{"id":111661,"date":"2022-05-26T05:09:20","date_gmt":"2022-05-26T11:09:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=111661"},"modified":"2022-05-26T08:16:49","modified_gmt":"2022-05-26T14:16:49","slug":"surgery-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2022\/05\/26\/surgery-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Surgery Update"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sorry, no birds today.<\/p>\n

I don’t like using my blog as a vehicle for such pedestrian subjects as my health, especially devoting an entire post to them, but at this point that seems like the best option.<\/p>\n

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Readers have known for some time that I have back surgery looming and that it will affect my blogging routine but until yesterday I had no firm date for the surgery so I couldn’t announce it. In private communications I’ve been getting multiple inquiries from readers about my surgical status so I’m relieved that I can finally confirm a date for my surgery.<\/p>\n

Late last week I was told that I’d go under the knife on June 2nd but yesterday, during my preop visit with my orthopedic surgeon, I learned that it would be delayed by four days because of a scheduling conflict. So now it’s set for June 6th. D-Day will now have new meaning for me.<\/p>\n

I’m scheduled to have two procedures done at two different locations during the same surgical session – a laminectomy at L1-L2 and a partial discectomy at L3-L4. Recovery will take six weeks. Positive results are far from guaranteed but I’m hopeful.<\/p>\n

During recovery I’ll be able to walk and drive (as long as I’m not on pain meds) so I’m optimistic that I’ll still be able to photograph birds from my pickup (carefully) and resume my blogging routine at some point, even though it may be sporadic for a while. And I still have more red tape and hoops to jump through so between now and “D-Day” there may be days when I don’t post to my blog.<\/p>\n

My primary restriction during recovery will be to strictly avoid “BLT”s (bending, lifting and twisting). As long as I don’t have to avoid my addiction to BLT sandwiches I think I can manage it. I didn’t make a point of getting my garden tomatoes planted before my surgery for nothing.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

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Sorry, no birds today. I don\u2019t like using my blog as a vehicle for such pedestrian subjects as my health, especially devoting an entire post to them, but at this point that seems like the best option.<\/p>\n

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