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Wed, 22 July 2015 19:27  |
emerystora
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Well, the original one weeks stay in the hospital for my spinal fusion ended up being almost 2 weeks in the hospital followed by almost 5 weeks in rehab.
I am home but I still have loads of pain and am now taking a couple of days of physical therapy per week and lots and lots of strong medications.
I am wearing a very large back brace and cannot be out of bed without it.
My complications seem to be caused by a hairline fracture around a screw head. Apparently this is causing most of the pain and I am told it could take as much a 4 months to heal. The four fused lumbar vertebrae are supposed to take until the end of the year to fully heal.
I have appointments at my medical doctor on Friday and at my surgeon next Monday so I may learn more about my condition then.
I have been told not to lift anything heavier than 5 pounds for the next several weeks and then not over 10 pounds through perhaps the end of the year. This sure restricts doing any work on my GMC.
Since Rapid City is only 400 miles from my home, Michelle and I hope to drive our car there and stay in a motel. We already have the motel reservation. So, unless anything very negative happens we hope to see many of you at the GMCMI convention in September for the Mt. Rushmore activities.
Meanwhile I want to thank all my friends for their concern, cards , emails and prayers. I’ll be posting more on the GMCnet and I hope the narcotics that I am still taking doesn’t give me the confusion that I had encountered while at the hospital. I often wasn’t thinking clearly. Hopefully that didn’t reflect too much in the few email that I had sent.
Emery Stora
77 Kingsley
Frederick, CO
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| Re: [GMCnet] I am Home at Last [message #282881 is a reply to message #282875] |
Wed, 22 July 2015 20:02  |
jhbridges
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Great to be home, no! Hope the meds and healing give you increasing relief.
May I suggest asking your doctors about driving to the convention? You might want to rent/borrow/appropriate one of the minivans with disappearing seats so you could travel lying down.
Anyhow GREAT NEWS!
--johnny
Foolish Carriage, 76 26' Eleganza(?) with beaucoup mods and add - ons.
Braselton, Ga.
I forgive them all, save those who hurt the dogs. They must answer to me in hell
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| Re: [GMCnet] I am Home at Last [message #282883 is a reply to message #282875] |
Wed, 22 July 2015 20:12 |
George Beckman
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emerystora wrote on Wed, 22 July 2015 17:27Well, the original one weeks stay in the hospital for my spinal fusion ended up being almost 2 weeks in the hospital followed by almost 5 weeks in rehab.
I am home but I still have loads of pain and am now taking a couple of days of physical therapy per week and lots and lots of strong medications.
I am wearing a very large back brace and cannot be out of bed without it.
Emery Stora
77 Kingsley
Frederick, CO
Hurray! Prayers answered. It has been a long, long road. Sorry about the pain but home is so much better than rehab.
Later you can look back on this year as "the year" but it will be behind you.
Do as the Dr.s say. Not easy, but you will have to behave.
'74 Eleganza, SE, Howell + EBL
Best Wishes,
George
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| Re: [GMCnet] I am Home at Last [message #282885 is a reply to message #282875] |
Wed, 22 July 2015 20:14 |
Kimberlea Weeks
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So happy to hear that things are progressing. Please don't over do and hinder your healing. With prayers Keith and Kim
Kimberlea Weeks
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> On Jul 22, 2015, at 7:27 PM, Emery Stora wrote:
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> Well, the original one weeks stay in the hospital for my spinal fusion ended up being almost 2 weeks in the hospital followed by almost 5 weeks in rehab.
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> I am home but I still have loads of pain and am now taking a couple of days of physical therapy per week and lots and lots of strong medications.
>
> I am wearing a very large back brace and cannot be out of bed without it.
>
> My complications seem to be caused by a hairline fracture around a screw head. Apparently this is causing most of the pain and I am told it could take as much a 4 months to heal. The four fused lumbar vertebrae are supposed to take until the end of the year to fully heal.
>
> I have appointments at my medical doctor on Friday and at my surgeon next Monday so I may learn more about my condition then.
> I have been told not to lift anything heavier than 5 pounds for the next several weeks and then not over 10 pounds through perhaps the end of the year. This sure restricts doing any work on my GMC.
> Since Rapid City is only 400 miles from my home, Michelle and I hope to drive our car there and stay in a motel. We already have the motel reservation. So, unless anything very negative happens we hope to see many of you at the GMCMI convention in September for the Mt. Rushmore activities.
