Thanks, BG. No, he didn't. He said not sleeping was not acceptable but sleeping aids or narcotic pain relievers were not either, because he wants me to feel the pain if I move wrong in the night. He said otherwise, I could hurt myself. So, he proposed the new, hopefully more comfortable brace, and therefore maybe I can sleep. The new brace is somewhat of a compromise because it will not restrict me as mush and not at all from bending laterally. So he cautioned me that I have to be very careful. If I push it to far "the bow breaks" But, he does want me to sleep so the new brace is the plan for now.BeGreen said:Excellent news Chief! That is wonderful. Just take it slow and easy. Did the doc prescribe some sleep meds too? That will help until the brace is off.
We use a garden cart for moving wood. It lets us move a lot of wood easily and without strain, and we're geezers.