See You On The Other Side
 

Surgery is at 7:30 am tomorrow. Gonna be tough but we'll get thru it. See you on the other side.....

Good luck nairek. Im sure you'll come through the surgery fine.
Look forward to hearing your post-op story soon
Cathy

Yes, best of everything and here's to smooth sailing with your surgery. Post when you can post op, especially with any questions. We're here for you.

Good luck Karin
 

Boy, you've really earned your chance for the right treatment; I know you've suffered a long time. I hope all goes well in NYC. As I write this, I imagine you are probably just getting "zipped up" from your surgery.

May a smooth, pain-free recovery await you...

:)

I hope everything goes well with your surgery! Also, may you sail through your recovery with flying colors! :)

All he very best of luck to you hope it goes smoothly and we hear from you soon Maz

Wishing you a successful surgery and easy recovery.
phylly

Finally Home!
 

Thank you everyone for your warm wishes. I really means a lot to me!

Well, I'm finally home after spending 6 days in the hospital. It was a bit more than I expected & I had some pretty scary moments.

I found out the morning of my surgery that it was going to be a bit more complicated that originally thought. Dr, Bitan & I were not able to discuss fully before the surgery how things would change with the fusion surgery. He apologized & said that he felt that for the best possible outcome for me that he would have to also do a posterior approach with the anterior so he could put 2 screws through the back to make sure that the instrumentation was as solid as could be. I told him I wasn't happy about the prospect of 2 additional incisions but if this is what he felt was best, then lets do it.

The surgery was probably about 6 1/2 hours long. I was in an IMMENSE amount of pain which they had trouble controlling.

We had some scary moments with my blood pressure & potassium levels being extremely low along with a tachycardic heart. At 1 point I was up to 150 bpm. I was unaware of any possible heart condition, so now I have to follow up with my PCD to see what's going on.

I'll be setting up a thread in post-surgical outcomes shortly. I'm kinda pooped at the moment & I should really get off my duff & walk for 20 minutes.

I'll pop on when I can. Thank you everyone again for all of your help!

Surgery Blog Up
 

I finally posted my surgery blog for those who are interested in reading it. It's a good read for those who also need to fall asleep quickly! :)