this surgery has changed my life--that's a given. I am thrilled with my results, and hope & pray that I continue to do as well as I am right now. Ti Ed was right--my improvement between 9 and 12 months was dramatic.
What I didn't realize one year ago was how this surgery was going to change the dynamics in my family. We are all in such a better spot than we were last year at this time. The kids, all 3 of them, were worried sick about me. My senior citizen parents jumped in and stayed with us, 350 miles away from their home, for 2 months. You know mother guilt? My mother was still feeling guilty that I had this problem and needed the surgery. She's thrilled to see me thrive now. And my poor husband had to go into overdrive to support the family for 8 months without my salary.
I am grateful to my surgeon and his skilled hands. We are so lucky to live in a time when this is possible. I've said this before, but I look to my maternal grandmother's life and how hard the last 15-20 years were for her, all crunched up in a wheel chair. That would have been me without this surgery.
Good luck to all with upcoming surgeries. Keep a positive attitude and take good care of yourself. That is the best thing you can do.
What I didn't realize one year ago was how this surgery was going to change the dynamics in my family. We are all in such a better spot than we were last year at this time. The kids, all 3 of them, were worried sick about me. My senior citizen parents jumped in and stayed with us, 350 miles away from their home, for 2 months. You know mother guilt? My mother was still feeling guilty that I had this problem and needed the surgery. She's thrilled to see me thrive now. And my poor husband had to go into overdrive to support the family for 8 months without my salary.
I am grateful to my surgeon and his skilled hands. We are so lucky to live in a time when this is possible. I've said this before, but I look to my maternal grandmother's life and how hard the last 15-20 years were for her, all crunched up in a wheel chair. That would have been me without this surgery.
Good luck to all with upcoming surgeries. Keep a positive attitude and take good care of yourself. That is the best thing you can do.
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