All I want for Christmas....

[LJP]

God bless you! Remember no matter what the odds, you and Jesus override them; when you run out of rope is when you touch the hem of His garment.

I'm facing a tough task in Dec. to have spinal nerve blocks in the upper half of my body. It will be done by Fluoroscopy and I'm allergic to the imaging dye; in addition it will be done in several places in a thin sac between my spinal cord and vertebraes; 1/4 inch too far and I could be paralyzed. We wait 2 months (about Feb.) and the Neurosurgeon will open my neck on the front, move my voice box over, and try to put my neck back together. I have 6 compression fractures, beginning at C-3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and T-1 and 3 trapped nerves that are splintered, swollen and inflamed. Some of the vertebraes will be removed and replaced with either bone from my own body or cadaver bone. The rest will be cleaned up and some will be fused with steel plates and screws.

I guess I need Santa to bring me a screwdriver and a case of WD-40.

The best Christmas present anyone could give me would be a trainload of prayers a few weeks early. A miracle would be best of all. I am so scared I can barely breathe when I think about it.

Bassin Bug prayers sent for you and the surgeon

[Big Gills]

Aww gee Bassin Bug, so sorry to hear of all that you are going through. You must be in alot of pain. I am sending down positive thoughts and lots of prayers that those delicate surgeries are performed by the steady hand of a skilled surgeon. Sounds like a long recovery process. Take care of yourself.

[bassin_bug]

Aww gee Bassin Bug, so sorry to hear of all that you are going through. You must be in alot of pain. I am sending down positive thoughts and lots of prayers that those delicate surgeries are performed by the steady hand of a skilled surgeon. Sounds like a long recovery process. Take care of yourself.

Thanks for your prayers; please say a lot of prayers for the other person on this thread who is also facing a tough battle. Yes, I am in pain but refused narcotics because of the potential for addiction from long term use. The neurosurgeon said that with therapy the whole process would take about 5 months. No way! I'm not wasting my time lying around listening to my fingernails grow; I have too much living and loving to do.

[DJD]

Bassin Bug prayers sent for you and the surgeon

I second LJP! Sorry too hear about this Bug. Your a fighter and you know you will need that spirit and sounds like you got a heck of a man to keep you well. So your starting off better than most....Hopefully you can keep us posted.