milrtyme24 Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 Well laying here in the hospital just out of surgery about 6 hours ago and what do I have on my mind. Making baits, hollow body paddle tail swimbaits, I think Im addicted or this pain medicine is kicking in good. I brought my iPad so i think im just addicted to trying to figure out how the heck some of you guys make such terrific baits. some of you guys are just artists and the rest of us i guess just takes practice, practice, and more practice. I have tried the airbrush to make the color patterns better but im in the basement and the lurecraft paint stinks up the basement and the house. I tried the waterbased but it rubs off before i can get the bait dipped, my hands are not the steadiest. I have had a little luck with taking a qtip and dipping it in the plastic pearl powder paint but only a few colors will show up. Im just taking a qtip and powder paint and rubbing it down the top of the bait nothing added just powder. I know there have been many posts on this topic but a procedure for this to fit me still evades me. Well i have talked enough i guess, so far the surgery seems to be working but i hope its not the pain meds talking to me. I would be lost if i could not fish, retirement from fishing at age 44 with only 1 local club win, i dont even want to think about it. Seriously guys for a moment, take care of your backs and your body if you want to fish way up into your retirement years. And for you guys who have made it to retirement without any back trouble share your secret, please. I have had shoulder surgery and you can teach yourself to cast with the other arm but you only have one back so take care of it. I have a new respect for people with back trouble, its not fun and any kind of movement when your down in your back affects your entire body, i have learned this the hard way. So in closing, i have learned a lot from you guys and some people may just get on here to get an idea then just leave the site but if i can help any of you guys in any way, i will try thats all i can give you is to try so dont hesitate to ask, i might not know a lot of techniques and information but if i do i will help you out. Thank you guys, Dwayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo D Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 Dwayne, Good to hear you are out of surgery. Hope you recover quickly so that you can get out there and go fishing with some of your own swimbaits. Write down any new ideas you dream up, after the pain killers wear out you may forget them all...=-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bass100 Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 I hate to tell you this Dwayne but it is the pain meds. After you leave the hospital take the pain meds as described and don't miss a dose. You will find that laxatives will help alot because the pain meds will constipate you. Most back surgeries are a success but I am the exception to the rule. I have seen every type of doctor and still am so if you need any questions answered just ask. Best of luck on your healing and don't get discouraged it will take a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 Get well fast! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayburnGuy Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 Hope you have a speedy recovery Dwayne. Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saugerman Posted November 24, 2011 Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 Sorry to hear about your problems with your back.It seems most men have some trouble, some time in there life with their back. I too know something about your problem,as I have had 5 back surgeries,I can't fish for long periods of time ,but I still go when I can. I have a place on Barkley Lake,and after my last surgery.had given some thought about selling my place.But I decided that it is what I love to do most,and will fish as long as I can. I go out and fish sometimes for 3 or 4 hours,until i can't enjoy myself for the pain,and then I go back to my place,for the rest of the day. Sometimes I will have to skip a day or two,and sometimes not.I just fish when I can. Hope you heal up well,and don't give up even if you still have a few problems with it ,Where there's a will there's a way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milrtyme24 Posted November 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 Thanks guys for the kind words. I think bass100 was right. The hospital got me out before the holidays and switched me from the good stuff ( morphine pump ) to lortab 5 now im in pain from my head to my toes. This is tougher than i had imagined. I will try to keep you guys informed so the ones thinking about back surgery will keep thinking if possible. I had put up with mine for over 2 years before going in under the knife and right now i feel like a truck ran over me. Dont mean to be whining but im not going to kid you, this is the second day and im at home now and i cant hardly get out of bed. Pain has increased 10 times to what it was in the hospital. Dont get me wrong, i wanted to be home for the holidays but right now i feel useless but i get to be with my family. If anybody is planning on having surgery, dont get discouraged yet, i will try to keep you informed but day 2 so far is the worst. Thanks guys and i might have to put this under a different heading but so many fishing guys do have problems i was trying to give those people an insight to what im going through. Day 2 sucks so far but maybe day 3 will be better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted November 24, 2011 Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 Fingers crossed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayburnGuy Posted November 24, 2011 Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 Hang in there. It will get better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerworm Posted November 24, 2011 Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 it will get better i had back surgery in 2001 on the night before halloween and was back to work the week before thansgiving. once the stitches came out i took it easy for a week then started some mild rehab but a dr. told me too go swimming so i joined the local y cause it was cheaper than a health club and started just walking in the shallow end for a few days until i felt comfortable stroking and paddling around just floating. another key to my recovery was instead of taking the dr. workers comp wanted me to go to i chose a neurosurgeon and he had to grind on 3 vertabraes and remove alot of ruptured disc material and i only had an incision about 3/4" long; i hope yours goes as well as mine did. BTW i had mine at 41 yrs old. my only side effects are my pinky toe on my right foot goes numb after i have sat too long (avoid sitting)!! good luck in your recovery!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raywillett Posted November 24, 2011 Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 Happy Thanksgiving hope you have a speedy recovery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smallie Posted November 25, 2011 Report Share Posted November 25, 2011 Bob - If you only had one day of discomfort, you weren't suffering from withdrawal. My wife has had a lot of medical issues and has gone through withdrawal several times. If her withdrawal was only 1 day, my house would be a much happier place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milrtyme24 Posted November 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2011 Just a quick update, first thanks everyone for the kind words, second its day 6 now and im up walking about 3 times a day and my pain level as eased up a little, my leg hurts when I walk. I hope I dont have to take pain pills very long because I know they are addicting. In my case, I dont think they give me a high that I have heard people describe, but I do like the little bit of pain relief they do provide. I hope to be in the basement making some baits pretty soon. The worst so far was coming home and getting off the morphine from the hospital, took about 2 good days for the pain to ease, then the last 2 days have been pretty good. I had a condition called lumbar stenosis, the doc went in and took a piece of bone out that was putting pressure on a number of nerves in the L4, L5 region of my back, not only my sciatic nerve but the nerves that control bowel and bladder function, and nerves that have to do with sex drive and a few other things-now you begin to see why i was worried but happy to report everything still works, lol. Thanks again for your support and anyone facing this type of surgery, its to soon for me to give my opinion but so far so good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
