Hello all my forum friends and newbies,
I just hit my 1 1/2 year mark 2 days ago and was so busy I didn't post!
I have been ignoring the fact I had surgery and going about my life full speed ahead. Some days I over do it and am a bit sore in the evening. For the most part finally sitting down and relaxing with a cocktail will do the trick. Once in awhile I need a pain reliever and 1 dose of ibuprofen does the trick. I went dancing in 4" heels last Fri. and believe it or not my feet gave out before my back! (Got a blister. ) Changed shoes and continued on for a bit longer.......
I must say through my journey before and after surgery I have tried to look at all the positives. I read back on my threads I posted at different times in my recovery and am amazed by how far I have come. Granted I feel I was very lucky in only needing 7 vertebrae fused and believe that had a lot to do with my great outcome.
To those of you at your 1 year mark, believe it or not you still will get even better. I can't believe how much I have changed in the last 6 months. And those of you just beginning your long, slow, frustrating and wondering if it was worth it recovery. Trust me it is! Check out my old posts. I really only know of one woman who wished she hadn't done her surgery. She had it done many years ago. I found out later she loves to focus on every negative and does it for attention at support groups.
I am always so glad to see the positive posts come up. There needs to be more focus on how great everyone is doing. Sure I know we need to vent about our difficulties and ask who else is going through the same thing. But, how about throwing in a "by the way this is doing better" comment along with it? Chris is a perfect example of this. She is going through a leg problem yes. BUT, her cute figure starting to emerge! Yea Chris! That was so refreshing to read. I remember all the negativity when I first got on this forum, it isn't quite as bad as it was. It scared the crap out of me. I have come to realise that there is a lot of good going on that isn't mentioned quite as much.
To you new to the forum especially you younger ones, (This is anyone younger then me.) just keep reading and you will see we all recover differently. We recover! We get our lives back and have one awesome scar to show off and be proud that we won the fight! I feel like trumpets should be playing in the background as I type this out! LOL! I could go on but this is long enough.
My new motto: Embrace the positive. You can have it as yours too. Best wishes.
Surgery 2/22/06 @ 43yrs. 49* lumbar now 8* T10 - L4
I just hit my 1 1/2 year mark 2 days ago and was so busy I didn't post!
I have been ignoring the fact I had surgery and going about my life full speed ahead. Some days I over do it and am a bit sore in the evening. For the most part finally sitting down and relaxing with a cocktail will do the trick. Once in awhile I need a pain reliever and 1 dose of ibuprofen does the trick. I went dancing in 4" heels last Fri. and believe it or not my feet gave out before my back! (Got a blister. ) Changed shoes and continued on for a bit longer.......
I must say through my journey before and after surgery I have tried to look at all the positives. I read back on my threads I posted at different times in my recovery and am amazed by how far I have come. Granted I feel I was very lucky in only needing 7 vertebrae fused and believe that had a lot to do with my great outcome.
To those of you at your 1 year mark, believe it or not you still will get even better. I can't believe how much I have changed in the last 6 months. And those of you just beginning your long, slow, frustrating and wondering if it was worth it recovery. Trust me it is! Check out my old posts. I really only know of one woman who wished she hadn't done her surgery. She had it done many years ago. I found out later she loves to focus on every negative and does it for attention at support groups.
I am always so glad to see the positive posts come up. There needs to be more focus on how great everyone is doing. Sure I know we need to vent about our difficulties and ask who else is going through the same thing. But, how about throwing in a "by the way this is doing better" comment along with it? Chris is a perfect example of this. She is going through a leg problem yes. BUT, her cute figure starting to emerge! Yea Chris! That was so refreshing to read. I remember all the negativity when I first got on this forum, it isn't quite as bad as it was. It scared the crap out of me. I have come to realise that there is a lot of good going on that isn't mentioned quite as much.
To you new to the forum especially you younger ones, (This is anyone younger then me.) just keep reading and you will see we all recover differently. We recover! We get our lives back and have one awesome scar to show off and be proud that we won the fight! I feel like trumpets should be playing in the background as I type this out! LOL! I could go on but this is long enough.
My new motto: Embrace the positive. You can have it as yours too. Best wishes.
Surgery 2/22/06 @ 43yrs. 49* lumbar now 8* T10 - L4
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