>
> Meanwhile I want to thank all my friends for their concern, cards , emails and prayers. I’ll be posting more on the GMCnet and I hope the narcotics that I am still taking doesn’t give me the confusion that I had encountered while at the hospital. I often wasn’t thinking clearly. Hopefully that didn’t reflect too much in the few email that I had sent.
>
> Emery Stora
> 77 Kingsley
> Frederick, CO
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| Re: [GMCnet] I am Home at Last [message #282886 is a reply to message #282875] |
Wed, 22 July 2015 20:19 |
Len Novak
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WOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOO!
Len and Pat Novak
1978 GMC Kingsley
The Beast II with dash lights that work and labels you can see!
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-----Original Message-----
From: Gmclist [mailto:gmclist-bounces@list.gmcnet.org] On Behalf Of Emery Stora
Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2015 5:28 PM
To: gmclist@list.gmcnet.org
Subject: [GMCnet] I am Home at Last
Well, the original one weeks stay in the hospital for my spinal fusion ended up being almost 2 weeks in the hospital followed by almost 5 weeks in rehab.
I am home but I still have loads of pain and am now taking a couple of days of physical therapy per week and lots and lots of strong medications.
I am wearing a very large back brace and cannot be out of bed without it.
My complications seem to be caused by a hairline fracture around a screw head. Apparently this is causing most of the pain and I am told it could take as much a 4 months to heal. The four fused lumbar vertebrae are supposed to take until the end of the year to fully heal.
I have appointments at my medical doctor on Friday and at my surgeon next Monday so I may learn more about my condition then.
I have been told not to lift anything heavier than 5 pounds for the next several weeks and then not over 10 pounds through perhaps the end of the year. This sure restricts doing any work on my GMC.
Since Rapid City is only 400 miles from my home, Michelle and I hope to drive our car there and stay in a motel. We already have the motel reservation. So, unless anything very negative happens we hope to see many of you at the GMCMI convention in September for the Mt. Rushmore activities.
Meanwhile I want to thank all my friends for their concern, cards , emails and prayers. I’ll be posting more on the GMCnet and I hope the narcotics that I am still taking doesn’t give me the confusion that I had encountered while at the hospital. I often wasn’t thinking clearly. Hopefully that didn’t reflect too much in the few email that I had sent.
Emery Stora
77 Kingsley
Frederick, CO
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| Re: [GMCnet] I am Home at Last [message #282895 is a reply to message #282875] |
Wed, 22 July 2015 21:55 |
rjw
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emerystora wrote on Wed, 22 July 2015 20:27
Meanwhile I want to thank all my friends for their concern, cards , emails and prayers. I'll be posting more on the GMCnet and I hope the narcotics that I am still taking doesn't give me the confusion that I had encountered while at the hospital. I often wasn't thinking clearly. Hopefully that didn't reflect too much in the few email that I had sent.
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So happy to hear the good news of your continued recovery and release from hospital jail. Your being in Rapid City will be another incentive for me to travel there for the convention.
Some of your posts during your hospital stay were on the amusing side. I think we all knew that it was your "feel good with less pain medication" and not your normal way of communicating. I can not imagine what I would be saying under similar circumstances.
Anyways welcome back!
Richard
76 Palm Beach
SE Michigan
www.PalmBeachGMC.com
Roller Cam 455, TBI+EBL, 3.42 FD, 4 Bag, Macerator, Lenzi (brakes, vacuum system, front end stuff), Manny Tranny, vacuum step, Tankless + OEM water heaters.
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| Re: [GMCnet] I am Home at Last [message #282896 is a reply to message #282875] |
Wed, 22 July 2015 21:55 |
Carl S.
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Glad to hear you are home and doing so much better, Emery. Although I had a small taste of what you are going through with my recent wrist surgery, I can't imagine what you are going through. Keep looking forward and you'll be back to 100% soon enough. That's what I keep telling myself too. 
Carl Stouffer
'75 ex Palm Beach
Tucson, AZ.
Chuck Aulgur Reaction Arm Disc Brakes, Quadrabags, 3.70 LSD final drive, Lenzi knuckles/hubs, Dodge Truck 16" X 8" front wheels, Rear American Eagles, Solar battery charging. GMCSJ and GMCMI member
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| Re: [GMCnet] I am Home at Last [message #282900 is a reply to message #282875] |
Wed, 22 July 2015 23:05 |
Guy Lopes
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Emery that's great news!
