tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886794336961890394.post1522450385521518192..comments2023-06-20T06:07:50.577-04:00Comments on Dan Lubbers: My 3 year battle with an injury and the infamous "Redneck" boulder.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00449717578636027882noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886794336961890394.post-5949861630449126822008-11-04T13:33:00.000-05:002008-11-04T13:33:00.000-05:00Sorry it took me so long to respond.It was a long ...Sorry it took me so long to respond.<BR/><BR/>It was a long road, but it could have been prevented with the right treatment earlier on. No one person has the right answer, so I would see many different specialists and take bits and pieces of each and apply that to your situation. <BR/>The first doctor I saw, told me I would probably never climb again. It seems as though Western "textbook" doctors are quick to judge the overall injury and not the "person specific" injury. Each one of us has a brain which in the right mindset is capable of almost anything. <BR/>The biggest thing I believe is that a positive mindset is crucial. <BR/>Mindset, emotion & time are all factors in the speed of recovery. <BR/><BR/>The last Western Doctor I saw, was a neurosurgeon who wanted to perform surgery on my C5/C6. This for me was only a last option. <BR/>Who knows where I'd be if I had gone through with that surgery? Each specialists is going to think their way is the "correct" way. It's up to the individual to decide what's best for their body. We only get one. <BR/><BR/>You most definitely will climb again. I believe it. <BR/>Search and find what's right for your soul and go with it. <BR/><BR/>Who knows...Maybe next time I'm in Boone, we'll be able to go on a boulder session together.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449717578636027882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5886794336961890394.post-28967702997299303002008-10-30T16:27:00.000-04:002008-10-30T16:27:00.000-04:00Dan,Our stories relate on so many different levels...Dan,<BR/>Our stories relate on so many different levels.....I am so happy to see that you are feeling tip-top! It seemed like a very long road. I'd like to share a little bit about my road....<BR/><BR/>I got in to a car accident in the summer of 06 while heading to Linville with Gearing and Dave. At the time I didn't have any problems. But in the beginning of October I got a crick in my neck while taking a test.....when the pain never subsided I started a series of doctor's visits. And in Jan 07 I found out that the problem had to deal with 3 ruptured discs in the cervical vertebra. Long story short.....my resolve was to have surgery to have the 3 discs removed (C3-C6)from my neck. And since I already had a congenital fusion of C2 & C3, it's almost as if the entire mid section on my next is fused. <BR/><BR/>I didn't think it would take so long for me to recover, but your story gives me hope that maybe one day I will not be living with daily pain. And get back on those rocks finally!!!Wayfaring Wandererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02601279315250019787noreply@blogger.com