Hi Irina,
Thank you so much for answering Irina. I am very sorry to answer you later than I had hoped to. My surgery dates of Feb 28 and Mar 2 are rapidly upon me and my jitters are getting much worse. It is getting too real, frankly. I have been in much pain and it seems to get worse each week. It is so nice to hear from folks who have gone through this surgery before. Your fusion is similar to mine, except mine will begin at about the T9 level, at least that is the plan, and then down to Sacrum. I have tried to practice bending at the hips, but I'm not sure that I'm doing it justice. I suppose one can only practice these things to a point. After the surgery it must be obvious what to do. It's good to hear that you can get off the floor, HaHa! I can't even imagine doing that with a brace on. I am planning on not needing to do it, at least while I'm alone. .
I have also had to come to the point where I realized that many of the projects that I wanted to get done before surgery just aren't going to happen. I had a plan, but the time is getting away from me and frankly, most of the time, I just don't feel like doing the things I had planned.
Wish me luck as I'm so very nervous about all of this. I'm so happy to hear that you are doing so well. That does encourage me, for sure.
Sheryl
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Thank you so much for answering Irina. I am very sorry to answer you later than I had hoped to. My surgery dates of Feb 28 and Mar 2 are rapidly upon me and my jitters are getting much worse. It is getting too real, frankly. I have been in much pain and it seems to get worse each week. It is so nice to hear from folks who have gone through this surgery before. Your fusion is similar to mine, except mine will begin at about the T9 level, at least that is the plan, and then down to Sacrum. I have tried to practice bending at the hips, but I'm not sure that I'm doing it justice. I suppose one can only practice these things to a point. After the surgery it must be obvious what to do. It's good to hear that you can get off the floor, HaHa! I can't even imagine doing that with a brace on. I am planning on not needing to do it, at least while I'm alone. .
I have also had to come to the point where I realized that many of the projects that I wanted to get done before surgery just aren't going to happen. I had a plan, but the time is getting away from me and frankly, most of the time, I just don't feel like doing the things I had planned.
Wish me luck as I'm so very nervous about all of this. I'm so happy to hear that you are doing so well. That does encourage me, for sure.
Sheryl
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