Disabilities

[Bucky205]

3 hours ago, halochef said:

The wife.  bone spur broke off and punctured Her spinal cord.  2 8 inch rods in her back.  thought she would never walk again 2 months in a re-hab hospital.  walks now with a waker.  3 years later having problem with her legs.  doc goes in scraps the bone 2-3-4 5 vertabraes.  16 screws.  while taking stitches out doc says "oh boy"  infection.  was supposed to be in 1 week.  4 weeks later home and giving her 5 tube of antibiotic each lasting betwee 45 mins and 90 mins.  6 weeks later all clear.  takes a med called Baclofin which prevents spasms.  largest dose one can take before they put a pump in  200mg.  recently gets a blood clot on her lung..in the hospital pharmacy will not give her the meds.  says its too much.  but they did.  we will not talk about XARELTO

Halochef, sorry to hear she is having a tough time, I know it's hard on you as well.  My wife didn't leave the hospital for 36 days when I was admitted last year. I know I would have a really hard time knowing she was struggling medically. Saying a prayer for your wife's recovery.

[Skeeter Dan]

I would list all of mine but I'm not going to because I can't spell anymore.

[Jaderose]

MAJOR Back surgery about 5 years ago.  Made me able to live my life again but left me with nerve damage....(the nerves were already damaged beyond repair....surgery did not not cause it) that left me with balance issues.  Do NOT do well in a high decked bass boat.  Never fallen in (yet) but that kind precluded me from buying one.  As I type this, I am putting a floor in a 16' extra wide jon boat that will be just the thing.  Will I ever fly across a lake at 70 mph?  Nope.  But my little 25 hp Evinrude and 55 lb Maxxum will do just fine.  Helluva lot less money, too!

[uncustered]

Let me start by thanking you for your service. I served between '80 and '85. I wish I could have served longer.

 

Fishing with disabilities is a challenge, Between the rocking boat and the repeated action of casting it is hard on the body. I used to wade the outer bar drum fishing at the The Point and on Ocracoke on 4-5 trips a year. I used to fish 10-20 tourney's a year. Now I try to make it to the beach at least once, and still get 5-10 tourneys in. (It's the only way this broke body can satisfy my competitive spirit)

 

My lower back is garbage. Too many years walking steel and chasing pavers. For surf fishing I've learned to catch without the wading. For bass fishing, my solution was to go to an IPilot minn kota, I no longer have to stand on a foot pedal to fish a bank. Point the boat, hit the button and go. I have tried a seat and don't like it as it restricts how I use the rod, plus it takes room off the front deck as i always seemed to always bump into it and almost get tossed out the boat...

 

I fell on a barge back in '92. I damaged my Rt Shoulder, Elbow and wrist. A week from Tuesday I'll have my 5th rotator cuff surgery on my that shoulder. My Left shoulder was  fixed in '13, and I had tendons reattached on my rt elbow in '06. Fishing spinning rigs is a challenge as to the way the arm is stressed holding the rod. My solution here is to reduce the amount of spinning fishing and stick to casting rigs. This really hurts me when surf fishing for blues and spanish with my 9 and 10' spinning rigs.

 

I still tournament fish 5-10x a year... I'll push it until I can't do it anymore. Fishing has been my love since I caught my first fish over 50 years ago....

 

I truly can't imagine a life where I'm not fishing the surf or launching on a lake before sunrise.

 

 

 

 

[Bucky205]

4 hours ago, uncustered said:

For bass fishing, my solution was to go to an IPilot minn kota,

This is high on my wish list, my balance makes it difficult to steer with foot control.

[Bluebasser86]

Thank you for your service @Bucky205

 

I don't have any major issues, but I get aura migraines that ruin the day anytime I get one. It starts with temporary blindness, usually in my right eye and sometimes a little in my left, before progressing to a severe headache, light and sound sensitivity, nausea, numbness and tingling in my hands and arms, and eventually vomiting. The only thing I can do to cure them is to go to sleep, and even that doesn't always do it and I always have a terrible headache still the following day or two, but I can deal with just the headache.