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Post surgery down time
Finally i had surgery for problems in my lower neck/upper back. Recovery may be a few weeks and i'm hoping to recover quickly to start grilling before the grilling season is over. I had vertabrae fused with a metal plate and screws. I had a bone in rib eye and a tomahawk ribeye in case it was my last dinner.
Austin, Tx
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I like your plan brother! Get well soon!Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
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All the best with the recovery......Great lookin last meal (before surgery).
Ellijay GA with a Medium & MiniMax
Well, I married me a wife, she's been trouble all my life,
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Top notch steak.... Wishing you a speedy recoveryCharlotte, NC - Large BGE 2014, Maverick ET 733, Thermopen, Nest, Platesetter, Woo2 and Extender w/Grid, Kick Ash Basket, Pizza Stone, SS Smokeware Cap, Blackstone 36"
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I hope it's not your last meal and it looks great. Get well soon, that sounds painful.XL, WSM, Coleman Road Trip Gas GrillKansas City, Mo.
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Gotta be scary. At your age, you'll be fine. They have this stuff down to a science. You'll be grilling in no time, I'm sure. Good luck.
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Good luck and hope for a speedy recovery.. I had a micro diskectomy in my lower back a few years ago.. So I feel your pain...
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"before the grilling season is over" I didn't know that was possible. Hope you have a speedy recovery and relief.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Fused, plated & screwed! Trust me those 3 words strunge together scared me! I wish you well PLUS a speedy recovery.bgeaddikt said:Finally i had surgery for problems in my lower neck/upper back. Recovery may be a few weeks and i'm hoping to recover quickly to start grilling before the grilling season is over. I had vertabrae fused with a metal plate and screws. I had a bone in rib eye and a tomahawk ribeye in case it was my last dinner.
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Good luck on your recovery! Luckily, the grilling season is never over!
Don't tell your problems to people. 80% of people don't care and 20% are glad you have them.
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You and pop got out there fine? GREAT!Ozzie_Isaac said:Good luck on your recovery! Luckily, the grilling season is never over!
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Yup, rolled in around noon, checked out the house I bought sight unseen, then he went to Phoenix with my sister. I checked into a resort until the house closes.RRP said:
You and pop got out there fine? GREAT!Ozzie_Isaac said:Good luck on your recovery! Luckily, the grilling season is never over!
Don't tell your problems to people. 80% of people don't care and 20% are glad you have them.
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Hope to see you up and running soon.. Take it easy and don't rush the recovery. Your egg will be there waiting. Hey and fall weather is also great grilling weather. God bless..Greensboro North Carolina
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Pain/nausea are brutal. No stitches, just medical grade super glue
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Good luck to you!!!! I'm just getting over hip replacement. Finally have my eggs going again. Cooking an 18 lb brisket tonight. I was surprised they glued me together also. Maybe a 16" long incision. You'll be out there egging again before you know it, though I understand your frustration during recovery. Hang in there and best wishes to ya!!!!bgeaddikt said:Pain/nausea are brutal. No stitches, just medical grade super glueTommy
Middle of Nowhere, Northern Kentucky
1 M, 1 XL, a BlackStone,1 old Webber, a Border Collie, a German Shepherd and 3 of her pups, and 2 Yorkies -
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Hoping your recovery goes well. Do exactly what they tell you to do. You will be fine. Great looking cook, you will be back doing the BGE thing soon."Knowledge is Good" - Emil Faber
XL and MM
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It looks like i have a chain link in my neck! 1st X-Rays were taken.
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Good luck with the neck recovery. In my officer, I've seen some times there the levels above and below fusion levels getting additional wear and tear and developing more advancing disc degeneration. By the looks of your x-rays, you have good discs at those levels right now.
Fusion looks VERY good! They did a great job!LBGE since 2014
Griffin, GA
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Good luck! Lots of people do great with ACDFs, heck Manning came back to play in the NFL.
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Get well and back to cooking!
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Hope your swallowing function and vocal chords are okay. It can take a bit of time for the inflammation to decrease.
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I like how you think, and fortunately, it was far from your last meal! Wishing you a speedy and full recovery. Lots of protein, on the Egg, of course, will no doubt help the healing.
Cincinnati
LBGE, Weber Kettle
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I wish you well. But don't quite understand "grilling season is over". I'm in the middle of the snow belt and no such thing.
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I had pretty similar surgery in 2005. Had to wear the brace for two months and couldn't lift anything over 5 lbs. but the grilling went on! Didn't have the egg then, but still managed to cook a few ribs and steaks just fine.
You will be good to go in no time!Central Valley CA One large egg One chocolate lab "Halle" two chiuahuas "Skittles and PeeWee" -
Hope recovery is going well.
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For the most part, very uncomfortable sleeping the first few weeks. It felt like my spine/neck was a twig about to snap from the weight of my head. Had difficulty swallowing but its gotten easier. The first 12 hours after surgery i dealt with the worst nausea ever. Puking with a cut throat was not fun. Have 5lb weight limit. If anybody ever goes through something similar i am here to answer any questions.Austin, Tx
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