I had my final post-surgical (6 month) follow up on Thur. I am now released from surgical follow up. When the surgeon and I were discussing who should provide continuing care in the days ahead, we were going down the checklist of symptoms and where each one stood. When we arrived at “bowels”, I was talking…
Walking on Rebar and Other Strange Things You Feel with CES
Because nerves are the highways of our physical sensations, we can feel different types of pain, pleasure, tickling, being wet, hot, cold, sensations that aren’t there, and several other sensations. With Cauda Equina Syndrome, I think it falls more into just a few main types, with a lot of sub-types: Normal feeling Numb / no feeling…
CES | Months 5 & 6
My 5 month anniversary of fighting Cauda Equina Syndrome has come and gone with a lot of busyness. So much so that I am less than a week from the end of Month 6. The seemingly perpetual parade of doctor appointments has now become a trickle. But life has been very busy – we’re preparing…
Turkey shoot follow up…
While I do take things literally, I don’t think I’m quite as literal as Louie in the following story: Louie and his wife are listening to the radio when they hear the weather report: “A snow emergency has been declared. You must park your cars on the odd-numbered side of the street.” So Louie gets…
What to say when you’re asked about your back…
Many people do not understand Cauda Equina Syndrome. People ask me all the time, “How’s your back surgery doing?” To be fair, all they remember is that I had back surgery. I understand that. It’s not like they are family or close friends. I don’t remember the details of acquaintances’ medical problems. So, for all…
To our Special Angel… whomever you are
Thank you to our special Angel, whom God sent to bless us! Your gift that you offered up on July 22nd was received with great humbleness at your act of obedience and love. You will not know
A timely reminder from the Lord
Today was a great day at Sawmill Baptist Church in Powell, Ohio. The Lord directed the music right where my wife and I are – what a timely reminder! Then the pastor preached a great sermon on
Overheating, The Final Chapter (we hope…)
Sooner or later it would come down to the water pump. First overheating episode was determined to be due to a faulty radiator header tank cap. That was replaced and no more overheats for several weeks. Then, in Overheating – The Sequel , we had to stop on the side of the road and call…
Overheating car, part 2
Well, the overheating car reared its ugly head once again today. We were on our way home from church when the coolant temp began climbing. The car had been staying under 200 (195 thermostat) unless we let it idle. Well today it idled for about 10 minutes before I got out of the church and…
My new wristband for Cauda Equina Syndrome (CES)
My new CES Awareness wristband arrived yesterday. I custom ordered this just for me. If I had it to do over,