I will be scheduled for surgery either the second or third week of June! The surgeon's office is going to check his schedule and check with the hospital and let me know what's available. I think I'm more relieved than scared, but I'm plenty scared! BUT, I have complete faith in my surgeon and know he is the right one for me. The fusion will be T-10 to L-5. I was hoping the fusion would end a little higher than L-5, but at least he won't have to include the sacrum. He feels confident he can accomplish everything from a posterior only approach and says he will be very happy getting the 60* curve down to 30*. The smaller, upper curve is compensatory. The hospital stay will be 3-5 days and then another 4-6 days in an inpatient rehab facility. Because of the amazing list of questions shared with me I went into the appointment looking like I'd been working on the list for weeks. HAH! Thanks, ladies, for making me look good!
Tomorrow I need to go back and re-read my notes from today and try to process everything. There's so much! Another thing I remember is I will have to have a consult with a pulmonologist and a cardio. I'm not anticipating any problems with either.
Thank you everyone for the good thoughts today. They made all the difference in the world!
Tomorrow I need to go back and re-read my notes from today and try to process everything. There's so much! Another thing I remember is I will have to have a consult with a pulmonologist and a cardio. I'm not anticipating any problems with either.
Thank you everyone for the good thoughts today. They made all the difference in the world!
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