Am I forgetting anyone? Sandy's was Aug 13. ..Karen is Mon and Kathy is Wed. Once I can get on a computer after my surgery (which will be Tues), my first cyber stop will be HERE, so I can check on how my fellow fresh post-ops are faring.
As for what I will have done:
I had my long pre-op consult appt on Thurs, and Dr. Tribus revised his plan after looking at my bending x-rays. Because there is already some fusion (that occured naturally) he is bagging the previous plan of a/p approach and just doing the posterior approach. He will remove a section from several ribs and fuse from T-3 to L-3. He said he plans on 10 - 12 hours, so we start early - 7:30am. He sees significant arthritis in my lower spine, but since it troubles me very little, now, he'll stop at L-3. My curve is in the high 80s, he didn't venture a guesstimate of how much correction he will be able to achieve, and I didn't ask. It did make me feel better when his pt said that I am well centered, and many friends have commented that they never even knew I had any back problem. Go figure.
My husband keeps saying, "You can cancel". . .and other things that let me know that he wonders if this is the right thing for me to do. It is.
As for what I will have done:
I had my long pre-op consult appt on Thurs, and Dr. Tribus revised his plan after looking at my bending x-rays. Because there is already some fusion (that occured naturally) he is bagging the previous plan of a/p approach and just doing the posterior approach. He will remove a section from several ribs and fuse from T-3 to L-3. He said he plans on 10 - 12 hours, so we start early - 7:30am. He sees significant arthritis in my lower spine, but since it troubles me very little, now, he'll stop at L-3. My curve is in the high 80s, he didn't venture a guesstimate of how much correction he will be able to achieve, and I didn't ask. It did make me feel better when his pt said that I am well centered, and many friends have commented that they never even knew I had any back problem. Go figure.
My husband keeps saying, "You can cancel". . .and other things that let me know that he wonders if this is the right thing for me to do. It is.
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