Hunting likely a no go for me this year.

kjohn

kjohn

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:(. I have been battling a pinched nerve in my lower back all year. Able to get along, but in misery. I work part time for a big farm. They seeded 27,000 acres this Spring. I worked all Spring, took summer off, helped harvest running a combine. After harvest, my job is running one of 2 Degelman ProTils, pulled with JD 9570 rubber tired 4wd. Rough job at best, always turning, turning, turning, looking back, bouncing around. Our job is working up sloughs, breaking, ruts, and alkali spots. Last week I was working up a little slough, going about 8 mph (usually going around 9.5mph). I was looking back to see the job I was making and hit the grandfather of all ruts left by another implement. It was like a bomb went off in the cab. I ended up launched out of the seat into the left front corner of the cab. Luckily I had my foot on the clutch and was still hanging on to the steering wheel. Banged my head on the radio cabinet, banged up my right leg and thigh, and twisted my lower back good and proper. Was knocked a bit out of whack for a few minutes and felt $hitty the rest of the day.

Can't stand or walk for very long, and have a tough time to get comfortable in bed. Sitting in the tractor or a vehicle is no problem. I guess the moral of this story is I won't likely be able to do much walking this Fall unless the doc can perform a miracle.
 
Bummer.... sorry for your injury. Last fall I fell off a roof, while installing sheet metal and broke my right leg in three places... it was a rough fall... I made a walking boot for my cast out of an old pack boot and managed to get out for deer and fill the freezer, but walking for grouse or waterfowling was out of the question. Make sure that you heal up properly before pushing yourself.
 
kjohn said:
:(. I have been battling a pinched nerve in my lower back all year. Able to get along, but in misery. I work part time for a big farm. They seeded 27,000 acres this Spring. I worked all Spring, took summer off, helped harvest running a combine. After harvest, my job is running one of 2 Degelman ProTils, pulled with JD 9570 rubber tired 4wd. Rough job at best, always turning, turning, turning, looking back, bouncing around. Our job is working up sloughs, breaking, ruts, and alkali spots. Last week I was working up a little slough, going about 8 mph (usually going around 9.5mph). I was looking back to see the job I was making and hit the grandfather of all ruts left by another implement. It was like a bomb went off in the cab. I ended up launched out of the seat into the left front corner of the cab. Luckily I had my foot on the clutch and was still hanging on to the steering wheel. Banged my head on the radio cabinet, banged up my right leg and thigh, and twisted my lower back good and proper. Was knocked a bit out of whack for a few minutes and felt $hitty the rest of the day.

Can't stand or walk for very long, and have a tough time to get comfortable in bed. Sitting in the tractor or a vehicle is no problem. I guess the moral of this story is I won't likely be able to do much walking this Fall unless the doc can perform a miracle.
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Well Kjohn, I hope your loosening up some so as to get around at home.
Are you able to to any stretching exercises at home?
Does a warm bath with Epsom salts help any.
Speedy recovery cause spring isnt far off.
Rob
 
I got crushed by a 400 pound oxygen tank in the bridge building shop back in 98. End result, I could walk but was told to live a sedintary lifestyle or i'd risk a wheel chair by the time I turned 50. Thankfully I had two good friends who helped me through it all. No fishing for 3 years of recovery darn near killed me though LOL I'm 49 1/2 and I gotta say, it's getting harder to hunt solo and last years moose trip darn near killed me. I don't think i even fully recovered from last season and been in getting CT scans and now it's another MRI and a trip to the neurologist for the nerve damage...... but I try and press on.
Bear hunting solo right now , might be my last solo hunt though. Hypermobile sacroilliac joints and a couple buggered disks among other things LOL
message to all you young guys..... take care of your back.
and to all you other broken folks..... I can relate.
 
this fall has been brutal for me also. just had eye surgery for a retinal detachment.its just a terrible feelng when you work and live for being outdoors . something i hope i never go thru again .
 
