really weird being awake for the entire thing. they gave me an epidural and i was paralyzed within minutes

they put up a curtain so i couldn't see and began to operate... i was in constant communication with my surgeon asking exactly what was the extent of the damage

i was paralyzed for like 5 hours. it was awesome because i had no pain

holy shit when the epidural wore off. i think i was in more pain than when i initially ruptured it. couldn't sleep that night

48 hours later and i was basically pain-free, which was awesome

i'll be back in a boot in 2 weeks exactly