Capt. Frank Hopkins wrote:

Truly, A gruesome appellation. G I plan to be cremated and have my
ashes scattered in my lovely St. Johns River. I can't think of a better
place to spend eternity.

Capt. Frank


Where do you hang your hat, Captain? We used to live just a couple of
miles north of the new bridge in St. A. I sure miss fishing those waters
every couple of days.

Do you ever fish the "pond" behind the airport? It's an interesting
place to find redfish and on occasion, tarpon.




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"Capt. Frank Hopkins" wrote in message
k.net...
Today the doctor informed me I have a 2 herinated discs in my lower
back. They are badly damaged and the doctor surgery is my only viable
option. (this is the third opinion)

Has anyone in the group had a back operation? If so, I would like to
hear about your experience(s), both good and bad.

Thanks,

Capt. Frank
I had surgery for a herniated disk back in 1973. Had some intermittent
problems for about 5 years after that. Back would lock up, muscle spasms,
etc. but then I changed professions from a desk job to that of an appliance
salesman where I was carrying TVs and microwave ovens, etc out to customers
cars. That built up the muscles in my back and I haven't had any problems
for the last 25 years. My son had same surgery a couple of years ago..he's
a truck driver and part time farmer and he seems to be much less bothered
after the surgery than I was. My mother had a herniated disk and because of
her age (65 at the time) she wasn't a candidate for surgery. She was able
to do almost nothing for 6 months and it healed itself. She started by
sleeping on the floor for a while and was gradually able to move to a softer
sleep surface. After six months was back to dancing every Friday night.
She's 82 now and is a lot more limber than I ever was.

Thanks Tom!

It seems exercise is quite the panacea for what ails you.
Now, if I can only convince my wife that sex is a good exercise. grin

Capt. Frank

Tom wrote:

"Capt. Frank Hopkins" wrote in message
k.net...

Today the doctor informed me I have a 2 herinated discs in my lower
back. They are badly damaged and the doctor surgery is my only viable
option. (this is the third opinion)

Has anyone in the group had a back operation? If so, I would like to
hear about your experience(s), both good and bad.

Thanks,

Capt. Frank
I had surgery for a herniated disk back in 1973. Had some intermittent

problems for about 5 years after that. Back would lock up, muscle spasms,
etc. but then I changed professions from a desk job to that of an appliance
salesman where I was carrying TVs and microwave ovens, etc out to customers
cars. That built up the muscles in my back and I haven't had any problems
for the last 25 years. My son had same surgery a couple of years ago..he's
a truck driver and part time farmer and he seems to be much less bothered
after the surgery than I was. My mother had a herniated disk and because of
her age (65 at the time) she wasn't a candidate for surgery. She was able
to do almost nothing for 6 months and it healed itself. She started by
sleeping on the floor for a while and was gradually able to move to a softer
sleep surface. After six months was back to dancing every Friday night.
She's 82 now and is a lot more limber than I ever was.

"Capt. Frank Hopkins" wrote in message
hlink.net...
Thanks Tom!

It seems exercise is quite the panacea for what ails you.
Now, if I can only convince my wife that sex is a good exercise. grin

Capt. Frank

I just remembered that while I was living in Phoenix, there was a story on
local TV about a surgeon there that does the surgery similar to a laproscopy
.. He cuts two small holes and inserts his instruments..one to view ;and the
other to cut. As I remember, the patient is not anesthesized, just a local
to kill pain. The patient they interviewed was up and bending over and
working in her garden a week later. The instruments he used had been
invented or designed by him.

I just remembered that while I was living in Phoenix, there was a story
on
local TV about a surgeon there that does the surgery similar to a
laproscopy
. He cuts two small holes and inserts his instruments..one to view ;and
the
other to cut. As I remember, the patient is not anesthesized, just a
local
to kill pain. The patient they interviewed was up and bending over and
working in her garden a week later. The instruments he used had been
invented or designed by him.



Dr. Anthony T. Yeung, MD. He's got a reputation among other Orthopedic as
being a bit "aggressive". I've consulted with him regarding back surgery.
He was willing to perform surgery when two different Orthopedics and two
different neurosurgeons (one at Barrow's) all said my situation would likely
not be improved by surgery and therefore they would not do it. I took a
pass on Tony, although I'm sure he's helped many.