you've got one thing that always helps - your always positive outlook.

 

[hatsRme]

I am so sorry to read about your ordeal... I'm glad to hear that you had some degree of relief/success with your back surgery. I retired effective June 30, 2018... and then in less than two weeks, I did a number on my back. I struggled with it for a bit... finally a dr decided that I needed an epidural to try to ease the pain... and that did absolutely nothing... another week of waiting and the dr decided I needed surgery on my L4/L5 discs... that did NOT go well at all... I was in horrible pain... greater than what it was prior to the surgery if possible...

I struggled with pain and an inability to walk until about the third week in October, 2018, when I finally got better... no pain.. walking great... no drop foot or dragging foot... I thought I had made it.

On Thuursday, November 8th, of last year, my brother realized that I was not answering my phone... not returning text messages... so he came to check on me... He found me on the floor near death...

I had developed a staph infection that, when it hit, just took me down... the drs figure I was on the floor for about 3 days...

I was in ICU for a week... and then in the hospital for another three weeks while they tried to figure out what exact infection I had and how to combat it. I was released, and then had home health care... physical therapy... occupational therapy... I could not walk... I had developed rhabdo in my shoulders and arms... it has been a nightmare.

On January 28th of this year, the infection returned... and I was back in ICU for about 5 days... went on another antibiotic... I am better... the infection has caused great damage to the vertebrae... the spine has collapsed at the point of damage and is pinching the sciatic nerve for my right leg... so at times, I resemble Frankenstein's monster when i walk...

I still restricted range of motion with my arms... I am going to have to have reverse shoulder replacements on each shoulder when the infectious disease doc is of the opinion that we have the infection under control... plus at some point, i am going to need another back surgery to brace up the spine where the bone erosion has occurred...

Needless to say, I am glad to be here... I damn near died...

RedFokker... I am glad to hear that you survived your fall ok... this getting old is for the birds...

~shoes~

Whoa, Red, you really are lucky. I’m glad you’re able to tell us about it!!

This thread might be better named “Tales of Woe!” We could probably support a whole thread on prostate health, too...

 

[Redshoes51]

Wow, I feel like a piker in comparison to your story. Let's both look forward to a healthy 2020. Thanks my friend.

A Piker?

No, indeed!!! What you have experienced and are still experiencing is ROUGH!! I just have an understanding of what you are currently going through... my thoughts and prayers are with you...

Like you, I have a lot of forum reading to catch up on...

Best to you...

~Shoes~

 

[Benny Holiday]

Sending you gentlemen best wishes for speedy recoveries. If you've got to be stuck in germsville (AKA the hospital) you at least look sharp in your hat Mike!

 

[Tukwila]

Both of you gents might consider changing your screen names for 2020, @Redfokker and @Redshoes51

Seeing Red apparently has consequences...

Take care you guys!

 

[Woodtroll]

Good to hear from you, Mike, and best wishes to both you and Redshoes for a quick and complete recovery from your ailments and injuries.

 

[Dm101]

Good lord....
Wishing both of you gentlemen the best in your recovery.
Please be safe and enjoy life.

 

[DaveProc]

Wishing you both a speedy recovery!