I wish you well in your recovery.

You’ve got this!

Thank You fellas for all the good thoughts!

Surgery went well and after 5 days finally came home. 
I’ve been sequestered between 2 rooms since as Mrs Mike keeps a close eye on me. 
 

The doc is pleased after my first follow up. Everything looks good. 
The pain is another story altogether. 
I always thought I had a high threshold of pain until this. 
 

Pain doc hasn’t found the right combination after 3 weeks, but this too shall pass. 
 

Thank You again for the kind wishes and thoughts. 
 

 

 

Mike

Thanks for the update and keeping us apprised @Mike L, keep pushing forward and staying positive during your recovery. I’m sure you’re looking at some fishing therapy soon!

Hope the doc finds the right combo soon. I’ve had 3 lumbar surgeries and the pain is no joke. Ive not had fusion yet so I can imagine the higher threshold is tougher. Prayers out from here.

Positive step.  
 

The fish are waiting.  Focus on them and your recovery and you’ll be back on the water in no time. 

   This might sound crazy to you, but it worked for me: listen to music. Listen to your favorites. Not extremely loud, but not soft either.

 

   Hope you get better soon. Pain ain't fun.      jj

Haven't been reading much due to the brain  surgery.  Hope continued success for you....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wishing you the best man!

19 hours ago, Mike L said:

Thank You fellas for all the good thoughts!

Surgery went well and after 5 days finally came home. 
I’ve been sequestered between 2 rooms since as Mrs Mike keeps a close eye on me. 
 

The doc is pleased after my first follow up. Everything looks good. 
The pain is another story altogether. 
I always thought I had a high threshold of pain until this. 
 

Pain doc hasn’t found the right combination after 3 weeks, but this too shall pass. 
 

Thank You again for the kind wishes and thoughts. 
 

 

 

Mike

Mike, my wife had to go to Duke Medical Center to have her spine rebuilt due to the many back surgeries and different materials used to fuse the levels together over the years. 

 

Only one surgeon east of the Mississippi could do the surgery which included removing all of the old hardware, cutting a pie shaped slice out of the bottom of her spine so she would stand up straight and then screwing the state of the art hardware into her spine plus bolting the new hardware to her pelvis.

 

She has been seeing the leading pain management doctor in Virginia who wrote the Opiod and prescription drug laws in Virginia for our General Assembly and he has been mixing and matching pain meds for 9 months. You name it and she has had or is on it now.

 

So all the best for a fast recovery and eliminating the pain and being back on the water this summer.

1 hour ago, Sam said:

Mike, my wife had to go to Duke Medical Center to have her spine rebuilt due to the many back surgeries and different materials used to fuse the levels together over the years. 

 

Only one surgeon east of the Mississippi could do the surgery which included removing all of the old hardware, cutting a pie shaped slice out of the bottom of her spine so she would stand up straight and then screwing the state of the art hardware into her spine plus bolting the new hardware to her pelvis.

 

She has been seeing the leading pain management doctor in Virginia who wrote the Opiod and prescription drug laws in Virginia for our General Assembly and he has been mixing and matching pain meds for 9 months. You name it and she has had or is on it now.

 

So all the best for a fast recovery and eliminating the pain and being back on the water this summer.

My God!  I really feel for her. 
Makes what I had done seem minor compared to what your lady is going through. 
 

She’s on my prayer list effective today!

 

 

 

 

 

Mike

3 hours ago, Oregon Native said:

Haven't been reading much due to the brain  surgery.  Hope continued success for you....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thank You

Prayers have been coming your way since you first posted about it. 
 

Keep the faith Brother 

 

 

 

Mike

On 3/22/2020 at 2:38 PM, Mike L said:

Surgery went well and after 5 days finally came home.

Glad you're back!

Have a speedy recovery.  The bass have been asking about you.  They are happy you are taking a break.  We're not!