Dear Post-surgery Veterans,
Ginger here! I dove head-long into LIFE after my first few months of recovery and I left the forum for a while. Grandbabies got born, nieces got wed, and I found some causes worthy of my time and attention. Sorry to be gone so long.
I am starting to pack my bags for my annual appointment Dr. Boachie in New York City. This will be my first REAL appointment since my surgery last May, and due to that fact, I scheduled it for the eleven-month mark. I'll be in his office at 9 a.m. on Monday, April 20th. That's in four days.
Thing is, I don't have a CLUE of what I should ask. Basically, I just feel pretty darn good, EXCEPT for a bit of pain over one screw. (I mailed him my x-rays, with a post-it arrow by the affected screw and he left me a message saying there are no hardware issues. Good thing. I was rather scared I'd messed up my great surgery results by diving in the Barrier Reef off of Belize. The currents were really challenging and the waves were coming at me and I thought SHOOT all this fun has given me a LOOSE SCREW. That was at seven months out from surgery. Guess my hardware is right where it should be. Whew!)
Anyhow, I figure some of you have navigated through these post-op appointments and I'm hoping you could give me some insightful questions. Things I would WISH I had asked, if I'd only thought of them BEFORE the appointment.
MANY THANKS
Ginger
Ginger here! I dove head-long into LIFE after my first few months of recovery and I left the forum for a while. Grandbabies got born, nieces got wed, and I found some causes worthy of my time and attention. Sorry to be gone so long.
I am starting to pack my bags for my annual appointment Dr. Boachie in New York City. This will be my first REAL appointment since my surgery last May, and due to that fact, I scheduled it for the eleven-month mark. I'll be in his office at 9 a.m. on Monday, April 20th. That's in four days.
Thing is, I don't have a CLUE of what I should ask. Basically, I just feel pretty darn good, EXCEPT for a bit of pain over one screw. (I mailed him my x-rays, with a post-it arrow by the affected screw and he left me a message saying there are no hardware issues. Good thing. I was rather scared I'd messed up my great surgery results by diving in the Barrier Reef off of Belize. The currents were really challenging and the waves were coming at me and I thought SHOOT all this fun has given me a LOOSE SCREW. That was at seven months out from surgery. Guess my hardware is right where it should be. Whew!)
Anyhow, I figure some of you have navigated through these post-op appointments and I'm hoping you could give me some insightful questions. Things I would WISH I had asked, if I'd only thought of them BEFORE the appointment.
MANY THANKS
Ginger
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