I am not a former actor who played the part of one of the coolest cyborgs and later went on serve as Governor of California as exciting as that sounds.
June 9th, one year ago I underwent a surgical procedure to repair severe damage of my vertebrae and spinal cord. Yesterday I had my final appointment with the doctor who performed this very risky operation. He informed me that the procedure was a success.
It felt so great to stand in front of the doctor, shake his hand, and thank him for saving the use of my legs. In the six hours that this man worked on my body, he has given me a major part of my life back.
Here are a few X-Ray Images of the procedure. Imaging such as this is usaully available to the patient minutes after captured thanks to cloud networking and digital media. These images are from a CD that was provided to me by the Imaging Technician at no cost. The CD actually came with live software used to view the various forms of imaging such as MRI, Ultrasound and Xray that was used in this procedure.
Warning! The following X-Ray images are of a medical procedure and might not be suitable for all audiences. Viewer discretion is advised.
I also have some nice hardware in one of my legs from two years ago.
And back in October of 2008 I sustained a skull fracture and brain injury that caused about 9 months paralysis of the right side of my body. With physical and speech therapy I was able to recover. When technology and medicine come together, the effects are truly amazing.
I am not the Terminator or Wolverine, as cool as that would be. But I do have more more screws than a iPhone.
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