Hello everyone,
Good news first: We came back from a three day getaway with the kids and enjoyed every moment of it. It felt great to be away from all the worries and got to spent time with my family before surgery.
Not so good news: I checked out the forum and for some reason got more worried than ever before. I guess I am just freaking out but some of the things that I read which were posted these past couple of days were a bit depressing. I really thought I knew about all the risks of this surgery but now I feel that I don't know all of them.
What scared me the most tonight was reading a post that most of you talked about the neves reattaching and what you feel when that happens. I know that most of you say it should go away and that the nerves just wake up one day some time after surgery - but how serious is this?????? I spoke to a couple of patients and none of them ever mentioned it? Does it affect those that have anterior surgery or only the posterior surgery patients???
Second concern: The incision hernia. Never heard of this before either. It's not in the books and the four doctors I saw never mentioned it either. Is this rare or common to happen? I don't know if it is something serious to consider before having anterior surgery and maybe to rather choose the posterior approach since the doctor said it is my decision which approach.
I have cried for a while after I read what I read tonight and don't know what to do. I even think of cancelling this surgery because I just feel that maybe I would rather live with this pain and avoid all these problems. The biggest difference between most of the people and me on this forum that are going for surgery or had surgery is the pain and how much pain we have. I have pain but it is not anything like any one has descibed. I pretty much get pain only if I clean, wash dishes, bath kids, lift shopping bags or sit without support. I don't get pain if i simply avoid these chores. Now my husband thinks that this is already not normal but maybe it is not that bad compared to most of your pain. I just don't know if I will feel better after surgery or maybe I am better off with the way I am now or ateast until it will get worse????????????/
Sorry for this very long post again but I am desperate for some answers and I would appreciate if you could help!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks
Mariya
Good news first: We came back from a three day getaway with the kids and enjoyed every moment of it. It felt great to be away from all the worries and got to spent time with my family before surgery.
Not so good news: I checked out the forum and for some reason got more worried than ever before. I guess I am just freaking out but some of the things that I read which were posted these past couple of days were a bit depressing. I really thought I knew about all the risks of this surgery but now I feel that I don't know all of them.
What scared me the most tonight was reading a post that most of you talked about the neves reattaching and what you feel when that happens. I know that most of you say it should go away and that the nerves just wake up one day some time after surgery - but how serious is this?????? I spoke to a couple of patients and none of them ever mentioned it? Does it affect those that have anterior surgery or only the posterior surgery patients???
Second concern: The incision hernia. Never heard of this before either. It's not in the books and the four doctors I saw never mentioned it either. Is this rare or common to happen? I don't know if it is something serious to consider before having anterior surgery and maybe to rather choose the posterior approach since the doctor said it is my decision which approach.
I have cried for a while after I read what I read tonight and don't know what to do. I even think of cancelling this surgery because I just feel that maybe I would rather live with this pain and avoid all these problems. The biggest difference between most of the people and me on this forum that are going for surgery or had surgery is the pain and how much pain we have. I have pain but it is not anything like any one has descibed. I pretty much get pain only if I clean, wash dishes, bath kids, lift shopping bags or sit without support. I don't get pain if i simply avoid these chores. Now my husband thinks that this is already not normal but maybe it is not that bad compared to most of your pain. I just don't know if I will feel better after surgery or maybe I am better off with the way I am now or ateast until it will get worse????????????/
Sorry for this very long post again but I am desperate for some answers and I would appreciate if you could help!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks
Mariya
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