hi guys! I am back home. The surgery went pretty much as planned. Dr. Boachie said my bones were SO strong he literally needed extra time to do the procedure. I was under the knife for about 8 hours. I am fused T3-L3 and so far I am walking around without my walker, using the bathroom by myself, and getting in.out of bed by myself, going up/.down stairs etc. the pain is not terrible but obviously it is pretty intense. I am on 2 hydro pills every 4-6 hours and the pain is ok. Im off all IVs and stuff now and I have a HUGE appetite. Dont have a ton of energy now so I will write you later, but just letting you know that the surgery was a total success, now just time to heal. Dr. Boachie visited me in recovery the day after and said my bones were (hard as bricks) LOL. First night was tough, as I lost 1500ml of blood during the surgery which made me very very weak. combined with all of the meds and the push to get me up, it was hard.. I actually fainted the first night ! Luckily the nurses rushed to help me and my vital signs were fine but my heart rate was just out of control..like 220bpm. But I was very nervous. They assured me I was fine it was just because of blood loss and that the blood just basically left my brain so quick when I stood up, I passed out..like a fighter pilot (they wear G-suits for this reason)
Dr B is a genius in my eyes..I am in pain now and it is not comfortable but I feel that considering surgery was 5 days ago I am doing very well!! I have no tinglying or weird nerve effects besides my back. It is like totally numb! That will pass in time I am told. Very cool to be able to sit for hours on end! Even today!
The worst past was probably the bowels, and even now they are not 100%. Dr. Issac who works with Dr. Boachie said that is VERY common with anesthesia and even more common with back surgery..all of the physics of the correction are going right to your belly. he says it can take like two weeks to get back to normal. Luckily I am pretty good now. Not too bad
By the way my curve went from about 73 degrees to 44. I grew about 2 inches in height
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Dr B is a genius in my eyes..I am in pain now and it is not comfortable but I feel that considering surgery was 5 days ago I am doing very well!! I have no tinglying or weird nerve effects besides my back. It is like totally numb! That will pass in time I am told. Very cool to be able to sit for hours on end! Even today!
The worst past was probably the bowels, and even now they are not 100%. Dr. Issac who works with Dr. Boachie said that is VERY common with anesthesia and even more common with back surgery..all of the physics of the correction are going right to your belly. he says it can take like two weeks to get back to normal. Luckily I am pretty good now. Not too bad
By the way my curve went from about 73 degrees to 44. I grew about 2 inches in height
http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._5386934_n.jpg
http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._7474191_n.jpg
http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._3948092_n.jpg
http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._2768657_n.jpg
http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._2363275_n.jpg
http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._5835686_n.jpg
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