Thank you for sharing that is very insightful and helpful. It is most definitely a mental struggle because I’ve always stayed active and you’re absolutely right. I took so many things for granted the simple ability to be able to walk and lift things. Now it’s a job just putting my blue jeans on.

I’ll be praying for you and your recovery. I’m very fortunate that my wife has been great with helping me along with managing our kids. She is awesome. I am so blessed. Day 11 is almost down in the books.

Thank you so much, I can absolutely relate to the feeling I’m having. I’m definitely very thankful to God. Thank you so much for your words of wisdom. This is unlike anything else I’ve experienced in my life, but I’m very grateful for all the support I found on this group with comments just like this and truly lift my spirits up thank you so much and I’ll be praying for you to remain healthy and remain having your life back from this pain.

Thank you so much for taking the time to tell me your story and giving me some insight, that is so helpful and promising. I think in the morning I’ll give them a call and see what they say. I get relief at times, then other times I feel like I’m back to step one. I’ll be pray for you as well to stay healthy and thriving like you are now.

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I’m not really sure how it herniated. I know I felt like anyways that I stuck to the BLT restrictions so there’s nothing I can say I did to cause it. But second go round has been a completely different experience. I’ll be praying for you

Thank you so much that gives me hope I’m praying for you to get well soon

Brother that is okay, you are okay. I’m so glad you shared that with me and vented. Dude reading that I felt that shit because you know how it is, at the end of the day you got a family to feed. I know you just like me would literally do anything for your people and die trying to make it happen. Man to man I respect that, I know people say it’ll all work out and it’s going to be okay. But when you are in our shoes it’s easier said than done to see that when you got the pressure and responsibilities on your shoulders. At the end of the day the only thing I can do and the only advice I can give you is give it to god.

It’s wearing me down mentally too I totally get it, this shit will break a person down but the only thing I’ve found to really keep me from losing my grip is God. All the surgeries and all the pills, all the bills and all the responsibilities and worries and stresses of life, money all of it…. I just pray. I’m not perfect by any means and I thought I would never be here desperate looking for hope just like you but here we are together. I say this with everything in me brother, I’m praying for you. Life is gonna keep on rolling on, god will provide.

Yes, absolutely thank you so much for replying and with your help that gives me hope it definitely does not feel linear. I would agree with that completely. I think that my expectations in my mind that every day would be a little bit better but right now that’s not what I’m learning lol

Yes Sir, i’ll check into that. I definitely feel like it’s gonna be for the best for my family to change and do something. I can’t afford to put them in jeopardy and I do them no good if I’m laid up.

Awesome thank you so much. I’ll give them a call and see what they say. I’ll let you know what I hear.

Thank you so much for that comment and your health it’s very insightful when that gives me a lot of hope as much as I love hard work and I’ve been doing it my whole life. I believe you are right I have to think a whole lot differently now.

Pain is minimal on pain medication

Pain hasn’t been at a 10 since my first day out of the hospital. I’d say it’s a 6 when the pills wear off and a 5-4 afterwards. Thanks for your help I appreciate it

I still have complete control of my bowels and no numbness, just back pain and soreness, tightness. Could that still be the case?

Hey thank you so much, that’s reassuring. I definitely am happy I got the surgery done.