Your recovery should improve now that you're home. Please do heed all of your Doctor's instructions - even if you just "know" that you feel well enough to do something. My back surgery wasn't as extensive as yours, but I did learn a valuable lesson, which I hope you will also learn from.
Our prayers for your speedy recovery continue...
Guy & Sandy Lopes
76 Birchaven "Orion"
Sacramento, CA
W6TOL
www.GMC-Guy.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Gmclist [mailto:gmclist-bounces@list.gmcnet.org] On Behalf Of Emery Stora
Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2015 5:28 PM
To: gmclist@list.gmcnet.org
Subject: [GMCnet] I am Home at Last
Well, the original one weeks stay in the hospital for my spinal fusion ended up being almost 2 weeks in the hospital followed by almost 5 weeks in rehab.
I am home but I still have loads of pain and am now taking a couple of days of physical therapy per week and lots and lots of strong medications.
I am wearing a very large back brace and cannot be out of bed without it.
My complications seem to be caused by a hairline fracture around a screw head. Apparently this is causing most of the pain and I am told it could take as much a 4 months to heal. The four fused lumbar vertebrae are supposed to take until the end of the year to fully heal.
I have appointments at my medical doctor on Friday and at my surgeon next Monday so I may learn more about my condition then.
I have been told not to lift anything heavier than 5 pounds for the next several weeks and then not over 10 pounds through perhaps the end of the year. This sure restricts doing any work on my GMC.
Since Rapid City is only 400 miles from my home, Michelle and I hope to drive our car there and stay in a motel. We already have the motel reservation. So, unless anything very negative happens we hope to see many of you at the GMCMI convention in September for the Mt. Rushmore activities.
Meanwhile I want to thank all my friends for their concern, cards , emails and prayers. I’ll be posting more on the GMCnet and I hope the narcotics that I am still taking doesn’t give me the confusion that I had encountered while at the hospital. I often wasn’t thinking clearly. Hopefully that didn’t reflect too much in the few email that I had sent.
Emery Stora
77 Kingsley
Frederick, CO
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| Re: [GMCnet] I am Home at Last [message #282926 is a reply to message #282875] |
Thu, 23 July 2015 08:56 |
JohnL455
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Hope you are making progress each day. Enjoy the little things like being outdoors and out of the high priced 'confinement'. Takes time but hope you are feeling better.
John Lebetski
Woodstock, IL
77 Eleganza II
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| Re: [GMCnet] I am Home at Last [message #283166 is a reply to message #282875] |
Sun, 26 July 2015 01:45 |
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Emery,
Glad to hear you "broke out!"
I'm looking on the positive side of your message below and hoping that you'll be good as gold in four months!
I promise if you say something that confuses me I'll let you know. You'll have to take into consideration that I am easily confused
at times! ;-)
Regards,
Rob M.
The Pedantic Mechanic
-----Original Message-----
From: Emery Stora
Well, the original one weeks stay in the hospital for my spinal fusion ended up being almost 2 weeks in the hospital followed by
almost 5 weeks in rehab.
I am home but I still have loads of pain and am now taking a couple of days of physical therapy per week and lots and lots of strong
medications.
I am wearing a very large back brace and cannot be out of bed without it.
My complications seem to be caused by a hairline fracture around a screw head. Apparently this is causing most of the pain and I am
told it could take as much a 4 months to heal. The four fused lumbar vertebrae are supposed to take until the end of the year to
fully heal.
I have appointments at my medical doctor on Friday and at my surgeon next Monday so I may learn more about my condition then.
I have been told not to lift anything heavier than 5 pounds for the next several weeks and then not over 10 pounds through perhaps
the end of the year. This sure restricts doing any work on my GMC.
Since Rapid City is only 400 miles from my home, Michelle and I hope to drive our car there and stay in a motel. We already have
the motel reservation. So, unless anything very negative happens we hope to see many of you at the GMCMI convention in September
for the Mt. Rushmore activities.
Meanwhile I want to thank all my friends for their concern, cards , emails and prayers. I'll be posting more on the GMCnet and I
hope the narcotics that I am still taking doesn't give me the confusion that I had encountered while at the hospital. I often
wasn't thinking clearly. Hopefully that didn't reflect too much in the few email that I had sent.
Emery
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Regards,
Rob M. (USAussie)
The Pedantic Mechanic
Sydney, Australia
'75 Avion - AUS - The Blue Streak TZE365V100428
'75 Avion - USA - Double Trouble TZE365V100426
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