Guest guest Posted May 3, 2006 Report Share Posted May 3, 2006 Sharon, It's good news to hear about your surgery date-my thoughts and prayers will be with you that all will go well, and you'll be in less pain. It sounds like a rough surgery, I only had an A/P lumbar fusion with some complications, but it all came out ok in the long run, with some residual pain. You're brave to go through with more than one back surgery, but hopefully this is the one that will cure you of your painSincerely JeannieJeannie Talk is cheap. Use Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great rates starting at 1¢/min. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 3, 2006 Report Share Posted May 3, 2006 Big hugs Sharon, I know surgery is something we all dread, I do hope that it works for you. Hugs and Prayers, Babs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 4, 2006 Report Share Posted May 4, 2006 Hello Sharon,I hope that this will be the last time that you will have to have surgery. I sincerely hope that this time you will get the much needed pain relief that you deserve to have. MAY YOU HAVE A BETTER DAY TODAY THAN YOU HAD YESTERDAY AND NOT AS GOOD A DAY AS TOMORROW. TAKE AS BEST CARE AS YOU CAN AND BE SAFE. LARRY >> I finally got the call yesterday saying my surgery was approved > everything taken care of pretty much. Only waiting on a letter from > the insurance co. to finallize it all. Dr's office set it up for > 17th if nothing goes wrong before then. Happy but not looking > forward to it too I HATE surgeries and hospitals !!!!!!! Will be > pretty big one for me bigger than all the other 3 this one is 6 -8 > hrs long, will be a double layer fusion, remove my stimulator and > the wires that are hooked up to it. Plus deal with the spinal > stenosis that has been making my life no fun for way too long. I was > just thinking yesterday if they took much longer I was going to back > out again lol cause I really hate to go thru this again. All I can > do is pray this is the LAST Time I have one on my back and it will > end all my back and leg problems I have. I am not sure I will know > how to deal with no pain in my leg all the time. I can't even > remember what that feels like anymore its been so long. Anyway I > Guess I am glad, good thing it won't be long to wait cause I am not > anxious to go thru this again AT ALL!!!! Only the thought of less > pain is pushing me to do it. Hope its a good decision. Sharon Group > Owner> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 4, 2006 Report Share Posted May 4, 2006 Hi Jeannie thanks I will admit is a very scary thought to go thru this again. Three surgeries already and I know this one is a big gamble. My surgeon though did do my neck fusion and I had spinal stenosis there too and he fixed it all up pretty well. SO I am pretty confident if it will work he can do it. Still there will be that edge of doubt too, I have to hope for the best yet I know too well what can go wrong. Hoping I will be lucky this time and not end up worse than I already am.But no matter what I have already decided this is it, whatever happens I will live with. No more surgeries for me. I know several people who have had successful back fusions but then I know many who did not. The first surgery I had I hoped for relief and got if for a very short time, then the pain came back tenfold. So its hard to be totally confident knowing all the things I do now. I was alot more uneducated in the world of back problems and surgeries then I am now. So I'll just have to pray it works and I get my life back again. Six years seems like forever to fight this pain. And although I have been in worse pain than I am now, I know any day it can go way up and stay there for weeks on end. And with my neck it was so horrible I NEVER want to feel like that again. That is why I am taking the gamble now. Just praying my dr can do some magic with my back and fix it finally. Thanks again for your good wishes. Sharon Group Owner > > > Sharon, > It's good news to hear about your surgery date-my thoughts and prayers will be with you that all will go well, and you'll be in less pain. It sounds like a rough surgery, I only had an A/P lumbar fusion with some complications, but it all came out ok in the long run, with some residual pain. You're brave to go through with more than one back surgery, but hopefully this is the one that will cure you of your pain > Sincerely > Jeannie > > > > > --------------------------------- > > > > > > > Jeannie > > > --------------------------------- > Talk is cheap. Use Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. Great rates starting at 1 & cent;/min. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 4, 2006 Report Share Posted May 4, 2006 Thanks Babs I HATE IT but I guess I have no other choice anymore. So one last try. Sharon Group Owner > > Big hugs Sharon, I know surgery is something we all dread, I do hope that it works for you. > Hugs and Prayers, Babs > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 4, 2006 Report Share Posted May 4, 2006 Sharon, I will keep you in my prayers, that this will be your answer. I know it must be very hard to make the decision to go under the knife but I'm sure this is the very best one you could make. We'll all be rooting for you! Leena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 7, 2006 Report Share Posted May 7, 2006 Hi Leena, thanks for the support. It will be a long haul to recover I am sure. Just praying it will work and my whole summer won't be spent inside UCK!!!!!! It would drive me crazy not being able to be around my