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    After an uneventful surgery, I am finally home sweet home after my surgery last Thursday! I did have one issue in the recovery room when I was almost not breathing and they had to give me Narcan to reverse the morphine effects and the pain was unlike anything I've every felf before in my life. The recovery in the hospital went fairly well, but I'll talk more when I'm not as "stiff" feeling as I am now. Congrats to all the other 4 J's in June!

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    Originally posted by JennyRN View Post
    After an uneventful surgery, I am finally home sweet home after my surgery last Thursday! I did have one issue in the recovery room when I was almost not breathing and they had to give me Narcan to reverse the morphine effects and the pain was unlike anything I've every felf before in my life. The recovery in the hospital went fairly well, but I'll talk more when I'm not as "stiff" feeling as I am now. Congrats to all the other 4 J's in June!
    "Uneventful surgery"...that's the best kind. Congrats Jenny. That incident in Recovery sounds horrific, best not think about it any more.

    It takes a little while before sitting at your computer is comfy. Meantime, hope all goes smoothly for you from here on in. Take care.
    Surgery March 3, 2009 at almost 58, now 63.
    Dr. Askin, Brisbane, Australia
    T4-Pelvis, Posterior only
    Osteotomies and Laminectomies
    Was 68 degrees, now 22 and pain free

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    • #3
      Hey Jenny,
      It's been 2 weeks dor me. For the most part I do very well and other trimes I have a lot of pain and stiffness. I am getting better everyday! Good Luck to you!
      Janet
      36 year young cardiac RN
      old curve C 29, T 70, L 50
      new curve C 7, T 23, L 20
      Surgery June 11, UCH, Dr. Cronen T2-L5, posterior
      Revision December 20 L5-S1 with pelvic fixation
      and Osteotomy to L3 at Tampa General Hospital

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      • #4
        Hi Jenny-

        I'm sooo glad to hear from you!!!! Can't Wait to hear everything about your operation and how you are feeling now! Welcome to the other side and glad to hear you are doing well.please calle when u het a chance!'!!

        Hugs,

        Jen m
        Surgery date: June 8, 2010 with Dr. Boachie
        Thoracic curve: 55 degrees, corrected to 25 degrees
        Lumbar curve: 58 degrees, corrected to 27 degrees
        Posterior-only surgery, Levels T3-L3
        31 year old mother of 2 young kids

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        • #5
          hey, Jenny...
          WELCOME HOME!
          feel better every day!

          jess

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          • #6
            Welcome to the other side

            Melissa

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            • #7
              Welcome home Jenny - sorry to hear about your experience in recovery. Thank goodness you're home now ready to have a great recovery.
              Lynette - 44 years old.

              Pre-surgery thoracic 55 degrees
              Pre-surgery lumbar 85 degrees

              Post-surgery thoracic 19 degrees
              Post-surgery lumbar 27 degrees

              Surgery April 1st 2010.

              Posterior spinal fusion from T9 to sacrum.
              Dr. Cronen at University Community Hospital - Tampa, FL.

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              • #8
                Jenny--It must feel wonderful to be home. Now take it easy and get the healing/recovery underway. Congratulations on your surgery. Janet
                Janet

                61 years old--57 for surgery

                Diagnosed in 1965 at age of 13--no brace
                Thoracic Curve: 96 degrees to 35 degrees
                Lumbar Curve: 63 degrees to 5 degrees
                Surgery with Dr. Lenke in St. Louis--March 30, 2009
                T-2 to Pelvis, and hopefully all posterior procedure.

                All was posterior along with 2 cages and 6 osteotomies.

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                • #9
                  JennyRN

                  Pretty awful wake up call about all the pain we're "really" feeling underneath the narcotics! But in a way that's a token of the ultimate choice we're all making if we opt for surgery, isn't it? Temporary terrible pain (but LIFE) in hopes of trading it for life without constant (but lesser) pain.

                  Enjoy your return home in your new, altered body having gone through the great transformation!
                  Not all diagnosed (still having tests and consults) but so far:
                  Ehler-Danlos (hyper-mobility) syndrome, 69 - somehow,
                  main curve L Cobb 60, compensating T curve ~ 30
                  Flat back, marked lumbar kyphosis (grade?) Spondilolisthesis - everyone gives this a different grade too. Cervical stenosis op'd 3-07, minimally invasive

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                  • #10
                    Welcome to the other side. Uneventful sounds good except for that recovery room issue. Take care, let everyone pamper you--one day at a time!


                    Anne in PA
                    Age 58
                    Diagnosed at age 14, untreated, no problem until age 50
                    T4 to sacrum fusion
                    63 thoracic now 35, 92 lumbar now 53
                    Dr. Baron Lonner, 2/2/10
                    Am pain-free, balanced, happy & an inch taller !

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                    • #11
                      Glad to hear you're home! Congratulations. Keep us posted on the recovery.

                      Evelyn
                      age 48
                      80* thoracolumbar; 40* thoracic
                      Reduced to ~16* thoracolumbar; ~0* thoracic
                      Surgery 3/14/12 with Dr. Lenke in St. Louis, T4 to S1 with pelvic fixation
                      Broken rods 12/1/19; scheduled for revision fusion L1-L3-4 with Dr. Lenke 2/4/2020
                      Not "confused" anymore, but don't know how to change my username.

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                      • #12
                        hi jenny i'm really gald you home good luck woth the rest of your recovery
                        Kara
                        25
                        Brace 4-15-05-5-25-06
                        Posterior Spinal Fusion 3-10-10
                        T4-L2
                        Before 50T
                        After 20T

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                        • #13
                          Congratulations Jenny! I hope you start to feel better soon! Keep us posted!
                          Sandie
                          Fusion is scheduled for November 4, 2010
                          T10 - S1

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                          • #14
                            Jenny,
                            I'm sure you're happy to be home. Good luck with a smooth recovery.
                            Karen

                            Surgery-Jan. 5, 2011-Dr. Lenke
                            Fusion T-4-sacrum-2 cages/5 osteotomies
                            70 degree thoracolumbar corrected to 25
                            Rib Hump-GONE!
                            Age-60 at the time of surgery
                            Now 66
                            Avid Golfer & Tap Dancer
                            Retired Kdgn. Teacher

                            See photobucket link for:
                            Video of my 1st Day of Golf Post-Op-3/02/12-Bradenton, FL
                            Before and After Picture of back 1/7/11
                            tap dancing picture at 10 mos. post op 11/11/11-I'm the one on the right.
                            http://s1119.photobucket.com/albums/k630/pottoff2/

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