This guy... Please pray for this guy (my hubby, Ken) as he has surgery this Friday, April 1st, for removal of vertebrae and fusion in his neck in several places where the spinal cord and nerves have been compressed. The surgeon said that, without this preventive surgery, Ken would eventually be unable to walk at all. Pray that the weakness in his legs would be alleviated and ability to walk without a cane might be restored. That would be the absolutely best case scenario but isn't a promised outcome. Surgery is a 7:30 a.m. MST. Thanks, all! P.S. Photo was taken last July on Ken's 75th birthday.
@carole_sandford Thank you, Carole! Yes, With our trust in the Lord and confidence that he has an excellent surgeon, we believe all will be well. They say it is hard to keep a good man down, but I will have to try for the next little while. LOL
Lovely photo, I’m rooting for him, please do not worry, I had the same procedure and was out of hospital less than 72 hours later. I had 4 thro 6 fused after having been compromised for years and it got to the point that I could have been a quadriplegic if I had been knocked the wrong way. Believe it or not I was in a car accident 3 days before the op and was very lucky!! Please feel free to ask any thing I might help with. I live in the UK but am guessing the op will be pretty similar.
That was 10 years ago and like you no promises made but it stopped it getting any worse.
Margaret
@craftymeg Wow, Margaret! We so appreciate your input! Amazing testimony you have! With our faith in God and the confidence we feel in this surgeon, I am sure all will be well. As I said to @carole_sanford, the challenge will probably getting Ken to not do what he shouldn't too soon. He is a very active (busy) fella and not accustomed to being housebound in any way. LOL Thank you once again for your comments. I will be sure to let you and all here know how Ken is doing. May even post a post-op photo! :-)
That was 10 years ago and like you no promises made but it stopped it getting any worse.
Margaret