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PostPosted: Sun Mar 16, 2014 9:31 pm
Hey their ya are!
No Over doin it !

take it easy!

what Doc say?????????

Glad your feelin better though had us worried :bighug:
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 17, 2014 9:54 am
Happy to hear things are going well Doug. You did have us wondering, now get us up to speed :pcorn:
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 24, 2014 10:36 am
Ok Doug
We need an update ya gotta be feeling a bit better by now? no?

Rob
Hows retirement going for you?

I took all last week off from working in the shop had too was getting a bit Grouchy
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 24, 2014 6:38 pm
Ok sorry guys I am feeling much better and trying not to over do. I have another 4 weeks before I can start therapy and then it will be a slow build to full recovery. Here I a shot of the springs in my back.

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it needs to be lowered with big and littles. .

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PostPosted: Mon Mar 24, 2014 7:30 pm
Wow Doug, I didn't know they were replacing 3 different discs, that's a big deal :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: Looks pretty cool though, sure hope it works as advertised. Take it real easy but I'm sure you know that, try to keep us up to date on your progress.

Dennis, retirement is awesome :rockon: :rockon: We're absolutley loving it!!!! Haven't been making as much progress on the Stang as I would like but it's been steady, or at least it was until yesterday when the starter on my compressor went up in smoke :flatten: :flatten: :flatten: At least it didn't happen in the middle of paint. So I have one coming later this week, another $500 bill I didn't need :knockout: :knockout:
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 25, 2014 8:12 am
Dam Doug
I thought you said they were only doing one of those....... wow! that dont look like any fun no way I would have been scared **** over that surgery your a lot braver than me.

IS THE PAIN GONE?
Or will be like my arm trade one pain for another
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 25, 2014 10:01 pm
The pain is gone :happy: :happy: :happy: :happy:
This video will better describe what went on. I did not get the screw/rivet. it was just a compression fit. I think this will clarify the x-ray of my back.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91krOjmv8pY

I will give some status on the car next time.
it needs to be lowered with big and littles. .



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PostPosted: Wed Mar 26, 2014 9:51 am
Dam Doug That's Graphic! lol just what I needed with my coffee this mourning lol

OH well Im ecstatic that it works & Im happy for you finally out of PAIN.
Life sucks when you live in Pain every day, Heck if I were you Id say the hell with the car and go on another vacation that you can enjoy pain free. Thanks for the update and again Im happy it worked.

Now were did our friend Mustang Mike go ? haven't heard hide nor hair from him either?
He be the last one living in Pain.


I am gonna have to break down and go see that other surgeon I met a while back, what do you wanna bet I put it off even longer?
Why is it you meet some one like that they just wanna cut? :splat:
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 26, 2014 10:31 am
That's great news Doug!! I'm not very good with graphic so I'm glad Dennis warned me. I'll have to watch that later on an empty stomach :flatten:

I still have pain everyday but it's way better than before the surgery and also a lot better since I retired. Sitting all day at work was brutal, I don't sit that much now so that helps a ton.

The new starter for my compressor is in so next step will be to wire it, looks quite confined in there so hopefully it isn't too much of a pain :splat:

Now that you mention it where is MIke hiding these days?
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 28, 2014 9:13 am
Hey Doug
I watched all that movie yesterday and Im wondering why didnt they use the rivet screw thingys too? did your Doc say?
I was impressed with the procedure by the way. All they need to do is come up with a working mechanical wrist and I will sign up.
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