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Post by lezmtaylor » Thu Nov 29, 2012 2:44 pm

Hi All,
I am at last getting to grips with the land of the living.
Have had a pretty rough last 3-4 months of it, with the spine op,complications and the limitations it puts on daily life.
However, drove the X for the first time last week after 10/11 weeks of being chauffered around by the wife (not to recommended for people of a nervous disposition ).
Will contribute where possible , but cannot do any jobs on my car for a while.
All the best,
Lez
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Post by MJim » Thu Nov 29, 2012 2:49 pm

Good to hear that you're on the mend - sorry to hear about the rough past few months.

Hope you get to enjoy the X some more now ...

I know what you mean about being driven by the mrs - I'm always getting advice and being told to slow down, and then when she gets behind the wheel it's just all a blurr !  :))
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Post by X5Sport » Thu Nov 29, 2012 3:06 pm

Lez,

Really pleased to see this message.  Glad it's all going in the right direction and that you are allowed behind the wheel again....it was a 6 month lay-off for me too.  I almost had to get the handbook out again to get the brain to remember where and what everything was and did..... :-[

My other half's sanity suffered too...... :P :P

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Post by Sanj » Thu Nov 29, 2012 3:56 pm

Woohoo! Glad to have you back buddy! :victory:

I was only thinking yesterday of dropping you a PM! Then pvr spoilt my day. >:(

Will be good to have you back on the forum! Hope all is now better and they don't want to see you again!
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Post by pvr » Thu Nov 29, 2012 4:22 pm

Great to see you back, is this fix a permanent one now as the last time we spoke you were not sure what could be done?
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Post by AW8 » Thu Nov 29, 2012 7:45 pm

Wishing you te best possible recovery :)
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Post by Raj » Thu Nov 29, 2012 8:57 pm

Welcome back and glad you are on the road to recovery.
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Post by Don Coffey » Thu Nov 29, 2012 9:41 pm

Welcome back Lez,

Really sorry to hear about the back problems, but fingers crossed the worst is all behind you now.

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Post by Black X5 » Thu Nov 29, 2012 9:55 pm

Welcome back Lez!
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Post by lezmtaylor » Fri Nov 30, 2012 10:07 am

[quote="pvr"]
Great to see you back, is this fix a permanent one now as the last time we spoke you were not sure what could be done?
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Thanks to everyone  for the good wishes, some bits of the op not right :, the first screw he put in (to build the stabiliser cage / rods) which went thro the spine was too long, is touching a nerve to the left leg , not found out until a scan was done 2 days after the op. Have to make a decision as to go thro it all again ( as it was the first screw he will have to completely remove the cage etc and start again) and the first op was 10 hrs under the knife, or accept the inconvenience of a slight floppy foot , just looks weird when walking.
See him again in January, he really has done a brilliant job bearing in mind that  my local hospital would not touch it and warned me the first 3 months the pain would make me wish I had not had it done (correct) and after 6 months would really feel the benefits.
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Post by Raj » Fri Nov 30, 2012 11:40 am

[quote="lezmtaylor"]
[quote="pvr"]
Great to see you back, is this fix a permanent one now as the last time we spoke you were not sure what could be done?
[/quote]

Thanks to everyone  for the good wishes, some bits of the op not right :, the first screw he put in (to build the stabiliser cage / rods) which went thro the spine was too long, is touching a nerve to the left leg , not found out until a scan was done 2 days after the op. Have to make a decision as to go thro it all again ( as it was the first screw he will have to completely remove the cage etc and start again) and the first op was 10 hrs under the knife, or accept the inconvenience of a slight floppy foot , just looks weird when walking.
See him again in January, he really has done a brilliant job bearing in mind that  my local hospital would not touch it and warned me the first 3 months the pain would make me wish I had not had it done (correct) and after 6 months would really feel the benefits.
Lez
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Hmmm, hell of a decision for you to make.
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Post by X5Sport » Fri Nov 30, 2012 11:49 am

Dear Gawd....what a choice.  But what a mistake!!

As it's just possible I may need added work on my neck you have some sympathy for the position you're in.

I'll know next week what the next steps are for my issue - possible bone graft growth impinging on the nerves for my right arm causing problems, but that's medical speculation until X-rayed/MRI'd etc.

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Post by pvr » Fri Nov 30, 2012 12:04 pm

Just hope you all remain X drivers and not Ex drivers ... :'(
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Post by Raj » Fri Nov 30, 2012 1:33 pm

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Just hope you all remain X drivers and not Ex drivers ... :'(
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Agreed.
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Post by mogsyman » Fri Nov 30, 2012 2:44 pm

Welcome back Lez :)

Glad you're on the mend.


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