Posted on 05/18/2008 2:46:44 PM PDT by SJackson
Health Update From Mayor Koch
I will be hospitalized on May 18 to have an operation on my spine on May 21. Hopefully, I will be discharged from the hospital at the end of that week to begin two weeks of recuperation.
My medical condition, which I have had for about a year and a half, is diagnosed as stenosis of the spine, which involves arthritis, a narrowing of the spine and the impingement on nerves, causing discomfort and some pain when I walk.
The prognosis, I am told, is excellent with a 92 percent recovery rate and a very low mortality rate. So, all things considered, I am very fortunate and have little anxiety. I have some anxiety, of course, since surgery and general anesthesia are never a walk in the park and, at age 83, they are even more impacting.
When confronted with my current condition, I tried all the intermediary measures available – exercise and three epidurals, but they did not work and I found myself walking less in order to avoid the distress and pain from walking and tilting to the left. That is not the way I want to lead my life, hence the decision to have the operation.
God willing, in a few weeks I will be fully recovered.
Not to be melodramatic or alarmist, but I have had a wonderful sojourn here and if, for whatever reason, God takes me, I have no regrets and thank the Almighty for the opportunities I have been given.
Ed Koch
New York, NY
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I disagree with a lot of Ed Koch’s stands, but I wish him a full and speedy recovery.
Prayers for Mayor Koch’s full and speedy recovery !
All the best to you, Mr. Mayor.
Thank you for posting this SJackson!
Prayers going up for Mayor Koch.
amen to that!
Get well fast, Yerhonor. I’m pulling for you.
I will say a Misheberach for Hizz Honor.
Hizz Honor is a Mench.
and a speedy recovery
Prayers for Mayor Koch’s recovery. Hope to see him up and around soon.
I sincerely hope Mr. Koch recovers nicely. This particular operation was the start of a long slow slide for my father in law.
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