On March 12, 2018, I got hurt at work. A lumbar spine injury was misdiagnosed as a hip injury for 7 years.
Finally, a neurosurgeon got it right; but no conventional methods reduced the pain. So, insurance approved a spinal cord stimulator with leads going up both sides of my spine. The device blocks pain signals from reaching my brain.
I was given three months of post op instructions. The first month was no sitting for more than 15 to 30 minutes, don’t go down on your knees, lift no more than 5 pounds, etc.
How in the hell do you finish writing a sequel and raise a 10-pound Pomeranian puppy under these conditions?
Staples were removed last Thursday.
On Friday, I rushed Pom-Pom to the emergency room. I broke every post op rule. With parts, we call this Overstress Probe Testing®. The stimulator has two settings, vibration which 90% hate, and non-vibration. When I set it in vibration mode, the device operated normally. High stress on the device did not overcome device strength.
The Red X® problem solving process always starts with the effect. The manufacturer told me about four previously ‘unknown’ adjustable zones used for diagnostics. All were set the same. On Tuesday I talked to the implant manufacturer by phone.
I learned how to equalize vibration (the response) from a -10 to +10. I set each zone using vibrational feel. Vibration became an effect I could measure and change independently. My body would set the post-op rules and if something went wrong in a zone I’d know it.
On Wednesday I picked up Pom-Pom. He licked me to death.
Then I walked my first mile in 7 years. Prior to moving into this apartment. I had two bald eagles nesting in my front yard. I had not seen an eagle since.
At the end of my first mile a bald eagle flew over my head. I was free. This is what measuring the effect can do.
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