Just in case any of you don't see your daily chuckles from me for a while, I just wanted to let you know I won't be posting anything for a while. Hoping things go as planned, I will be back in a couple of weeks tops. Wednesday morning I'm going to check into the hospital early for a 5 hour back surgery. I've put this off way too long and the pain has gotten to the point that even on the fairly high dose of opioids, the pain was too much to deal with. Walking and even just standing too long was out of the question. My surgeon has fully explained what he's going to do and it's going to be the first of potentially 3 back surgeries I'll need to return to a manageable level of pain, but more importantly, to a better quality of life. I have spinal stenosis and there are nerves being compromised at three levels and potentially only one disc that needs to be resectioned, All this to go along with opening up the spinal column space to give the spinal chord more room and to restore some degree of normal function.
So if all goes well, I should be home within a week, but probably not going to too comfortable sitting on a chair for too long. Not looking forward to ths whole ordeal, but really looking forward to having some improvement to start 2024 with some much needed hope for a better quality of life. I'm looking forward to being able to ride a bike again (or at least ride a trike) but I've accepted the fact that my riding days MAY be over if this surgery doesn't improve my condition. Sorry for the long post, but it could be the last one for a while.
Hope you all have a Merry Christmas and a safe and Happy New Year