I am sorry I haven't posted very much. It is still an effort and I'm still moving slowly. It has been 2 1/2 months since surgery and I am starting to get around better. Several of you have asked about me, so thought I'd take a minute to let you know I am ok.
During surgery I had a stroke (16 units of blood were used during surgery!) I had a dural tear on my spinal cord during surgery also. This left me with some slight paralysis on my right leg and foot. It is coming back slowly but I am totally dependent on my walker still. All effects from the stroke seem to be healed.
Because of the long 14 hours surgery, my digestive system shut down for several days. This destroyed my gallbladder. They wouldn't remove it because I was still so very sick. I am happy to report that 2 weeks ago my gallbladder was removed. I am starting to get my appetite back now. For the first 2 months I have struggled forcing myself to eat. I've lost 20 lbs. What a hard way to lose 20 lbs!
I'll try to share the before and after pictures of me soon. The back surgery was a success even if it nearly killed me!
I still face brain surgery (aneurisms found when tests were run checking out the stroke) which we will do in a few months.
I am 57 years old, so this was a surgery that was just about more than my body could handle even though I thought I was very healthy.
I don't mean this to be negative, but letting you know that this can be a very serious surgery and many things can and might go wrong. Just more than my share happened to me. I hope each of you can avoid the trauma I have faced by having your back surgery done when you are younger and not waiting as long as I did.
I hope you all have a wonderful, pain-free Christmas! God has blessed me with so much and I am grateful he pulled me through this recovery period. Prayers have really blessed me.
During surgery I had a stroke (16 units of blood were used during surgery!) I had a dural tear on my spinal cord during surgery also. This left me with some slight paralysis on my right leg and foot. It is coming back slowly but I am totally dependent on my walker still. All effects from the stroke seem to be healed.
Because of the long 14 hours surgery, my digestive system shut down for several days. This destroyed my gallbladder. They wouldn't remove it because I was still so very sick. I am happy to report that 2 weeks ago my gallbladder was removed. I am starting to get my appetite back now. For the first 2 months I have struggled forcing myself to eat. I've lost 20 lbs. What a hard way to lose 20 lbs!
I'll try to share the before and after pictures of me soon. The back surgery was a success even if it nearly killed me!
I still face brain surgery (aneurisms found when tests were run checking out the stroke) which we will do in a few months.
I am 57 years old, so this was a surgery that was just about more than my body could handle even though I thought I was very healthy.
I don't mean this to be negative, but letting you know that this can be a very serious surgery and many things can and might go wrong. Just more than my share happened to me. I hope each of you can avoid the trauma I have faced by having your back surgery done when you are younger and not waiting as long as I did.
I hope you all have a wonderful, pain-free Christmas! God has blessed me with so much and I am grateful he pulled me through this recovery period. Prayers have really blessed me.
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