Talking about my leukemia diagnosis and subsequent blast crisis. Brian will need a bone marrow transplant after completing a series of infused chemotherapy injections. He is currently in the hospital in Portland, Oregon.
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Float Conference 2021 is upon us and it brings front and center how much change I’ve experienced since last year’s conference! A major skeletal failure followed by surgical reconstruction and changing jobs after 25+ years were the mileposts. One thing that I am very sure of, floating has continued to be a cornerstone of my life’s journey.
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In September of 2020 I had the honor of presenting for the second time at the International Float Conference. I spoke in the “Why We Float” segment of the virtual conference about my experiences during Float A Day May.
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In this thirteenth episode we look at the period of healing from halfway through the second week to the end of the third week following surgery. The healing continues to progress much as expected on a slower but still steady pace.
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This episode includes the final 3 daily updates on the 8th through 10th days post surgery.
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In this episode of My Lumbar Log we finish out the first week post surgery. I've included the full summary from the post surgery medical report, I find it very interesting.
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Days 3 and 4 home were very sore, but also my first chance to see some friends and family along with some purposeful walks.
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My first two days home were a bit of a learning curve, but I am incredibly pleased with the early results!
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It is the big day, December 11th of 2020!
This is certainly something I’ve been looking forward to, but also something that can’t help but make me a bit nervous. No matter how positive the expectations are or how carefully the decision was made, this is still a major surgery.
Thankfully, the surgery was extraordinarily successful!
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Today is surgery day. My wife will be updating my Facebook page with pertinent updates until I’m able to resume myself. I will probably post some videos or short posts as I’m able between now and the next regular episode.
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Update about 36 hours before surgery. Towards the end I talk about a few products I use that have been very helpful, you might like them too!
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It has been quite the roller coaster the past week. It culminating in learning I’ve been pushed forward to this Friday and moved back to St. Vincent Hospital!
In the second part of the video I talk about floating. I describe it and how much it has improved my quality of life living with chronic back issues.
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