out of loop for a few days

[kiawrench]

  will be in hospital from weds of this coming week until Saturday morning or so, am having some neck surgery done to remove two discs. Wont be getting standard remove isc,slap in some donor tissue and steel rods. am getting new replacement discs (two plates with bearings for full motion) am also getting a spacer to replace vert number 5 (never healed right, is starting to break down)most of the cost will be absorbed by manufacturer for taking part in two year application of use study, prior to full fda approval, thank you vetrans admin for helping me find that one!

  info on this here: http://www.necksurgery.com/articles-artificialdisc.html   the first part of study is done, this new part includes a spacer to replace damaged bone tissue without bone grafting .

   once released from hospital , i just have to deal with 45 day recovery period, then can go back to work and ride the Vision again. well, that and two years of follow up appointments to keep tabs on implants .
  going to be nice to have all the feeling back in my arms and hands !!

[h2olawyer]

Good luck & Godspeed, Kia.  Hope you recover quickly!

Bet you're looking forward to eliminating the headshake!   ;D

H₂O 

[67GTO]

Be sure to request tapered bearings ;)


Hope all goes well :)

[Walt_M.]

Can't top those, good luck Kia.

[Tiger]

:) Hmmmmm, sound like a surgeons "winter project"   :o ;D ;D ;D :D :D :D :D... ;) Best of luck bro', keep yer chin up... 8)

                        8).......TIGER....... 8)

[kiawrench]

trust me guys,,, i have been through the wringer on this ---- get it fixed, dont get it fixed, this is going to fix things, maybe it wont  been a ride and a half. but time has come to do something before i end up riding a desk and waiting on someone else to drive me where i need to go.
thank you us army, 18th airborne corps and walte rreed army medical center for leaving me with a long running medical issue .   to be honest, even knowing my military service did this in a round about way,,, would do it again , just to have the fun all over .

[Coil Coyle]

Well Kia. God Bless and God Speed..

;)
Coil

[YellowJacket!]

Good Luck to you Kia.  Maybe this'll get all your problems sorted out once and for all.  I'll say a big prayer for you and a speedy recovery.

David

[kiawrench]

one thing is for sure,, if this doesnt get it fixed, am going to move to your town,, half way between you and lucky. we will then start using ace hardware as parts supply. with tips from kevin and a few others, we are going to build me a darn protective armored suit , so i quit hurting myself!!

[Mutt]

I hope you have a quick recovery period with little or no discomfort!

And, a big THANKS for your service in the military!!!!

Mutt

[Cdnlouie]

Checked out that link, what an amazing process.  Pretty exciting stuff while at the same time daunting when you consider what is actually being done here. This is very promising research for us old guys that hope to keep going for a few more miles. You have my admiration Kia for going where few have ever gone before.

We will be praying for your operation and speedy recovery.

You are remembered by the Canadians!

P.S. I am envying your location in one of favourite spring vacation spots.  At least you have the weather going for you.

[Lucky]

A little chicken soup will speed the recovery!
heal well my friend.

--Lucky

[hfarley]

Hey Kia, Make sure they lube up those parts. After all you don't want to have to go in for a 30,000 ile oil change now do ya?  :P

Seriously though, Good luck, fast recovery,and I understand what you mean about doing the service all over again. Thanks to the wonderful ARMY training that I received I will forever have probems wih my back.  But I still would do it again too!
-Heather

[kiawrench]

louie-- glad you mentioned vacation spot--- did you know that can-am week is next week here?  city officials expect anywhere from 12 to 20 thousand canadians in town for soccer tourney, dances, several sweet car shows and as always , the canadian bikers will be in ,showing off some really sweet rides.

   on my street alone, there are 7 of 22 houses owned by split season canadians, here from 2nd week of march until end of august. and, if i may be the one to say, some of the best people i have met in this town.     now if they would just understand that owning a monkey ,and keeping him indoors isnt strange,,,, (my marmoset seems to be all they want to see when they first get into town every year ). good thing is, i get to spend some time with them this year, as i will be out of work for a while after surgery.

[Scott_Mc]

Wow Kia, that's some serious work, but sounds as if the benefits could be great!  Your timing is not so bad either as you'll be in shape for the arrival of warmer riding weather.

Good luck!!!  Type at us when you can :P!

[Cdnlouie]

Oooohhhh... I soooo....... wanna be there!  :( I can't tell you how many times this week I am tempted to just run away from life here in the frigid north  :'(.  I gotta get a trailor setup going on so I can bring the "V" with me for a vacation in the sunny south.  This would be the perfect time to escape for about two weeks.  I can hit the beach and start working on my attitude toward life.

Sounds terrific! I just need to pay a few more dues before I start going AWOL from the daily grind.

Thanks for the sunny thoughts  8), we will be thinking of you tomorrow.

Louie

[BREWSKI]

Good luck Kia,adding you to prayer list along with DAVETN  Bwewski....

[Night Vision]

Kia, you Be Well too!
gosh I hate these mushy posts....

[kiawrench]

agggghhhh__ i go down to check in in about an hour,, but have one really sad thing to deal with first- for the first time since i left the army, i have to have my beard off- not just trim it,, cut it all off.

   My wife, being a happy ,make it all a happy thing ,measured my chin whiskers ,13 inches of growth, well cared for and lovingly looked after - will be gone in next twenty mimutes!!(i do sort of have the wild biker look going on,lmao)
  gee whiz, no more braided beard for bike week, no tourists snapping my picture just show folks back home the "freak" they saw at bike week ,,,,,, oh well,,, was time for a change anyway . and it will grow back!
   at least i can still put hair in a danny de vito style ponytail and fight that under a helmet!!

[louthepou]

Dang, I missed this thread by just a few hours!  >:(

Hope they let you keep the removed parts in a small jar. sounds like a worthy souvenir.

Could add the trimmed hair in there too.

Good luck to you... and good recovery.

Lou