myself, i will be in ST lukes for awhile

[wildcat1562]

i sent a explination to a few people on the board but please keep me in your prayers for a bit
i need to go through an opperation tomarow that will leave me better or for the worse.
they are going to fuse 4 of my vertabre together and then i get to learn how to walk again
they said i will be down for 3 to 6 month with the extent of damge back there
i say less of course ; - )
i have been told worse in the past,
i also want to thank everyone for there family like presance on this forume
please don't loose it, this is a great site to get addicted too
thanks
God bless
Greg :TU:

[BamaWildcat]

Best of luck to you Greg. I hope everything works out the best it can.

[DoubleD]

Greg,Good luck to you! Looks like you have a nice family to help you out,take care...Darren

[GS Shari]

Best wishes to you Greg. We'll keep you and your family in our prayers, for the best of all possible outcomes!

Good luck!


Shari

[Mister T]

Take care bud. I just know you'll come back better than ever from this. :TU:

[bignastyGS]

Greg,
I will keep you in my thoughts as well..Hope all goes well for you as well as your family.We will await your return with high hopes.If at all possible,have someone keep us updated on you.We all have our little things here,but our friendships and health are more important that our Buicks...Get well soon and Good Luck tomorrow.
Pat

[GoldBoattail455]

Greg,
I got your email. Wow, the 22nd came faster than expected. But thats a good thing. This ends one chapter in your life, to begin a healthier and more fun chapter full of friends, family and buicks. :) I am still looking forward to going junkyard hopping with you as i've never set foot in one my entire life. Greg you are a great, brave man and I will be praying extra hard for you. :)

[Truzi]

Ouch. Good luck. I've only known a few people to have this done, but they said it helped them a lot. When you get out of surgery and the doctor is there, pretend the operation mysteriously changed which hand is dominant.

[Greg Schmelzer]

Greg, you have prayers from a couple of flatlanders out here!! Keep a good attitude and get better fast. I want to see you at Bruce and Shirl's shindig next year!!

My Grandma had her leg amputated just above the knee when she was nearly 80. I was there in the recovery room with her when she came out. I asked her "How do you feel?" To which she replied, in true Gramma fashion, "I feel okay, but I think I have a limp!"

That is the kind of attitude you need to have. Don't let it get you down. You will come out of this better than before.

[wildcat1562]

he showed me where to get on and let you guys know he still lives
sitting in a study hale now with a teacher watching me do this
good thing he's a friend of the old man and is on this site once in awhile as well ; - )
anyways
my Dad is doing great
they said 10 days and we got him home on saturday
3 days
doctor said he's a nut and to keep him going
tested out of the rehabe to come home in one day
doctor just shock his head and said to get him out of here
there are other people that realy need them and shock all our hands
they fused all 4 vertabra adn the doctor said it was the worst one he ever did in all the years he's been doing it
the cancer ait a hole threw muscle and the cartlidge and some of the bone was gone as well
said he shouldn't even be walking, someone is keeping him upright
told my mom there are some things that will never be explained in life, he's only a messanger, helper, not the healer,
super nice guy i think
a doctor Ahuga out of the sience building down there in milwakee
if he's like anything else in life he's done he'll probably be on here soon
says its an adiction just to look
anyways, likie he always says
he's sucking air and taking up space ; - )
and i want to say thank you as well for the prayers and support this group of people give to us
thank you
Brian

[bignastyGS]

Great to hear you are stepping up to the plate for old dad...Tell him to get well and not be in a big hurry to take his time healing.Its good to see you care enough to let us know his situation... Great Job Brian...

[Mister T]

Hey Brian, say hello to your dad from me. Been thinking about his recovery, and I hope all goes well for him and the family too.
Thanks for keeping us updated on his condition, sound like he's gung ho to get back up and around. :TU:

[GoldBoattail455]

Hey Brian,
Glad to hear he is doing well. Thanks for updating us. Tell him i said hi! :)

[LAKOTA]

Greg,
wishing you the best...hope your recovery will be swift, and absolute.

Patrick

[wildcat1562]

it's me
can only sit for a bit at this computer chair but thought i would drop something onto my son's update
by the way
Brian's a cool kid
people know why you have kids and parents know they did good when they have a kid like Brian around
well i've been doing well
walking ok but with a walker
i have to wear body brace for up to 6 month they tell me now, but i can feel my feet and legs good now so the operation must of did well
there was a big hole in my back from past cancer and they said that was just rooting my spine
lost 4 disks in all
they did put 1/2 inch metal blocks between the vertabra to staighten my spine back up
wife says she has to reach to kiss me again
some guys got it lucky i guess :grin:
then they screwed 2 screws into 4 of the vertabra and with rods and force said they pulled them straight again and off of the nerves and spinal cord
i can do no bending or twisting for a long time
if it breaks now the doctor said i will be parelized or dead
i think i take it easy :Smarty: :spank:
well talk to you guys later and thanks for the prayers and hope
see you soon
Greg :3gears:

[Mister T]

Glad to hear from you Greg. :TU:

Good to see that the surgery was succesful. Take care of yourself, those doctors are usually pretty much bang on with post op care.

Looking forward to tramping through some yards with you, maybe next year. :beer

[GoldBoattail455]

Great to hear from you Greg! :) Take it nice a slow, no rush right? Just winter. :laugh: Keep us updated. :Comp:

[lapham3@aol.com]

Great news!- take it easy and heal up and we'll see you here in MN next year-

[LAKOTA]

Greg,
Man what a hand you were delt. I hope you continue to recover and have no setbacks. Whishing you and your family the best.

Patrick

[RAMKAT2]

Greg, it is great to hear that things are improving after your surgery. We will keep you in our prayers. I am looking forward to seeing you next spring when I come up and get that Riviera rearend. God bless you and your family, Randy