Take it from an expert on medical problems which alot of us have plenty, Dr's never will be miracle workers, take the season off let her heal there'll be another season;)
 
My heart goes out to you folks who have suffered debilitating injuries. My back has been very good
even now, at 73, my back is not an issue. However, I have some issues with the sciatic nerve at my
left hip joint. It comes and goes, but if it acts up, I will not be walking much that day. Sucks to have
one's mobility restricted. Dave.
 
fracture of left temporal lobe bone . sinus cavity crushed in on left side , at almost 56 yrs of age doc says yeah maybe we should fix that now , fractures both hands both feet . 8 rib fractures around back 3 in front , fractured vertebrae 3 banged up discs in lower back 2 in neck . I really hate cold damp weather and that is usually hunt season weather . Ha ha . I usually ignore pain as much as I can . but usually suffer leg cramps and nerve pains at random . I can work all day as a technician but I can not stand more then a few minutes standing still or I get horrible ghost nerve pains down the front of my left leg feels like stabbing tingeling pins and needles , then morphs into feels like claws are trying to tear the flesh and muscle right offa the bones in my leg . It will calm down if I walk around in little circles for a few minutes .
Can you get physical therapy thru work ???
 
I had a great season going until almost two weeks ago, when my back pain escalated significantly instantly. An MRI revealed stenosis of the spine, which resulted in extreme nerve pain. I suffered constant pain in my hip and back, sitting in a vehicle longer than a five to ten minutes was just not possible, walking was slow with pain, and sleeping was limited to a few hours per day at most. After ten days of , medication and treatment, I can at least walk shorter distances on fairly level ground without much pain, and I can sit in a vehicle much longer, but my bird season is likely over, as a layout blind isn't an option, and walking any distance in a field isn't advisable either at this point. I am hoping that I will be able to accompany a friends son so he can fill my antlered mule deer tag with a youth partner license, but we will be limited to how we can hunt, and I won't be doing any dragging or lifting.
 
I know how your feeling. I broke my clavicle 7 times and tore both my ACL's. All were sports injuries playing lacrosse and baseball. I lost many hunting seasons from sports injuries. Godspeed with recovery!
 
Don't worry about what you cannot do , focus on the things that count the most, heal up, enjoy your life . Just tell your self it could be way worse when things get bad . The little good things will pull you threw . Active people get hurt its just the way it is . Would you have been happy behind a desk ( not trying to slam office people) bet ya you have enjoyed many a good sun rise . Keep calm and carry on , we are pulling for ya !:wave:


Been busted up many times ! It sucks big time ! Can no longer run( brocken leg three places , turned other knee back wards, dislocated shoulder,cracked ribbs, separated sturum) , stitches, staples,and screws have held me together more times than I care to remember .but I still walk well ( slight limp, damp days) Aches and pains are my best friends now . I some times set off metal detectors .
 
Speedy recovery Kjohn.

There’s no shame in being a truck hunter for one year.

I had a nice conversation with a paraplegic hunter at the gun store a few days ago. He’s got a permit to shoot from the truck and he hunts solo most of the time. Has his truck outfitted with a small boom crane to lift his deer into the bed.

Those ruts are a #####! I hit one with the combine this year and ended up draped over the steering wheel. No injuries though lol.
 
Kjohn, listen up...................seat belts................wear'im.
Fruck'in ne'er nawked meself out digg'in stumpzs wid thuh mini excahvaytor.
Buckitt slipped, mini went back, looky stay'd suspendtitted and me tete colyditted with
the windshield wiper motor.
Bigg'un gewse egg t'ween dem eyes.
Found a seat belt out in the shawp and yewse'err when digg'in stumps now.

Oh, did I tell yew 'bout the s'perince wid the new Fiskars last year?
Seat belt won't dew no gooder with this owww-eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.......................:sok2

Hope things heal along for you.
As others have mentioned.............relax and lose a nawtch awn yer belt furr a bit.
 
Wow! Lots of us are beyond repair! I too have lower back issues. L4 and L5 have moved and been bad for quite a few years. Shoulder surgery this past summer has made my shooting ability challenging. If i didnt have a bad left eye i would be shooting left handed. Next week is deer rifle season and all i ask for is for my boys to have a safe and successful hunt. They have been shooting the 243 and 30 30 at our local range. Both are good shots. As i get older its harder to do the things i used to. Safe hunt to all! Shoot straight and enjoy what the season offers😊
 
I have pain from many areas of this old frame, but luck has held so far, and it has yet to prevent my hunts. It sure has modified what I can do though. Best of luck to all of you who are stuck at home, and I hope the members here can fill you with hunting stories to help pass the time.
 
Heal up. Follow any rehab, physio recommendations. They do help. Sometimes these things force you re-examine lifestyle and habits as well. I can relate though. I’m currently load up for 6 weeks following bunion surgery. In the middle of hunting season! So I will miss the rest of this year. And even miss out on my goat draw. Frustrating! But it’s for the best given there is really no best time for surgery and it will lead to way less if any pain in my foot while walking. Anyway, take care and good luck to you!
 
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