Post-Op Scars
Aug 22, 2009
Dave's Post-Op Scar
My lower back 11 days after having 4 screws and other hardware removed as well as having a bone shaved that had been pressing against a nerve causing pain to go down my right leg.
Dave's Extra Parts
- I’ve had 8 spine surgeries (6 lower back and 2 neck);
- I have 3 fused discs in my lower back and 1 fused disc in my neck;
- In 1987, I had knot rods inserted into my lower back but they became loose and I had them removed in 1989;
- I have a bone from the Bone Bank fused into my neck;
- 1 surgery for a total left hip replacement.
Total surgeries to date: 9
Future surgeries:
- 2010: Neck fusion
- 2011: Total right hip replacement.
My total Medicare bill for the last 27 months will exceed $325,000.00!
How much more will my 2010 and 2011 surgeries cost taxpayers?
This is one reason why Medicare is going broke!
Solution:
- Pensions that at least match Major League baseball (MLB);
- A NEW disability system uniquely tailored to our industry that actually follows the rules of ERISA Law & HIPAA;
- FIRE the GROOM LAW GROUP! (They helped Gene Upshaw design the current disability debacle.);
- EACH & EVERY player (active & retired) receives 1 vote for life. (Active players will soon be retired players).
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Categories: Dave's Personal Posts | Tagged: Bert Bell/Pete Rozelle NFL Players Retirement Plan, Dave Pear, Do No Evil, Gene Upshaw, Groom Law Group, Medicare, MLB, neck fusion, NFL, NFLPA |
Kathy Smith
August 22nd, 2009 at 9:20 pm #
Should Fire the Groom Law Group be our new mantra?
Kathy Smith
Kathy Smith
August 22nd, 2009 at 9:22 pm #
Actually, I think you have a good bullet point list that all NFL players – active or not – should be able to recite to anyone at any time!
Kathy Smith
FREDERICK 'RICK' HAYES
September 12th, 2009 at 2:23 pm #
Aloha Dave:
As you are aware, I had a cervical fusion at C-6/C-7 in 1971 while at the UW. The operation was done after consultation with NFL management personnel. I had project as a high-draft choice but in in hindsight I believe I was being used by the NFL and their partners, the NCAA, in testing to see if cervical fusions could alleviate a lot of neck pain – “stingers” and such that NFL players were already encountering at the time.
I came back and played following the fusion and was later drafted by the LA Rams in 1974. I lost a lot of value due to the surgery but they had their “guinea pig” to study. Needless to say, I damaged C-4/C-5 while with the Rams. They tried to slip me out the back door after a walk-through Sunday practice.
I would be interested to see if anyone else had this procedure done prior to 1971 and returned to the playing field.
Personal regards with Aloha
Frederick ‘Rick’ Hayes
L.A. Rams 1974