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Mar 7, 2019 4:27:44 GMT -5
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Post by norseman on Mar 7, 2019 4:27:44 GMT -5
March 13th Deaconess in Spokane Getting two artificial discs in C5-C6 and C6-C7 (neck). No guarantees on spinal cord rejuvenation and fixing balance issues and numbness. But at my age (ill be 49 this year) the prognosis is good says the nuero surgeon.
All I can say is think twice about lettting your kids play football. I suffered several bad stingers in my career, the first my sophomore year. I played "semi pro" ball until about 28 years of age and started when I was in the 7th grade. CTE is another fear as I have suffered concussions as well.
Anyways! I appreciate you guys saying alittle prayer for me! They go through the front of the neck. 3 month recovery time for wound to heal. And not sure on the spinal cord itself. Would love to be fully functional by fall hunting season!
Take care guys!
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Mar 7, 2019 7:54:47 GMT -5
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Post by bloodandguts5150 on Mar 7, 2019 7:54:47 GMT -5
Praying all goes well and a smooth recovery!!
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Mar 7, 2019 13:04:10 GMT -5
Post by volkssturm on Mar 7, 2019 13:04:10 GMT -5
Good luck! I hope it goes well. I'm hitting 70 next month and it's been obvious for some time now that all the stuff you "shook off" in your twenties and thirties comes back to haunt you in your 60's (if not earlier). Bum right knee from skiing and now the left shoulder is acting up from a kayaking injury. But hey, I've still got one knee and one shoulder that aren't too bad. I hear what you say about football. We're learning a lot more about the hazards and I think we're going to have to reconsider what we're doing there.
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Mar 7, 2019 14:09:56 GMT -5
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Post by CPL. Mills 2nd Rangers on Mar 7, 2019 14:09:56 GMT -5
Good luck, I hope you have a speedy recovery!
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Mar 7, 2019 16:10:03 GMT -5
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Post by norseman on Mar 7, 2019 16:10:03 GMT -5
Thanks guys!
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Mar 8, 2019 23:04:28 GMT -5
Post by 2nd Bat on Mar 8, 2019 23:04:28 GMT -5
Thoughts and prayers. We are both getting old at the right time in history as advances in medicine have been exponential in the last 10 years. You might be a bit optimistic as far as hunting season but who knows? I lost virtually all mobility below the knees and got fitted with experimental reactive carbon fiber external legs about 14 months ago. I look like a robot on stairs and they arent great on uneven ground but on solid flat ground I can hop around like a Puerto Rican shortstop and hikes of 5 miles are fine. I couldnt walk to the mailbox 20 months ago.
You'll be fine. You're too tough and ornery not to be.
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Mar 9, 2019 16:46:46 GMT -5
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Post by norseman on Mar 9, 2019 16:46:46 GMT -5
LOL! Thanks John!
And Im so glad to hear you are getting around so well!
If we get you into Cowboy airsoft? You can just ride! Lol!
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Mar 10, 2019 2:05:16 GMT -5
Post by 2nd Bat on Mar 10, 2019 2:05:16 GMT -5
These legs work remarkably well but because they bracket the outside of my legs. Footwear is broblematic. I cant wear boots.
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Mar 10, 2019 2:22:44 GMT -5
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Post by norseman on Mar 10, 2019 2:22:44 GMT -5
Probably be hard to sit in a saddle as well.
What if you took the brace off? Could someone boost you on?
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Mar 13, 2019 17:43:54 GMT -5
Post by 2nd Bat on Mar 13, 2019 17:43:54 GMT -5
so tomorrow you are under the knife. We'll be thinking about you. While I havent tried it yet and its been years since I did it, I think I coukd ride with these just fine. Once you're up and about Ill come cowboy with you.
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Mar 18, 2019 17:47:30 GMT -5
Post by 2nd Bat on Mar 18, 2019 17:47:30 GMT -5
I know at this point of recovery checking the WW2 airsoft site is probably a prefty low priority but were all anxious to get an update. When you get a chance Wade fill us in on how you're doing.
