Evening all,
Well quite a lot has changed since my last post.
My son who is still 14 finally got his FAC and was given an open ticket too as I shoot all over the country and he will be with me. (proud Daddy)
I then spent most of the season mentoring him as my neck was really bad and I was struggling with any feeling in my arm. It was a fantastic time to be out with him and see his all round skills improve.
One consultant told me I was suffering from chronic silent migraines and I had something wrong with my arm so I was told to come off all caffeine products and all pain killers. That made life interesting. I was also sent for a MRI and EMG tests. EMG tests revealed chronic nerve damage in my right arm. MRI revealed my neck was pretty messed up so surgery was needed. I was allowed painkillers again yippee and surgery would cost 10k plus and I could have it done the next week or wait 8/10 week on the NHS!!!!!!
NHS here we come!!!
In between this my son became one of the youngest if not the youngest ever to pass his DSC 1 which made me a very very proud daddy.
(His stalking and gralloching skills are being done by a man way beyond his age and in a way this makes me feel even prouder still than his qualification achievement. That's a seriously strong but proud statement.)
6 months of waiting later a cancellation place came available last week so I finally had neuro surgery on my neck and spine.
I had 2 prolapsed discs in my neck and chronic nerve damage in my arms.
To cure this they had to chisel away bone from the discs to stop the nerve damage, then insert some carbon fibre washers between the vertebrae and then fuse the neck together with metal rods and screws.
I will be out of action for 3 months and it will take a good 12 months before the nerves will be fully recovered if the operation has worked.
I've started the long road of recovery which will be challenging but I can already feel my right hand which is incredible.
God help the deer when wonderboy and I are both fully fit!!!!
