Hello everyone!
Well, I am about 12 days post-op and I am sitting at the computer a little bit more everyday. My brother-in-law moved the PC downstairs, so I can get to it much easier. My surgical experience was overall very good. I met about 8 members of my family at a hotel in Baltimore the night before my surgery and we hugged and laughed... it was great to be surrounded by them. The hardest part was saying goodbye to my babies the night before we drove down to Baltimore. Kids are so sweet and sensitive, they didn't exactly understand what was happening but they knew it was big.
In the morning, it was difficult to hand my twin sister a bag with my belongings and say goodbye to all my sisters and my parents. After that though, I do not remember much of anything and I know that the 8 hour surgery was hardest on my family. They sat in a waiting room and a nurse from the OR gave updates about every 1 to 2 hours. I cannot say enough about my surgeon Dr. Kebaish and his team, they are at the top in my opinion. I was in ICU for 24 hours, the nurses were amazing and then moved to a regular floor where, I'll be honest the care was not as great as I had expected. I had a few problems with some of the care, too many contract nurses in my opinion, it's a long story.
I have to say I was not prepared for how difficult recovery would be. I guess no matter how much information you get, you never know what it will be like until you are going through it. Everyday does seem a little better and I am trying to be proud of my accomplishments and I try to keep the emotional outbursts to a minimum, my poor family!!
Thank you to everyone who shares on this site, it has been such a help before the surgery and now afterwards. Just knowing I have a place to visit where everyone understands, it is so great. I hope that now I can help those of you who may be heading into surgery. I will do my best to give information, guidance and comfort.
Take care,
Dori
Surgery October 9, 2006
60* thoracic curve corrected to under 10*!!! Hurray for me!
Dr. Khaled Kebaish, Johns Hopkins Baltimore, Maryland
Well, I am about 12 days post-op and I am sitting at the computer a little bit more everyday. My brother-in-law moved the PC downstairs, so I can get to it much easier. My surgical experience was overall very good. I met about 8 members of my family at a hotel in Baltimore the night before my surgery and we hugged and laughed... it was great to be surrounded by them. The hardest part was saying goodbye to my babies the night before we drove down to Baltimore. Kids are so sweet and sensitive, they didn't exactly understand what was happening but they knew it was big.
In the morning, it was difficult to hand my twin sister a bag with my belongings and say goodbye to all my sisters and my parents. After that though, I do not remember much of anything and I know that the 8 hour surgery was hardest on my family. They sat in a waiting room and a nurse from the OR gave updates about every 1 to 2 hours. I cannot say enough about my surgeon Dr. Kebaish and his team, they are at the top in my opinion. I was in ICU for 24 hours, the nurses were amazing and then moved to a regular floor where, I'll be honest the care was not as great as I had expected. I had a few problems with some of the care, too many contract nurses in my opinion, it's a long story.
I have to say I was not prepared for how difficult recovery would be. I guess no matter how much information you get, you never know what it will be like until you are going through it. Everyday does seem a little better and I am trying to be proud of my accomplishments and I try to keep the emotional outbursts to a minimum, my poor family!!
Thank you to everyone who shares on this site, it has been such a help before the surgery and now afterwards. Just knowing I have a place to visit where everyone understands, it is so great. I hope that now I can help those of you who may be heading into surgery. I will do my best to give information, guidance and comfort.
Take care,
Dori
Surgery October 9, 2006
60* thoracic curve corrected to under 10*!!! Hurray for me!
Dr. Khaled Kebaish, Johns Hopkins Baltimore, Maryland
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