So far I've had a neurosurgeon come see him. It looks like I have an acute pinched nerve due to a bulging disk. The neurosurgeon is looking at the CT scan results and sending me in for an MRI. Looks like surgery in the next 24 to 48 hours.
Surgery was done at 10:30pm last night, Laminectomy and Discectomy to relieve the pressure on the nerves. Very happy to say that I'm not in that pain anymore and have had a walk with the physio 10 steps un-unassisted then onto a tall walking frame and a LiL stroll to the nurse's station and back. Enjoying my seat right now and lifting both legs without pain.
Had the head surgeon visit me just before dinner tonight and he said that I was very lucky to have come through as well as I have. Turns out it was him and his off-cider that operated as he explained that he took almost half the hugely bulged disc away but left enough left to support. Also said I will be a lot sorer tomorrow when the locals wear completely off.Got caught in the moment while filling my split nails from the fall
Update time folks.Physio visit this morning have scaled down to a smaller walking frame, so much easier to get round with but looks like I maybe here for around 2 weeks of in house physio due to me struggling with leg control from nerve damage before being aloud to go home with some house changes to be look at and implemented for more recovery there ss well. All in all my feelings are good with only taking pannadol for pain management legs are good but lack of control (not fully lifting and going through motions) is the main issue for now. Will be going to Yass for sure as this is my goal to achieve.
Not quite the 4x4 but hey it's a start!
Soooo my surgeon has visited, he's very happy with my healing but informed me that it will take 8 month's or longer for the numbness in my legs to go with the possibility of not all of it to ever go.
Was also informed by both him and the physio that it takes 1 day for nerves to repair 1mm and that I have roughly 1400mm of nerves from wound site to tip of toes, sooo quite some time for recovery with them and the same as the numbness with a possibility of some complete lose.
I'm being moved to the rehab ward over the weekend and will be staying there for a possible 2 weeks but looking more like 1 with my rate of recovery.
I'm not going to let this stop me from controlling my life but will rather work to make the very best of my situations and get better than I was.
Update time...!
New room with new inmates! One grumpy old fucker and two quite nice ole cobba's though one does tend to talk loudly when sleeping!
Went for my 1st physio session this morning and to my delight and physio (Bruce's) delight I'm in way better shape than he'd expected from the surgery I had.
Laying down test reveled 7-8's on lifting my legs up, 3-4's when laying on my side so room for improvement there.
Left leg is at about 20% for overall strength when pulling with foot and 90% doing same with right.
Took me for a walk on some steps, as I was most worried about negotiating them the most, it was only four and the amount of relief to be able to go up then turn and return I felt was HUGE and the happiness in his voice gave me more confidence. Tomorrow I'll be doing the steeper steps as they resemble mine at home more.
Learnt to walk with as little help from the walker as possible and wait for it ....little drum roll... I'll be walking with my old stick from tomorrow onward
Have exercises to do and looking forward to doing them.
Bruce's prognosis is that I should be going home sooner than expected but not wanting to rush thing's.
and today I've been up and down my back steps twice without the stick 
again small but steady steps, then tonight I went for a walk with my beautiful wife only up to the top of the street then to the bottom and back, even got a little video of my usain-gnome jog...ermm walk!
took a grand total of almost 4 hours in the end but was totally worth it since they ain't been mowed in 9 weeks!
