My Dr gave me a copy of my x-ray from my recent surgery... check out this hardware...

i guess I should know, but what part of the body is that?

Fundy

Lower back - L5 / S1 (side view)
Had a complete discectomy and total fusion (sounds like a rock band eh ?). They removed the disc and, using bone chips from other parts of my spine, they fused the 2 vertebraes together and attached them with 4 titanium screws and 2 small rods.

Anyone else here got hardware ?

It's kinda creepy knowing all that man-made stuff is inside this God-made body.

Oh yeah ! ! That was Surgery #1 back in Dec.'05
This one with the hardware is #2 about 2 months ago. Same disc.

I forgot we traded back then ! Good memory !
And as far as taking time off.... well, I kinda did.. for a while, maybe a couple months..
It's like an alcoholic taking a break from vodka.

But now I AM taking a break... really this time !! Really !

"May you live long and prosper"

Quote:

At least that's what you keep telling your wife anyway

Hardy har har... I guess I can't argue with that one though

A couple months goes by, and I get the bug again... then a package comes in the mail and my wife, worrying that I'll bury myself in trades as I have in the past, she says "I'm watching you mister." I always say "it's just a couple trades, no biggy" (60 cds later.... )
Hey, what's a guy to do for fun while he's recouping from back surgeries eh ?

Pay careful attention, see if you get the "joke".....

Me in june 2007

Now ... we are curious now to hear what the joke was.
So sabidoo tell us what was the joke?

I've cut it in february 2007. I needed a more professionnal look as I was
finishing college. I guess I matured but the music hasn't changed. Metal is in the heart!

I actually like my hair short with some gel more than long hair though long hair was less trouble (surprisingly!).

I even shaved my head totally last month so it's growing back now.

I got rid of my piercings too. They didn't fit my new look.

Good for you. I prefer short hair, too. I keep it under an inch. Zero maintenance.

February 2007 first short hair in about 5 years!

Then... later that month



March 2007

It's nice to see that you help with the dishes... what a great example eh guys ?

Reasons why short hair is great.

1 - You can get up in the morning and you don't have to touch it!
2 - Looking in the mirror you look the same that you did the night before (apart from bleary eyes!)
3 - After washing it it dries in nano seconds!
4 - After it's dry you don't have to comb it (or brush it)
5 - On a hot day it don't get in the way and make you feel hotter.

Reasons why I won't have long hair.

1 - I think you need a certain look to carry it off (ie metal or gothic).
2 - My church would be none to pleased!!!! Some aren't that keen on jeans!
3 - My wife said that if I grow my hair long, she'll shave hers off.

Case closed really!!!!

Fundy

It's me in April or May 2007 (somewhere around then, anyway. The arm is of my nephew (he's still attached to it)

Fundy