This week has been a special and emotional time for me...not only am I 1-year post op but today I turned 30...kind of bittersweet. Overall things are still way better than before surgery but I am still living with some aches and pains on a daily basis, but in general, I cannot complain. My back, cosmetically, is still not perfect but it is a VAST improvement! In some ways I still feel deformed especially if I lean forward and see my back (via picutre) but I just have to focus on the positive and realize nothing's perfect. I am getting back to some of my pre-op exercise routine and I have been released to do whatever feels okay....which sometimes isn't much of anything but one thing I am learning is that I can often push things and overtime it hurts less. I am so thankfull for all your posts and support. I know I don't post a lot but I am still on here and read a fair amount. This forum really helped calm my fears about surgery and I don't know that I would have had the courage to do it without your help so thank you to everyone for your posts. I am going to make a more concerted effort to respond more often on here because I know how much it helped me. I know it is hard to find the time but it makes such a difference for others. Even though things are not perfect and I believe still improving, I believe surgery was the right decision for me because I did have severe curvatures and was in a lot more pain before surgery than I am now. I also hear popping and cracking sounds at times...but they seem to be completely normal based on everyone else's experiences. While it's tough thinking back over the last year and all that's transpired and all that hasn't, I do believe the worst is behind me and the future can only get brighter.
Stay strong and if you have a chance ~ check out my 1-year pics.
Stay strong and if you have a chance ~ check out my 1-year pics.
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