Reply With QuoteI'm sorry.............I had a spinal fusion 3 years ago, and that was really hard to recover from, I had to learn how to walk all over again, with a walker and stuff.
Best of luck to your mom...........
If you are in the IE Dr. Disney is the BEST
Hey all, I don't mean to dump my badness on anyone else, I just need to vent a little. My whole family came up to Havasu for the christmas/new year holiday, and we've basically been spending the last few days relaxing, eating, watching movies and boating. Today we took my dad's 32' Spectra out on the lake for a litte cruising. It was really really cold on the water, so my mom and sister were in the cabin staying warm, and I was driving while dad rode shotgun. The lake was as flat as a plate of glass, and I had the plates trimmed up and was cruising at 3800rpm at about 45mph. We hit a roller that I saw out of the corner of my eye, but didn't really think about since it wasn't huge and my dad's boat is a very deep-V. Next thing I know both the girls in the cabin are screaming so I pulled off the power. Apparently my mom was sleeping on the sideways facing bench seat in the boat, and when we hit the wake she rolled out onto the floor, hitting her back on the edge of the bench on the way down. She couldn't breathe and was white as a ghost, and her hands were shaking.
To make a long story short we rushed her to the hospital and they called in a spine specialist. It turns out she got a compression fracture of her L1 vertebrae. One bump in the boat and she broke her back. I can't believe it. The docs are pretty confident that she didn't do any nerve damage, which means she'll be able to walk and move ok, she's just in A LOT of pain. They say she'll need to be in the hospital a few days as they get things stabilized and have a fiberglass body cast/brace made for her. The next two months will be strict bed rest, and they figure after three months she might be able to go back to work and hopefully she'll be feeling good after six months. Talk about going from a great day to a terrible one. I'm glad that the damage wasn't worse, but I feel absolutely aweful. I broke my back weightlifting when I was in high school, and I remember how horrible all those months of bedrest were... and I just cursed her to the same fate. The wierdest thing is, that stupid wake didn't even look very big, it wasn't even a whitecap. The whole thing was just a freak accident.
I guess all I can say is, as this christmas weekend winds to a close hug your loved ones and be thankful if everyone is healthy and happy. Tommorow she's going in a for a cat scan, and we're going to investigate ways of getting her back to L.A. once she's stable. Thanks for the chance to vent.
Dan
I'm sorry.............I had a spinal fusion 3 years ago, and that was really hard to recover from, I had to learn how to walk all over again, with a walker and stuff.
Best of luck to your mom...........
If you are in the IE Dr. Disney is the BEST
Wow, glad to hear that she is somewhat ok, considering. I wish her a speedy recovery.
Thanks for the kind words. I also had a spinal fusion, and it was very difficult. Luckily I'm 100% now, so I guess there's always a silver lining. The doc didn't think she'd need any surgery, just lots of bedrest, so at least she can catch up on her reading, right?
Yes, buy her some books and DVD's.........Don't feel bad, it wasn't your fault
Maybe you can get her hooked on the forums. That's how Deb and I got our start. Me with an hernia and she with a bad knee. Maybe in 3 months she'll break Debs post count.
Sorry to hear that.
We had a similar situation, so I know what it feels like.
Hey all, I don't mean to dump my badness on anyone else, I just need to vent a little. My whole family came up to Havasu for the christmas/new year holiday, and we've basically been spending the last few days relaxing, eating, watching movies and boating. Today we took my dad's 32' Spectra out on the lake for a litte cruising. It was really really cold on the water, so my mom and sister were in the cabin staying warm, and I was driving while dad rode shotgun. The lake was as flat as a plate of glass, and I had the plates trimmed up and was cruising at 3800rpm at about 45mph. We hit a roller that I saw out of the corner of my eye, but didn't really think about since it wasn't huge and my dad's boat is a very deep-V. Next thing I know both the girls in the cabin are screaming so I pulled off the power. Apparently my mom was sleeping on the sideways facing bench seat in the boat, and when we hit the wake she rolled out onto the floor, hitting her back on the edge of the bench on the way down. She couldn't breathe and was white as a ghost, and her hands were shaking.
To make a long story short we rushed her to the hospital and they called in a spine specialist. It turns out she got a compression fracture of her L1 vertebrae. One bump in the boat and she broke her back. I can't believe it. The docs are pretty confident that she didn't do any nerve damage, which means she'll be able to walk and move ok, she's just in A LOT of pain. They say she'll need to be in the hospital a few days as they get things stabilized and have a fiberglass body cast/brace made for her. The next two months will be strict bed rest, and they figure after three months she might be able to go back to work and hopefully she'll be feeling good after six months. Talk about going from a great day to a terrible one. I'm glad that the damage wasn't worse, but I feel absolutely aweful. I broke my back weightlifting when I was in high school, and I remember how horrible all those months of bedrest were... and I just cursed her to the same fate. The wierdest thing is, that stupid wake didn't even look very big, it wasn't even a whitecap. The whole thing was just a freak accident.
I guess all I can say is, as this christmas weekend winds to a close hug your loved ones and be thankful if everyone is healthy and happy. Tommorow she's going in a for a cat scan, and we're going to investigate ways of getting her back to L.A. once she's stable. Thanks for the chance to vent.
Dan
Wow! Glad she's going to be ok. Keep us updated on her recovery.
All the best to your family, especially Mom, Hope she proves the Dr.'s wrong and is quick to recover. Any spinal thing is too scary for me! NOT your fault! Jill
What a way to cap a holiday weekend. :hammerhea
Glad to hear she will be OK, even if she's looking at a long road to recovery.
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