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<blockquote data-quote="Gone Ballistic" data-source="post: 2012192" data-attributes="member: 26477"><p>I had a left elbow joint replacement in "78" and left shoulder replacement in 2011 that ended my bow hunting. I also had arthroscopic surgery done on both of my knees in "97" and 2000. Coupled with a screwed up back surgery in "88" that caused 5 additional surgeries, fusing my entire lumbar vertebrae section from L-1 through L-5 and my sacrum. Throughout all of this, I never missed a hunting season. Even went elk hunting in "96" wearing a halo pinned to my skull with rods hooked up to a chest harness from fusing C-6 and C-7 vertebrae in my neck and took a 5x5 bull elk. Wife thinks I am an idiot but she doesn't understand my drive for hunting. Then, for the first and only time since 1958, I haven't bought a hunting license. All because of my knees. I need replacement severely but, due to Covid19 and my current location where I came to have surgical replacement, the hospital stopped taking non life threatening surgeries. I have been scheduled 5 times only to be canceled and have been relegated to limited movement with the aid of crutches and my wife, who has been a godsend for me. So, I have definitely been active on this site gleaning and sharing knowledge, because I still have enough drive left, if I have to crawl on my elbows, I won't miss hunting again next year. You have my sincere empathy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gone Ballistic, post: 2012192, member: 26477"] I had a left elbow joint replacement in "78" and left shoulder replacement in 2011 that ended my bow hunting. I also had arthroscopic surgery done on both of my knees in "97" and 2000. Coupled with a screwed up back surgery in "88" that caused 5 additional surgeries, fusing my entire lumbar vertebrae section from L-1 through L-5 and my sacrum. Throughout all of this, I never missed a hunting season. Even went elk hunting in "96" wearing a halo pinned to my skull with rods hooked up to a chest harness from fusing C-6 and C-7 vertebrae in my neck and took a 5x5 bull elk. Wife thinks I am an idiot but she doesn't understand my drive for hunting. Then, for the first and only time since 1958, I haven't bought a hunting license. All because of my knees. I need replacement severely but, due to Covid19 and my current location where I came to have surgical replacement, the hospital stopped taking non life threatening surgeries. I have been scheduled 5 times only to be canceled and have been relegated to limited movement with the aid of crutches and my wife, who has been a godsend for me. So, I have definitely been active on this site gleaning and sharing knowledge, because I still have enough drive left, if I have to crawl on my elbows, I won't miss hunting again next year. You have my sincere empathy. [/QUOTE]
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