For those that G.A.S. !!!

[k062693w]

I know I have not been on or posted much in a while, But figured I'd update for those that give a $hit ... (A Few have asked)

It's been a rough year health wise, I held them off for 2 years from operating on my neck (they want/need to fuse 5 vertebre) due to my F'd up spine ... Well in the last round of MRI's my Dr. suggested we take a look at my Lumbar fusion, And Low and Behold wouldn't you know it, It's F'd Up !!! Apparently at some point in the last 5 years 1 of the screws is snapped in 2 inside my vertebre and has allowed the rod to move under the "wing" part of your spine above the implants ... Which in turn has caused a strain on the other rods and screws and has made them actually hollow out from the movement !!!
So the Neck has been put on hold again to fix the lower ... I go in tomorrow for an "Exploritory" kind of surgery to see what has actually occured and what they need to do to fix it (The 17 ounces of titanium mess with all of the tests) They are pretty sure that the broken screw may be too close to risk trying to remove the tip end, Because of how close it is to the nerve ... But leaving it may allow it to move on it's own and hit the nerve ...So it's kind of a catch 22 !!!
They do know that the new fusion will involve at least 2 more vertebre and possibly 3 more because of the next on up being so ate up with the stenosis and premature osteoarthritis ... So over the next few months I'm looking at going from 3 fused vertebre to 10-11 !!!

And to top it all off ... My wife is holding off from getting her badly over needed surgeries to have her Gallbladder removed (due to a stone the size of the Gallbladder) and the Kidney stone surgery to have the 50-60 kidney stones removed (multiple 1-2cm stones) ... She has had 7 lithotripsy's 0ver the last 3 years for Kidney stones and the last one caused more problems with her Gallbladder than dissolving the Kidney stones ...

So needless to say it's been fun around here !!! LOL

Like I said, I just thought I'd update those that G.A.S. !!!

:bigthumb

[chris91]

Damn man. Thats crazy about the screws. Wish nothing but the best for ya and hope they get everything figured out and get ya back to feeling good again.

[draggin50]

Damn man... Hope you start getting better and I wish you luck on it all.

[mustangboy]

OUCH that sounds painful. Good luck I'm sure it has to be scary as hell.

[bbfstanger]

hope it all works out for you!

[k062693w]

Thanks Guys !!!

[Pops Fun]

Thoughts and prayers

[furiouslyfaster]

Thoughts and prayers

x2 we will be thinkin about ya man.

[setty2706]

Hope everything gets better for you ... You have alot going on

[my little pony]

Lots of us G.A.S. I am so sorry to hear of everything you have been going through. Will pray for both you and your wife. Glad your getting this taken care of and please keep us posted on your situation and your recovery!

Missy

[Black Horse]

Tell them to safety wire those screws! Good luck!

[ibstrokin]

I'm sorry to hear that Aaron, hopefuly this year is better.

[91lxnos]

We can gimp around the track together!!!!! You and your back and me and my hip replacement!!!! But for real, I know your in the hospital today so prayers are with you and your family. Call me and let me know how things went.

[k062693w]

Thanks Everyone !!! Getting ready to go in and go under now ...
I'll post up when I'm back awake and know what is going on ...
Thanks Again....

[k062693w]

Well I'm still here and all my parts work so far !!! LOL

Luckily there is only one really F'd up one, So only 2 fusions instead of 3 !!! Yea for Me !!! LOL But he did get a little better look at the broken screw, And was able to move the rod enough so as long as I don't do anything strenuous I should be good until the next surgery ...

He his really worried about the broken screw and how close it is to the nerve ... He basically use an easyout to remove it and it's so close to the nerve he's still unsure about trying to remove it and it going wrong, Or leaving it and it moving as the bone tries grow back aroung it ...
We will see ...

Thanks Again Everyone ...

I do get to keep the hardware they are removing !!! I'm going from 17 to 23 ounces of titanium on this one !!! LOL

[Blkcobra01]

Hope everything gets better for you and ur wife Aaron.

[k062693w]

Thanks ...

I did get to speak with the Dr. a little more and he discovered that I also have 2 fractured vertebre !!! The list continues ...
And BTW my 1st surgery is scheduled for March 6th ... My Birthday !!! LOL What better way to spend your birthday than having a 8+ hr surgery !!! LOL

[ibstrokin]

I always knew you were screwed up. Hope you get it sorted out.

[bestracing]

Hope it works out for you.

I know what back pain is like since the past year I have had back problems as well and I know yours has to be worse. I have a buldged disk between C4 & C5 that puts pressure on my spinal cord. I lost the use of my right arm last year for about a month. Couldn't pick anything up and couldn't lift it past my shoulder. Not from pain, just physically could not do it. That was the weirdest feeling I've ever experienced.

Not something I would wish anyone to go through.

[k062693w]

^^^ Thanks ^^^ I've been dealing with this for 12 years now and with the degenerative disease I have I will be dealing with it forever ...

[my little pony]

Will continue to pray for you and your wife. Please keep us updated and let me know if you need anything.:)

[k062693w]

Thanks Missy ...

[k062693w]

The countdown has begun ... 19 hours until I go under the knife ...

