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I can't yet see this post in it's entirety, but I expect it is long, so with that in mind, if you don't like long correspondences, I advise you to skip over reading this post if don't like long ones!
General statement:
Since I've received quite a few daily PMs asking me how I'm doing (and I appreciate each of those daily requests, and welcome them as often as each member wants to ask) I thought I'd post a note on the Junkyard Forum to update everyone.
Though it's only been 11 days since my surgery, each day I feel that I'm getting a little stronger; at least I'm eating a little more and that's a good thing since I have lost 72 pounds since I began this journey trying to become pain free.
It's been an extremely hard journey some days, the pain has been quite unrelenting and at times, unbearable, but I've persevered the pain!
General medical update:
The 3-disc surgical procedure has straightened my scoliosis-intervated spine, as best as I can measure, from the before and after pictures I received from my neurosurgeon by email - around 42 degrees, and that's a lot of straightened curvature!
I wish I could show you these before and after pictures to give you some perspective of the success that my neurosurgeon has provided me.
Since the nerves surrounding these 3 discs that were intervened (cut and re-attached, and simply just moved and realigned during surgery to enable the neurosurgeon to remove and replace the 3 misaligned discs) caused a significant effect on the joints, ligaments, tendons, and muscles where they are designed physiologically to affect body movement.
My right leg is the body part most involved in this 3 disc replacement. I was advised by my neurosurgeon that this would probably occur, but had no idea of the extent of pain this would bring; it's extensive and unrelenting. Just sitting and typing this is difficult, so please pardon any disjointed sentence structure and misspellings.
Medical update today:
Today, the pain is probably 10% better as perceived pre-surgical. Any pain relief and surgical site healing of the surrounding discs and nerves is welcomed!
The temporary misalignment of the affected body part's nerves will 'hurt' for sometime after surgery, but, I'm getting there. When they say it will be about 6 - 8 weeks after surgery before I will be anywhere close to back to normal, I now believe it!
Maybe some day soon I will be at the place where my pain medicine and the point of healing finds me relatively pain free and mobility wise, somewhat back to normal!
That day in time, I really hope will come soon!
Until that day, I'll just hang out on the Dawgs247 site, hopefullly becoming more lucid every day, hopeful that my reading and a few correspondences can give me some semblance of normalcy!
In closing, Dawgs247 members, I'd like to say that on posting long corespondences like this, i'd like to say that I'm writing like I did during my 40 years of posting facts in the medical field.
I know this could have been shorter, but this first time, I wanted to post a concise message so not to lose context.
As always, I close with great hope for the Dawgs, and cheerful wishes to all on the Junkyard!
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Better to be thorough sometimes JawJeRDAWG! Be as long winded as you please. We have the free will to read or not read whatever we want, as you have the freedom to filibuster if you so please. Sounds like a pretty tough deal and I wish you the best of luck in your recovery. Sounds like the juice will be worth the squeeze though! Appreciate you sharing with us and prayers will be with you.
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Wattydawg said...
Better to be thorough sometimes JawJeRDAWG! Be as long winded as you please. We have the free will to read or not read whatever we want, as you have the freedom to filibuster if you so please. Sounds like a pretty tough deal and I wish you the best of luck in your recovery. Sounds like the juice will be worth the squeeze though! Appreciate you sharing with us and prayers will be with you.
Appreciate those kind words, Wattydawg!
LOL! Not trying to filibuster the Junkyard in any way!
Just thankful that you opted to read my post and comment; and a positive comment further more!
, Wattydawg! It is a long, hard recovery, but the surgical procedure was as well!
Keeping the faith!
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BBivens said...
Although we all may not agree sometimes but at the end of the day we are all in this DAWG family. I hope everything works out for a speedy recovery JAWJeR!
I know that, BBivens, and I truly appreciate those kind words! More than you'll ever know!
At the end of the day sometimes when I'm not feeling the best, it's nice to know there is a Dawgs247 family out here supporting me; that's a real comforting feeling!
And I'm glad you're one of them!
I appreciate you affirming that, BBivens; I really do!
This post was edited by JAWJeRDAWG on 4/1/2012 at 5:58 PM
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UGAGirl98 said...
For your sake, I hope you have fentanyl patches or some really good meds. If you start experiencing side effects associated with opiates, ask your doctor for Nucynta. It's a new synthetic painkiller that my company makes and is very effective. I hope you continue to see improvements in your recovery.
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