We just got back from her first post-op visit. She is doing fantastic.
We saw one doctor who was amazed at how good correction she got.
Then her regular doctor came in and he was really pleased too.
You would think they never saw a spine surgery that went so well. I know Carolyn can't be the only one that has done this good.
No roller coasters for her this summer. We knew that though. Also she has to be *really* careful with the sun with the scar. Only Tylenol is allowed vs. Advil (and the like). That pretty much sums up the appointment, with the same restrictions she has had until her 3 months is up. Only 2 more months of the no bending, twisting, lifting too much (she can lift up to 20 pounds max).
She will be going back to school April 27 -- Woo Hoo!!!!
They tried to do a before/after picture for us but the computer was not working properly. They got the after to come up but not the before so we will have to do that next time.
We spent more time talking to our favorite ladies in the GATE lab than the doctor. They put Carolyn's spiderman study up on the big monitor. It's pretty cool. You wouldn't know it was Carolyn though unless you knew it was her as it was just her computerized lines but it was cool.
Next time I go I'm going to take my camera & see if I can do a video of the screen. I'm not sure it will work or not but we figured we would give it a try.
We saw one doctor who was amazed at how good correction she got.
Then her regular doctor came in and he was really pleased too.
You would think they never saw a spine surgery that went so well. I know Carolyn can't be the only one that has done this good.
No roller coasters for her this summer. We knew that though. Also she has to be *really* careful with the sun with the scar. Only Tylenol is allowed vs. Advil (and the like). That pretty much sums up the appointment, with the same restrictions she has had until her 3 months is up. Only 2 more months of the no bending, twisting, lifting too much (she can lift up to 20 pounds max).
She will be going back to school April 27 -- Woo Hoo!!!!
They tried to do a before/after picture for us but the computer was not working properly. They got the after to come up but not the before so we will have to do that next time.
We spent more time talking to our favorite ladies in the GATE lab than the doctor. They put Carolyn's spiderman study up on the big monitor. It's pretty cool. You wouldn't know it was Carolyn though unless you knew it was her as it was just her computerized lines but it was cool.
Next time I go I'm going to take my camera & see if I can do a video of the screen. I'm not sure it will work or not but we figured we would give it a try.
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