horses. Although I know it will be weeks before I will be able to get near them after the surgery. No summer work for me this year at all, doing hay, mowing or anything probably not even brushing them much. That I LOVE doing. They are so sweet though, they all seem to sense when my pain is worse and are always so careful around me, except for one younger one. Hopefully I have him sold soon, praying they will buy him and take him before my surgery. That will cut my herd down to 6, 3 that I raised from babies and two older mares and one younger mare I am still trying to decide what to do with. Hard to believe 7 yrs or so ago I had a herd of 13 horses. Had to really cute back when my back and neck got bad was a tough decision but for the best I couldn't take care of them all Anyway thanks and I will be sure and let everyone know how it goes as soon as I can get online when I get home from the hospital if not sooner. Best wishes for as painfree day as possible. Sharon Group Owner > > Sharon, > > I will keep you in my prayers, that this will be your answer. I know it must > be very hard to make the decision to go under the knife but I'm sure this is > the very best one you could make. We'll all be rooting for you! > > Leena > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2006 Report Share Posted May 11, 2006 hi sharon, i hope everything goes well for you. i always looked forward to the painful shots and the surgeries, because they represent hope of a better, more productive life. you will be in our prayers. and i hope they treat you right after the surgery. that was where i alwasys had problems. nurses playing doctor and deciding whether or not i got my medicine and when. i hate that; when they don't follow the doctors orders, and instead of piggybacking the meds one after the other so that they will actually help, they ugh... just makes me angry thinking about it. im sure all will go well. it would be nice to get a picture of you back on your horses! take care rob >From: " darkstarzz1019 " <darkstarzz1019@...> >Reply-neck pain >neck pain >Subject: Finally!!!!! >Date: Wed, 03 May 2006 13:07:46 -0000 > >I finally got the call yesterday saying my surgery was approved >everything taken care of pretty much. Only waiting on a letter from >the insurance co. to finallize it all. Dr's office set it up for >17th if nothing goes wrong before then. Happy but not looking >forward to it too I HATE surgeries and hospitals !!!!!!! Will be >pretty big one for me bigger than all the other 3 this one is 6 -8 >hrs long, will be a double layer fusion, remove my stimulator and >the wires that are hooked up to it. Plus deal with the spinal >stenosis that has been making my life no fun for way too long. I was >just thinking yesterday if they took much longer I was going to back >out again lol cause I really hate to go thru this again. All I can >do is pray this is the LAST Time I have one on my back and it will >end all my back and leg problems I have. I am not sure I will know >how to deal with no pain in my leg all the time. I can't even >remember what that feels like anymore its been so long. Anyway I >Guess I am glad, good thing it won't be long to wait cause I am not >anxious to go thru this again AT ALL!!!! Only the thought of less >pain is pushing me to do it. Hope its a good decision. Sharon Group >Owner > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar – get it now! http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 12, 2006 Report Share Posted May 12, 2006 Hi Rob thamks for the good wishes. I will admit I am getting scared as it gets closer. I am not at all anxious to go thru this again. Just the thought of no more back or horrible leg pain(the numbness, burning needles and severe pain NOTHING will stop) is keeping me going forwards with this. I found out today the floor I will be on has private rooms now, so maybe I will actually be able to sleep there this time. I know it will be a long recovery after a 6+ hr surgery. I hope I will be home by Sat. and I will let you all know asap how it went. I pray they figure out what is happening with your poor wife soon. I hate to think of her suffering so much and no one really helping her. Its just so WRONG for dr's to let someone suffer like that there HAS to BE a reason for it all. I will keep your family in my prayers. Best wishes for all of you. Sharon Group Owner p.s. It will be a LONG time before I tackle getting on a horse I am afraid I am going to be extra careful to recover fully and give this the best shot I can for it to work. But maybe one day again, I hope so > > > hi sharon, > > i hope everything goes well for you. i always looked forward to the painful > shots and the surgeries, because they represent hope of a better, more > productive life. you will be in our prayers. and i hope they treat you > right after the surgery. that was where i alwasys had problems. nurses > playing doctor and deciding whether or not i got my medicine and when. i > hate that; when they don't follow the doctors orders, and instead of > piggybacking the meds one after the other so that they will actually help, > they ugh... just makes me angry thinking about it. im sure all will go > well. it would be nice to get a picture of you back on your horses! > > take care > rob > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 13, 2006 Report Share Posted May 13, 2006 Big hugs sharon, I hope the surgery helps you alot.. Hugs and Prayers, Babs Chronic illness Chronic Pain You are not alone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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