Dreaming is wonderful and sometimes they do come true,
I just spent four days working at a high level race as a starter, and yes I made some turns to get back to the bottom.
I had a blast even though on one day it was negative 20 below zero
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This is a discussion on "Dream" Hobby within the The Lounge forums, part of the Social and Support Forums category; I still love this topic. It's good to dream. It gets your endorphins going, you forget about the crummy stuff ...
I still love this topic. It's good to dream. It gets your endorphins going, you forget about the crummy stuff if even for awhile, and besides, dreams can and do come true.
Dave, that is awesome w/ your rock climbing experience. My oldest son, the one who is the Dad of Tully, is a huge rock climber too. Even with his busy work schedule and fairly recent fathering duties, he manages to squeeze in at least 2, 3 times a week. His upper body is rock (no pun intended!) solid, and he jokingly will refer to his triceps as his "bad boys." hehe! He's a kick. I hope you do get to do that again one day.
My dream is still downhill skiing again one day. And I just may be getting closer to some gentle runs down the slopes with my new BFF! (Tens Unit!)
• January 2000 MVA passenger, used jaws of life to retrieve me, neck injury and months of PT
• June 2001 Bicycle accident, 2 compression fractures at T12/L1, Vertebroplasty Sept. 2001
• April 2006 right hip, labral tear and repair
• April 2007 3 level ProDisc @ L3/4, L4/5 & L5/6✷ ✷Lumbosacral transitional vertebra; Dr. Rudolph Bertagnoli
• July 2, 2008 ALIF & Laminectomy @ L6/S1
• July 30, 2008 re-opened 28 days later to remove bone cement that had leaked onto S1 nerve root
• August 2008 Pulmonary embolism, double pneumonia, collapsed left lung, re-hospitalized 1 week
• March 10, 2009 Right SI Joint Fusion
• April 27, 2010 2nd right hip arthroscopy to remove adhesions and release psoas muscle
• September 30, 2010 lumbar facet rhizotomy
• December 9, 2010 12 bilateral lumbar trigger point and steroid injections
• December 23, 2010 12 more bilateral trigger point injections w/o steroid
• February 15, 2011 ESI bilaterally in lower lumbar...relief only for few days. Considering 1 more.
Did Spinal Cord Stimulator trial from 5/11/11-5/17/11 with excellent results; Spinal Cord Stimulator surgery is Monday,
July 18, 2011
Dreaming is wonderful and sometimes they do come true,
I just spent four days working at a high level race as a starter, and yes I made some turns to get back to the bottom.
I had a blast even though on one day it was negative 20 below zero
Gil![]()
L5-S1 lam 1994
L2 to L5 DDD
L3 -L4 hern Dec 2007.
L4-L5 Annular fissure with mild central stenosis and moderate facet hypertrophy.
L5-S1 bilaterial neural foraminal narrowing with inferior effacement.
L2-L3 Right-sided neural foraminal narrowing
L3-L4 related to posterolateral hypertrophic spurs and facet hypertrophy.
C3-C4 limited DDD
15 injections Depo. P.T. 18 months 9 dose packs,
Nerve Block Injections.4 ESI S1
L5-S1 Foraminotomy 09
L4-L5 Microdiscectomy 09 ReHerniation 4-2010
Surgery 6-29-11 L4-L5-S1 Decompression Fusion L5-S1 and Coflex F implants
Yay!! Yay for you Gil!! Does it really get that cold there in Wyoming? I did not know that. I thought I was one of the only nuts on herethat lived in a state with such drastic, below zero temperatures!!
• January 2000 MVA passenger, used jaws of life to retrieve me, neck injury and months of PT
• June 2001 Bicycle accident, 2 compression fractures at T12/L1, Vertebroplasty Sept. 2001
• April 2006 right hip, labral tear and repair
• April 2007 3 level ProDisc @ L3/4, L4/5 & L5/6✷ ✷Lumbosacral transitional vertebra; Dr. Rudolph Bertagnoli
• July 2, 2008 ALIF & Laminectomy @ L6/S1
• July 30, 2008 re-opened 28 days later to remove bone cement that had leaked onto S1 nerve root
• August 2008 Pulmonary embolism, double pneumonia, collapsed left lung, re-hospitalized 1 week
• March 10, 2009 Right SI Joint Fusion
• April 27, 2010 2nd right hip arthroscopy to remove adhesions and release psoas muscle
• September 30, 2010 lumbar facet rhizotomy
• December 9, 2010 12 bilateral lumbar trigger point and steroid injections
• December 23, 2010 12 more bilateral trigger point injections w/o steroid
• February 15, 2011 ESI bilaterally in lower lumbar...relief only for few days. Considering 1 more.
Did Spinal Cord Stimulator trial from 5/11/11-5/17/11 with excellent results; Spinal Cord Stimulator surgery is Monday,
July 18, 2011
Yes, I vote for skiing and golf! Of course I still can't wait to start running again . . . .
I am now two months post-op and, surprisingly, I feel like I could probably do all of the above right now!Only problem is that while I FEEL great, I KNOW that my fusion has a long ways to go before it is healed. Surgeon says to listen to my body and my body (maybe it is just my mind) is saying "Let's go!"
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Pete Grayson
2009 L4-L5 Fusion ("Gill Procedure . . . .")
Surgery date: 14 October 2009
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