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Living is dangerous. I was told I was very, very lucky to be alive. I had three vertibrae fused similarly ten or so years ago after a climbing accident smashed
by codr4 8y ago
Living is dangerous. I was told I was very, very lucky to be alive.
I had three vertibrae fused similarly ten or so years ago after a climbing accident smashed the middle one into pieces. Many days it doesn't even cross my mind unless I have more pain than usual for some reason; but now and then I realize how surreal it is to have those pieces of metal inside my body, and how much my life has changed as a result.
Definitely a near-life experience, wouldn't change it for anything in the world; but you can't really go around and recommend people to fall of cliffs.
- Abishek_Muthian 8y ago(OP) I'm glad that the surgeries worked out for you. Is there any restriction of movements from your surgery?
- codr4 8y agoNot that I notice any more, took me about a year for everything to settle though. What really helped me (and people will think I'm crazy, but here it goes), both mentally, emotionally and physically; was Yoga. The real deal, not the hipster kind. Carrying heavy things and performing unpredictable, physical activities changed. Recently tried surfing for example, but since I can't control the motions enough to protect my spine and the price for a mistake is so high it takes the fun out of it. And I stopped climbing for mostly the same reasons. One day at a time, you'll be fine :)