I set my surgery date for April 28th. I'm SCARED to death. How do you really know if this is the right decision. Sitting with the doc, I actually started crying (and thought I had my act together). 8 hour surgery - he says he will need to go through the front (anterior) and back (posterior) and may need to take bone out of my good hip. He'll take out the Harrington rod and replace it with titanium - he hopes to spare 2 discs in my lumbar. (I may end up with 2 more scars plus a longer back scar) It's so overwhelming to hear the details...what if I'm making a mistake? Some people say I'm doing what's best for me and will improve my quality of life - my husband's scared and is afraid I'll end up in worse shape. It was so much easier the first time around when my parents made the decision.
Scared to death in WI!
Always Smilin' (well maybe not this week)
1982 fused T2-L1
pre op 45 - post op 33 (left thoracic)
pre op 53 - post op 18 (right thoracic)
recheck 2006
right thoracic 57
lower lumbar 34
Scared to death in WI!
Always Smilin' (well maybe not this week)
1982 fused T2-L1
pre op 45 - post op 33 (left thoracic)
pre op 53 - post op 18 (right thoracic)
recheck 2006
right thoracic 57
lower lumbar 34
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