Lumbar L3/4 and L4/5 - Kirk

[Kirk]

OK, had the pre-op with Dr. Zeegers today. Looking good. Will post again tomorrow night, after surgery, if not too doped up.

[Don]

Kirk,

Good luck, we'll be thinking of you. It must be exciting to finally be there. All the best!

Don

[phylly]

I will be thinking of you and sending good thoughts for your recovery.
Phylly

[Slackwater]

Originally posted by Kirk:
OK, had the pre-op with Dr. Zeegers today. Looking good. Will post again tomorrow night, after surgery, if not too doped up.

Best wishes from California to you in Germany. Keyboard time may be pushing things. Look forward to reading your posts.

Slackwater_SF-->

[Liz]

glad you finally made it to germany... more best wishes from sunny california! you'll have a new spine very soon. look forward to hearing about it.
all the best for a successful surgery and relatively painless recovery! the fact that you get to keep your natural disc at L5-S1 i think will add to a successful outcome.
liz

[Terry]

Hey Kirk:

There are several of us wishing you the best and a speedy recovery. I hope you get to see some of the beautiful country there.

We loved it .

Terry Newton

[Fuzzy]

I wish the best, Kirk. Your history sure sounds so similar to mine. And you are in good hands!

[Kirk]

I am almost ten hours post-op. All went well. Dr. Zeegers is pleased. He showed me the films, which look good. The discs he took out were "worn out".

I have some numbness in my left hand - not sure what that is about. The old back twinges are gone. Incision hurts a bit, but not too bad. Haven't had to ask for any pain meds. Can get up on my own and walk to the bathroom. Haven't ventured into the hall yet.

Sorry, this isn't a great literary effort, but I am still pretty wiped out.

Thanks for all the good wishes!

[Slackwater]

Originally posted by Kirk:
I am almost ten hours post-op. All went well. Dr. Zeegers is pleased. He showed me the films, which look good. The discs he took out were "worn out".

I have some numbness in my left hand - not sure what that is about. The old back twinges are gone. Incision hurts a bit, but not too bad. Haven't had to ask for any pain meds. Can get up on my own and walk to the bathroom. Haven't ventured into the hall yet.

Sorry, this isn't a great literary effort, but I am still pretty wiped out.

Thanks for all the good wishes!

LOL on "great literary effort" .

First, thank you for posting.
Second, get some sleep.

You are ten (10) hours after surgery, posting to the web, walking, found the bathroom, ~good news. Are you going this alone, or do you have moral support (Danielle?) with you. Glad you are in good hands with Dr. Zeegers and it was two-levels and not three-levels.

Take care sir,

Slackwater_SF -->
11//29/04 MVA, waiting @stoplight, SUV rear-ended & totaled my small sedan, immediate numb right foot & toes, 2 years later, EMG/NCS, MRI's => provocative discography => DDD,annular fissures, osteophytes... ?What's Fusion and where are L4/5 and L5/S1?

[Kirk]

Got my Mom here, she's down at the Holiday Inn. Comes during the day. Danielle is at home with our son. Thanks, Kirk

Originally posted by Slackwater:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Kirk:
I am almost ten hours post-op. All went well. Dr. Zeegers is pleased. He showed me the films, which look good. The discs he took out were "worn out".

I have some numbness in my left hand - not sure what that is about. The old back twinges are gone. Incision hurts a bit, but not too bad. Haven't had to ask for any pain meds. Can get up on my own and walk to the bathroom. Haven't ventured into the hall yet.

Sorry, this isn't a great literary effort, but I am still pretty wiped out.

Thanks for all the good wishes!

LOL on "great literary effort" .

First, thank you for posting.
Second, get some sleep.

You are ten (10) hours after surgery, posting to the web, walking, found the bathroom, ~good news. Are you going this alone, or do you have moral support (Danielle?) with you. Glad you are in good hands with Dr. Zeegers and it was two-levels and not three-levels.

Take care sir,

Slackwater_SF -->
11//29/04 MVA, waiting @stoplight, SUV rear-ended & totaled my small sedan, immediate numb right foot & toes, 2 years later, EMG/NCS, MRI's => provocative discography => DDD,annular fissures, osteophytes... ?What's Fusion and where are L4/5 and L5/S1? </div></BLOCKQUOTE>