Feeling ready for surgery!
I had a pre-op appointment w/ Dr. Hu today. She answered many questions and was her usual informative and supportive self. I have never seen a side view on x-ray of my kyphosis. She took additional x-rays and showed me and I almost fell over! It looks terrible! She measured it at 60 degrees. I always thought that I protruded on my back and looked abnormal, but the x-ray was really distressing. The resident and Dr. Hu talked with me about trying to straighten it an she is unsure how much correction she can get. She said that she may have to remove a rib and maybe I'll have a chest tube. The resident was really concerned about my +11 something coronal balance, a change that I noticed in June. The resident wants to do a muscle biopsy as he thinks that it is really abnormal to change that quickly. I asked him what muscle diseases he was considering and he just said that there were many diseases.
Dr. Hu asked me how I was doing and I said, "great!" She said that nobody has ever said that before! I amazingly am feeling very good about everything and look forward to fixing my back. I am not afraid of the surgery and figure that the pharmacist and anesthesiologist will figure out the pain meds. One month ago, I ever thought, ever so briefly about canceling surgery. After seeing the x-rays today, I am very convinced that I am in the right place with the right surgeon I feel very proactive and very ready. I am actually looking forward to surgery and less pain.....sometime in the future, anyway! My right leg is very painful when I walk and I so hope that the pain will go away after surgery. I am motivated!
Thank you to everyone that has been so supportive. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
I am so glad that everything has fallen into place.
Tomorrow morning as we head to the hospital, I might be singing a different tune, but right now, I have phenomenal confidence. Bring it on! Susan
I had a pre-op appointment w/ Dr. Hu today. She answered many questions and was her usual informative and supportive self. I have never seen a side view on x-ray of my kyphosis. She took additional x-rays and showed me and I almost fell over! It looks terrible! She measured it at 60 degrees. I always thought that I protruded on my back and looked abnormal, but the x-ray was really distressing. The resident and Dr. Hu talked with me about trying to straighten it an she is unsure how much correction she can get. She said that she may have to remove a rib and maybe I'll have a chest tube. The resident was really concerned about my +11 something coronal balance, a change that I noticed in June. The resident wants to do a muscle biopsy as he thinks that it is really abnormal to change that quickly. I asked him what muscle diseases he was considering and he just said that there were many diseases.
Dr. Hu asked me how I was doing and I said, "great!" She said that nobody has ever said that before! I amazingly am feeling very good about everything and look forward to fixing my back. I am not afraid of the surgery and figure that the pharmacist and anesthesiologist will figure out the pain meds. One month ago, I ever thought, ever so briefly about canceling surgery. After seeing the x-rays today, I am very convinced that I am in the right place with the right surgeon I feel very proactive and very ready. I am actually looking forward to surgery and less pain.....sometime in the future, anyway! My right leg is very painful when I walk and I so hope that the pain will go away after surgery. I am motivated!
Thank you to everyone that has been so supportive. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
I am so glad that everything has fallen into place.
Tomorrow morning as we head to the hospital, I might be singing a different tune, but right now, I have phenomenal confidence. Bring it on! Susan
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