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Mar 23, 2019 10:34:09 GMT -5
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Post by norseman on Mar 23, 2019 10:34:09 GMT -5
Hurt like hell for about 4-5 days. Came home last friday. Both the spine and the incision in the throat. Doing better now, I can eat normal food again. Spine hurts but manageable.
The incision is almost square in the middle of my neck. He must have really had to shove to get windpipe outta the way.
My symptoms are still here, but i think better. Feet feel better but still have numbness. Muscle spasms reduced, nerve pain better, still have some vertigo. Doc said spine would need time to regrow. So fingers crossed!
You can come Cowboy with me anytime John! Even if we ride around in a jeep and look at big steers and scenery and go shoot some cowboy guns! Im already taking sneaking out and taking short forays with it. Ranch still has alot of snow though very late spring.
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Mar 23, 2019 14:39:36 GMT -5
Post by volkssturm on Mar 23, 2019 14:39:36 GMT -5
Glad to hear you survived. I hope it gets better as you heal up.
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Mar 24, 2019 17:59:18 GMT -5
Post by 2nd Bat on Mar 24, 2019 17:59:18 GMT -5
Nice to get an "After Action Report". My guess is an immediate change in symptoms wasnt part of the prognosis and that your situation will continue to improve with time and therapy. Leg and foot neuropathy is such a weird thing. Initially I felt like I was wearing socks when I wasnt. Now i have virtually no sensations of touch or pressure in my toes feet or caves. They are there, but they are not. My ecto skeleton reflexive prosthetics are amazing. As these become more available more and more people are going to enjoy near normal mobility.
Your surgery probably would even have been attempted 10 years ago. I love remembering when you showed up at Recondo School in your starched Khakis. Would love to come over and play cowboy.
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Post by norseman on Apr 1, 2019 6:20:19 GMT -5
Good times! Thanks everyone for checking in on me. Had my 2 week check up. Was told I was doing to much. No jeeps, no baths, no inversion table, no lifting. So I’m trying to be good. I’ve been in contact with Dwayne Dees. He too is suffering from some of this spinal cord stuff. Back and neck I believe. Too bad. Nice guy. I’ve been thinking that a full on Indian campaign would be a better fit for force on force stuff. 1877 was the Nez Perce campaign. I see the SCA guys have combat archery down to a safe science. Might be fun to outfit some of chief josephs warriors to take on the US Cav! Would need a fort and a village. Pretty easy I think. I could turn the Nam tower into a stockade. Teepees for the village? Just thinking out loud. www.northstararchery.com/store/
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Post by norseman on Apr 1, 2019 6:23:15 GMT -5
Also John I wish you had met Roger Mueller. A very squared away Marine and reenactor. The Khakis idea was all his idea. We wore them for graduation at Basic Recon School.
I finally got him joined up with cowboy action shooting! Fingers crossed!
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Apr 1, 2019 12:37:36 GMT -5
Post by 2nd Bat on Apr 1, 2019 12:37:36 GMT -5
Dwayne Dees great to hear that name and Roger Muelledr name has crossed my path more than once but I dont think we ever actually met. Throughout the late Indian wars the Indians were frequently better armed than tbe cavalry. I often thought about scenarios for western events. There no doubt are some Ghost towns that would provide cool locales.
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Apr 1, 2019 16:55:25 GMT -5
Post by norseman on Apr 1, 2019 16:55:25 GMT -5
Rog went by SsgtLou and helped out on the Nam airsoft forum a lot. You two would really hit it off. He has quite the “deuce” gear collection as well. Too bad he lives down in the Bay Area.
Dwayne is doing custom leather work for his brothers shop in Spokane. I told him about this thread, maybe I can get him to drop by!
And yes, Indians saw the worth of a repeating rifle, so did the Texas Rangers. For whatever the reason the US Army did not. I think it was because they wanted rifles and not pistol caliber carbines. And John Moses Browning was still tweaking the design. The 1886 Winchester was capable of chambering the .45-70 government. Although in those days you could purchase your own Winchester instead of your issued Springfield.
Of course in airsoft land everyone will probably be packing Winchester 92’s. There are a few Spencers, Winchester 73s floating around. But not many and expensive. I guess that’s all Hollywood used were the 92s!
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