Happy F'n Birthday to me ... LOL

[chris91]

Good luck man. Ill say a lil prayer for ya. Hope you have a speedy recovery!

[cstreu1026]

Good luck. What are they planning to do this time?

[ibstrokin]

Good luck bud, I hope everything goes as planned. Happy birthday!

[k062693w]

Thanks Buddy ...

[Rick93coupe]

Damn Aaron, I don't know how I missed this thread. Good luck buddy, we'll say a prayer for ya tonight for a smooth surgery and quick recovery!

[89notch]

Good luck Aaron I hope everything goes well.

[k062693w]

Thanks guys ... I'll post up as soon as I can ...

[bestracing]

Hope all is going well!!

[k062693w]

Thanks Everyone ... I'm on my way now ...

[qwk93ta]

Good luck!!!

[setty2706]

Good luck man... keep us posted

[k062693w]

Well short update ... Had the first surgery on 3/22 to remove the hardware and broken screw ... He was able to remove it all except for the broken end of the screw I started leaking spinal fluid ... He stopped that process and patched it to stop the leaking, So he started to fix/repair/replace 6 other areas with the same spinal fluid leakage ... So I was sewn back up with basically nothing holding my spine together between L3-L4 L4-L5 !!!oi So for the 2 months I have basically been ordered to not do ANYTHING ... Anyway tomorrow I go in for yet another surgery but this time they have to go in from the front, which involves a Vascular Surgeon to do the opening and closing due to the intestines/etc. needing to be removed as well as my aorta needing to be moved ... It's a little more involved than the last 2 so I will more than likely be down for quite a while ... I am not supposed to ride in a car for 5 weeks following this one ... I will post ad soon as I can to update everyone ... A prayer or 2 wouldn't hurt ... LOL

[ibstrokin]

WOW, best of luck and Prayers sent.

[Goober]

Good luck Aaron! I know going in and out of surgery sucks, just went thru that (although it wasn't anything as in depth as yours).

[331lx]

Man that sux good luck man

[zlou363lx]

i'll be praying for you, man! good luck!

[Rick93coupe]

Well short update ... Had the first surgery on 3/22 to remove the hardware and broken screw ... He was able to remove it all except for the broken end of the screw I started leaking spinal fluid ... He stopped that process and patched it to stop the leaking, So he started to fix/repair/replace 6 other areas with the same spinal fluid leakage ... So I was sewn back up with basically nothing holding my spine together between L3-L4 L4-L5 !!!oi So for the 2 months I have basically been ordered to not do ANYTHING ... Anyway tomorrow I go in for yet another surgery but this time they have to go in from the front, which involves a Vascular Surgeon to do the opening and closing due to the intestines/etc. needing to be removed as well as my aorta needing to be moved ... It's a little more involved than the last 2 so I will more than likely be down for quite a while ... I am not supposed to ride in a car for 5 weeks following this one ... I will post ad soon as I can to update everyone ... A prayer or 2 wouldn't hurt ... LOL

Praying for a speedy recovery bud!

[Kwik92GT]

Prayers sent. If you don't mind me asking, who is your surgeon??

[k062693w]

Thanks Everyone ... I'm here now so it shouldn't be long ...
Dr.Robert Dixon in Dublin is my neurosurgeron ...

[Kwik92GT]

Thanks Everyone ... I'm here now so it shouldn't be long ...
Dr.Robert Dixon in Dublin is my neurosurgeron ...

Thanks, was just checking to see if it was anyone I had worked with before. Good luck.

[Stangman]

Damn, Aaron! Hope you and your family get everything taken care of! That's a lot to go thru!

[k062693w]

Well I'm still here ... LOL
The Dr. said everything went as planned for once ...
Thanks Everyone for the thoughts and prayers, It really means a lot ...

[Rick93coupe]

Well I'm still here ... LOL
The Dr. said everything went as planned for once ...
Thanks Everyone for the thoughts and prayers, It really means a lot ...

Glad to hear it, I'm sure your being well taken care of but if you need anything let me know.

[bbfstanger]

glad to hear ,get to healing.

[Katmandu]

glad to hear ,get to healing.x2 Aaron!

I'm sure you still have some of that big bad ass Marine left in you! Right ? :bigthumb



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[k062693w]

Thanks Everyone ...
They did get me up walking around for a bit. And damn am I sore ... LOL

[beefcake]

Thanks Everyone ...
They did get me up walking around for a bit. And damn am I sore ... LOL

keep on moving!

[firestang70]

Continued prayers for you Aaron.

[k062693w]

Woo Hoo ... I'm home !!! Of course I have a brace that keeps me from bending/twisting ... And the kicker is I am not allowed to be in a vehicle for 4 weeks !!! Not even riding, And no driving for 8 !!! But they did deliver me a Really Nice hospital bed !!! LOL

Thanks again for the thoughts, prayers and kind words ...

[cstreu1026]

There's no place like home although I am sure you are going to be glad to get out when you finally can. Take it easy and get well soon.

[k062693w]

Thanks Cam ... It's amazing how much better I feel just being in my own surroundings ... It must be a psychological thing, Or in my case Psychotic !!! LOL