Splitz: Longer explanation over on #1 Group. Basically it boils down to I fell in the horse pasture this spring while irrigating when we first cut the water in.
My back/neck hurt for weeks even though on a bunch of Aleve and musle relaxants and anti-inflaitories. I woke up one morning with a "stiff neck" my neck turned in the eyes right pose looking over my right shoulder and couldn't move it.
I called the VA and they had me Life Flighted to Boise. X-Rays, MRI and something else and they flew me out the next day via Air Ambulance to TX to the VA/surgeons down there.
When I did the face plant in the pasture I duplicated the same whiplash motion that blew my back apart in 1971 in Vietnam. It basically blew all the grafts/screws and plates in my neck and sheared off the the left side of C2-C3 and C4. I broke my neck. Drs were amazed I hadn't managed to kill myself/paralyze myself.
Had one surgery to clean stuff up and then a couple weeks later to "FIX" it. They swear they didn't induce a comma, but I sure don't remember much of the two plus months Still having a hard time with time time?dates etc right now. Neck doesn't do much to the left but THEY say it'll get better. Sure, only if I have the stone to bend it that way.
WE got home Monday. I did get to fly back commercial, 1st class. One advantage in being too big to fit in coach or need a seat that reclines far enough. The Boss has me on a VERY short leash.
The upside?? It was all on the VAs dime. That and the VA says they'll probably raise me from 80% to 100%. More #1s.
Michael, I called you tonight but no answer and your mailbox was full.
TTYL
Ross