I am scheduled for major surgery tomorrow morning on my spine at ProMedica Hospital in Toledo. I will be in the hospital at least overnight. I am in horrific pain. Unable to walk more than a few feet, the neurosurgeon hopes this procedure will fix the pain problem, and hopefully also fix my lack of bladder and bowel control. Worse, I broke a tooth and had to have it extracted on Tuesday, and a day after that, the cyst on my back returned with a vengeance. I planned to have it surgically removed, but my back surgery comes first. When it &^%$*&^ rains, it pours. Life is what it is, but some days, I wish for just a bit of respite.
This surgery will sideline me for at least a week or two, if not longer. I won’t be doing much writing, if any, and I will not respond to emails until I am up to doing so. I appreciate your understanding.
I’m hopeful the surgery will go well. If it doesn’t, I want you to know I have appreciated your love and support over the years. Your friendship and kindness mean the world to me. Time stops for no one, but I hope I don’t have to punch my time card anytime soon. 🙂
Bruce Gerencser, 67, lives in rural Northwest Ohio with his wife of 46 years. He and his wife have six grown children and thirteen grandchildren. Bruce pastored Evangelical churches for twenty-five years in Ohio, Texas, and Michigan. Bruce left the ministry in 2005, and in 2008 he left Christianity. Bruce is now a humanist and an atheist.
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The American Medical system is a special kind of hell on earth. It wants you to die.
Don’t let these assholes win
Hang tough Bruce. Spine surgery sounds scary but the Docs doing it are the cream. I had spine surgery 24 years ago and after a few weeks of fragility, I found my self good as new. I was your age at the time and at 87 I’m still pain free, so far as my spine anyway. We’ll be thinking of you and looking for your next posts.
i had spine surgery too. kinda rough for a few weeks but it really does get better. plus it fixed things too. you have a 🍁🇨🇦🍁pulling for you.
Bruce, wishing you a successful and uncomplicated surgery. <3
For what it’s worth, I hope all goes well for you Bruce. I find much value reading about your life experiences, and hope you are able to continue the blog after a speedy recovery.
Bruce I hope your surgery goes well. I know I and everyone else will be looking forward to hearing from you when you are feeling better!
Best wishes as always!
I hope all goes well Bruce!
Hope your surgery goes well. Good luck. ❤️🍀🤗
Wishing you the best outcome possible! I hope you get some relief.
I hope everything goes well for you, Bruce. No clocking out just yet!
Hope everything goes well and you heal quickly and get the pain relief you need.
Wishing you success in your surgery.
I hope it goes really well and that you will have a speedy recovery! We’ll miss you while you’re recovering and look forward to hearing that you’re doing great!
Best wishes on the surgery and other stuff.
Bruce, I hope your surgery goes well and your pain is eased. We want to hear from you again.
My heart goes out to you and yours Bruce. May your pain ease.
Good luck, Bruce. I hope your surgery goes well. All the best to you and your family.
Bruce, best wishes! Hope you come out of your surgery with flying colors.
Peace ✌️ and Love ❤️ to you in this time.
Dan
Best wishes for uncomplicated surgery and a speedy and complete recovery.
As I said in my email to you, I sincerely hope surgery went well. I hope you are recovering well and with as little pain as possible.
I forgot to say in my email that I will believe in a deity when the Browns win the Superbowl, not the Bengals. Come on, at least the Bengals have BEEN there. The Browns? No dice. I think I will die of old age before the Browns make it there. But honestly, I root for the Bengals so long as they are not playing the Browns. We Ohioans have to have something positive to root for. 🙂
Feel better soon! ❤
Best wishes for success Bruce and hopefully the surgery will help alleviate the struggle you are going through.
Get well soon!
My thoughts are with you. I hope the surgery is wildly successful. 🤗
Hope everything went well! I hope it gives you what you seek.
Hi, Bruce. I’m sorry to see that your situation did require surgery, though it sounds like a more advanced treatment that could benefit you. My thoughts are with you and the family during this rough time. I am aware of new treatments coming online for all kinds of things, including blood tests that use biomarkers and epigenetics. While you are resting up in bed, I wanted to let you know that NPR, on the weekends is especially good. Have you ever listened to the Moth Radio Hour ? Fantastic personal stories, often very funny, by just average people in any given city or state, all around the country. Many are so relatable, and one can binge-listen, just by going to their website. That, plus BBC and Pacifica Radio from Cali. We all hope you will emerge a much happier, and pain-free person. Illness is never fun.