June 11 2019
Written in 2022:
I wasn’t really nervous at all until this moment. I normally experienced a baseline of 3-6 level pain, so the idea of surgery didn’t frighten me. I didn’t think I would actually hit the 9 or 10 (I didn’t). My parents were worried at the time if my exwife would be able to take care of me properly.
Hindsight, man.