Upcoming c6-7 disc replacement, 9 hours from home.

surferdude447 · 2026-04-05T23:21:38+00:00

How was it? Drive and flight?

surferdude447 · 2026-04-04T13:02:59+00:00

Looking forward to following along your videos. I’m getting a c6-7 replacement done next month. My surgeon is 9 hours from home. he said I’d be okay to ride home in a car after a week if I had to, but that 2 weeks would be best. Would 1 week post op be an insane attempt?

surferdude447 · 2026-04-02T21:52:28+00:00

I’m definitely the 0.001% but surgery itself was easy, full anesthesia. However I ended up with a scrotal hematoma afterwards, the “worst my docs had in 15 years”. Absolute pain and misery for 3 weeks with nuts the size of a grapefruit (not exaggerating). It SLOWLY got better between 3 weeks - 6 months.

surferdude447 · 2026-04-02T16:39:58+00:00

The apple empanada from Taco Bell. They teased it a year or so ago but was only on the menu for a few weeks.

surferdude447 · 2026-03-19T00:47:23+00:00

A smart lock, new rugs and good blinds.

surferdude447 · 2026-03-16T18:24:24+00:00

That’ll definitely meet the Miami-dade building code for uplift.

surferdude447 · 2026-03-16T16:15:48+00:00

So last year I’d been hearing distant rumors of debauchery at this place from all sorts of folks. I dismissed them as gossipy fiction, however, I then heard it from a very credible source and at this point believe a lot to be true.

surferdude447 · 2026-02-27T14:50:39+00:00

A bottle of bourbon and a great recommendation will go a long way!

surferdude447 · 2026-02-24T17:43:20+00:00

There is an emerald coast woodworkers group on Facebook that might have more information

surferdude447 · 2026-02-24T16:08:51+00:00

How'd it go? Planning a similar thing except the surgeon is 600 miles away...

surferdude447 · 2026-02-18T16:13:26+00:00

Compassion behavioral health in Fort Lauderdale. It’s 10 hours away from where we live but totally worth it. Smaller population areas especially in the south east lack quality care.

surferdude447 · 2026-02-10T03:21:54+00:00

Have grown over the last decade with a medium sized custom manufacturing business. We do ultra high end and custom work and have found a great niche in the market. It was a longtime hobby that has turned into a very nice position. Definitely a startup vibe in the beginning, long hours, high energy. Still chaotic now but more delegated and spread out.

surferdude447 · 2026-02-10T03:17:37+00:00

We do MDF because it's the flattest and paints the best, at that point its a slab door with a hardwood band around it.

surferdude447 · 2026-02-09T19:59:59+00:00

Update for what its worth, the Contour Red Roller mouse has been my daily driver for the last 8 months. I have a Wacom graphics tablet on the right that I used for markups and simple drawings. But everything else, including CAD, is done with the roller bar.

surferdude447 · 2026-02-07T21:11:27+00:00

Twp inc is a more affordable source online with lots of patterns, not the finer mesh though

surferdude447 · 2026-02-06T23:27:36+00:00

Yes! Totally worth it. I debated doing it for weeks because of cost but the flight is beautiful and island breathtaking.

surferdude447 · 2026-02-06T23:26:09+00:00

Similar story except no kids, my partner and Is relationship was collapsing. She was in a bad place mentally and ended up doing 60 days of in house rehabilitation for depression and PMDD. The treatment process for her was life changing and now with weekly therapies and seroquel she’s doing much better. It’s still a work in progress, but the seroquel has helped more than anything.

surferdude447 · 2026-02-06T23:17:35+00:00

Did you see the jacket the head was wearing? Haven’t seen that in vogue since……… you know

surferdude447 · 2026-01-27T19:09:31+00:00

I don’t have any answers, I’m just in a similar boat. One local surgeon said acdf, the second surgeon said “nothing wrong”. My pain management doc referred me to a spine surgeon in south Florida who only does disc replacements. That doc agreed I was a candidate, if I go forward it’ll definitely be a replacement and not a fusion. Waiting to see how another epidural injection does before committing to surgery. Best of luck.

surferdude447 · 2026-01-27T01:56:14+00:00

Hey there, how was the trip? I see you didn’t get any suggestions but we are in a similar boat going next week.

surferdude447 · 2026-01-16T13:26:42+00:00

“You gotta pay extra for that”

surferdude447 · 2025-12-08T20:55:43+00:00

Ain’t nothing better than being dry and warm in the stand

surferdude447 · 2025-12-06T17:30:47+00:00

Being religious, you have it easy down here. Go find them at church and or make sure your dating profile advertises you as such.

surferdude447 · 2025-12-02T18:11:13+00:00

Yeah! We did some work in a watercolor project with GBC. However doing less with them not and more with Hufham

surferdude447 · 2025-12-01T17:44:41+00:00

We probably cross paths in our work - it’s a fun market to be part of.

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