Hello to all my wonderful Gather friends! You have all been so wonderful to me. I know that I am not here much, and I am not happy about that. My laptop seems to give me trouble with the Gather site, and I am trying to get that remedied.
As the title of this article states, I am now down to 19 days until my back surgery. They will be going in and removing the L5/S1 disc and fusing me up. They had originally planned on going in from the back to do this surgery, but my surgeon called me yesterday to tell me he wants to go in from the front instead. He says that he is seeing more positive results in younger women with that approach. Since I am 30, he wondered if I would be upset with having the scar on my belly. I informed him that the last thing I am concerned with is whatever scar I may end up with. GET RID OF THIS PAIN, and I can handle the scarring. It will not be bad, but I guess he has had women refuse to go with this approach due to their vanity. Sorry, that is not me. I am just wanting the best possible outcome...I am not worried about scars. I have had 2 laparoscopic surgeries already, and my belly button is slightly scarred as it is. It seems that, if I understand correctly, this incision will be 3 to 5 inches long and will be offset on my stomach. This will keep the amount of muscle tissue that will be cut to a minimum. I am all for that.
So, now I just have to be completely rid of my smoking habit by Monday, so that I will be smoke-free for 2 weeks before my surgery. I am almost there. I have had a few slips, but all in all, the whole quitting without any meds is going easier than I expected it to.
So, my surgery is definitely set for July 28th. I have to be at the hospital at 6am that Monday and my surgery starts at 7:30am. I will probably be in the hospital for 5 days. I told my husband that it would be the perfect time to get me some pretty flowers, since my cats always try to eat the ones I have gotten at home in the past and he stopped getting me flowers a long time ago, :-( Still not sure that he will get me some while I am there either...I guess he grew out of that phase. :-(
I am still scared to death, but I am accepting the idea more each day. My pain has been progressively getting worse, so I know that I made the right decision to go ahead and go through with it. I want to thank each and every one of my friends here that have shown their concern. I appreciate all of the prayers, thoughts, and loving energy that have been sent my way. It warms my heart each day to know that there are people out there that take time out of their day to think about someone that they have never even met. That is a precious gift.
I will try to keep you all updated as I trudge on with this journey of mine. If any of you are interested in speaking to me on a more personal or frequent level, since my computer does not always cooperate with the site, send me a personal message and I will send you my email address.
Thanks again to you all!
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Danielle, I have sent you a personal email so that we can stay in touch. I hope that my experiences can be of some help to your daughter.
LOL, Dan...I hope my scar will be sexy! haha
John...you are quite right about that. Thank you so much!
I will say a few words to my Superior, tonight, when I usually spend a little time talking with Him.
Angel
Thank you for posting this to GatherFest
how can YOU not be sexy...scars or not!.....hubby,listen up...get your lady some lovely flowers!
cheers,gayle
Tess, you're in my prayers for a successful surgery and speedy recovery. (This is a comment link for A Stone's Throw Away. It was written for you're entertainment. Don't click this link until you're in the mood to be entertained.)
We'll all be thinking good thoughts for you. Fear is natural and it's just because it's an unknown. You are so strong and I know you'll be able to cope with things once the surgery is done.
Best wishes.
I sure hope this will rid of so much pain.
Please keep us all informed and if you were close by to me, I'd give you a whole ARMFULL of flowers from my gardens !
Take care.
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By my calculations today was the day, so you probably aren't going to see this for a while. When you do though I want you to know that I wish you the best and if it gives you any encouragement I have been through this many times over. The last one was a fusing of L3-L4, L4-L5 and L5-S1. It has had pretty good results overall in "function level". I do still fell pain and have some bad days that is for sure. But it is a lot better than it was and I am an everyday functioning member of society and that is a good thing! I'd say a "normal member" but that's a stretch! :-)
I hope when you do see this you are on your way to an excellent recovery!