Hi Mark and Diane,
How weird to email someone in a hospital who has just went through an amazing one of a kind surgery. Few people understand the world that we spineys exist in with having Mark to post us from his amazing adventures in spinal surgery. Let alone a going through personal experience like this one.
First, I am thankful to God for answering our prayers for you, Diane and your family for this apparently successful surgery. I am relieved for you.
I know the rigors of recovery, however is pizza the new litmus test for a success?
I hope you can make it back here to speak with me on the 22nd at Biola. You would be awe inspiring with that neck wrap, let alone some cool new incision scars. Maybe you could make some students faint! I am being dramatic of course. I am so relieved for you my friend.
You are in my prayers. I am thankful to our loving God for this wonderful news. I pray that from here you continue to recover to a painfree full recovery. Enjoy your stay in Germany now that the hard part is behind you.
God bless,
Willie
mrbee
2003 ruptured L4 L5
Imediate surgery, hemilaminectomy
Second surgery 5 days later ditto, disc removed due to instability
Third surgery 3 days later hematoma at L4 nerve root in foramen
ADR surgery (fourth surgery) at Stenum, 6 months later, 2 level L3-4, L4-5
Immediate subsidense at L3-4
Revision at Stenum (fifth surgery), ten months to day from first. To explant and impant new ADR at L3-4. Complication post surgery occulsion left iliac artery, 13 attempts made to open using angioplasty, all failed.
Invalided, awaiting aorta-femoral bypass surgery and subsequent surgery to remove L3-4 ADR that was improperly placed.
God performed an impossible miracle...April 26th 2005.
No surgeries, no more drugs, a complete total instantaneous miraculous healing that still boggles my mind.
4 years post miracle, husband, Dad, little league manager, softball player, author, living and loving life though His will.
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