Restoration of Canadian Scout Car Ford Lynx I, Mk.III No.1726

[Private_collector]

Jeezus Rick! Are you able to bend at all?
You must have been in agony, you poor sod.
Most people end up with a degree of spine damage at some point, but your spine makes my tiny little crush fracture look microscopic. The rest of us have NOTHING to complain about when a twinge hits, by comparison.

I've been present for some complex spinal procedures, and they can be brutally painful for the recipient, post op. Rarely have I seen the sheer quantity of hardware you carry around. hope your recovery is uneventful, and you get good relief.

Damn!

[Lynn Eades]

Rick, I am amazed. My wife has just done a jig saw puzzle.
Stamp collecting might be a safer hobby, if the tweezers are not too heavy.
Take care.

[Little Jo]

Hi Rick

Those photographs of your operation are amazing. I hope you won't have to go through any more operations. It is really a credit to your surgeons that they are able to do that for you. Just look at yourself as a restoration job just like we do to our vehicles and that you are back on the road again. Good luck with the rehab and don't overdo it. After seeing what you went through I will never complain about my back problems again. Take care my friend.

Cheers

Tony

[Peter Duggan]

Rick,

Very glad to hear that your operation went well. That is an incredible bit of engineering. Pace yourself accordingly. Great to see you back on MLU.

Peter

[jack neville]

Good luck with everything Rick. Don't wish to sound morbid but you are going to be worth alot to the recyclers when you finally kick the bucket!!

Let's hope that is a long way off and you have plenty of years remaining in the shed.

Jack

[Mike Cecil]

Rick,

At the risk of authenticity, you must be able to find somewhere on the Lynx to incorporate one or two of those screws - like leaving your DNA. It'll drive future restorers/museum curators/rivet counters nuts!!!

Hell, I gave up on armour restoration years ago to reduce the risk of further back injury, but I'm almost ashamed to admit it in light of your ordeal!!

Take care ....

Mike

[gary_bath_jr]

Hey Rick

We have a Dr. here that has a special procedure for spine issues, here is a link to his site, http://www.falsecreekhealthcare.com/...steven-helper/ I know he cant help you out since he is in Canada but the important part is the procedure he performs.

If you have any fractures they have a custom compound they can inject into the vertebrae the fill the cracks, if you have a collapsed/compressed disc they can inject the compound between the vertebrae to get the proper separation again. Patients that have had the procedure done have claimed to have gone dancing the night after they get the operation and pain is gone right away.

I know about this as I wanted to get it done years ago for my spine however when he looked at the x-ray and saw that my vertebrae is a triangle shape instead of a square he said he did not want to fix the disc only to have the vertebrae slip backwards and leave me paralyzed.

I am adding a picture of my x-ray. My injury was a result of a faceplant after flying over the handlebars of a motorcycle.

P.S.: Here is the link to the vertebrae procedure - http://www.falsecreekhealthcare.com/...ertebroplasty/
Here is the link to the Disc procedure - http://www.falsecreekhealthcare.com/...t/discography/

Not sure if any of this is helpful for you but here it is.