Re: surgery -

[Guest guest]

> Neeti-and everyone-Unfortunately I did have complications, but of

course that

> is more rare than the " norm " . Noone should make the decision based

on any one

> persons experience, of course. It is scarry making that decision to

have

> surgery or not. I didn't post my experiences to be a " Horror " story

as I

> think someone posted.

Dear , I wasn't referring to your experiences as a " horror "

story, but was calling my own a horror story in reply to who

asked two specific questions, which I answered honestly. I feel like

you do, that it helps to read about ALL of the experiences out there,

but I was stressing that my " horror " stories were not the norm, but

rare occurences. I quoted my original post below, please re-read it

because I didn't mean to offend or upset you or anyone else.

I called my experience horror stories in much the same way as some

women who have had a particularly bad experience talk about their

childbirth experiences to a woman who is expecting for the first time.

Of course not everyone experiences the worst possible scenario, in

fact, few do. I hope I have explained myself clearly enough to ease

your thinking. I'm really sorry that you have had to experience the

complications that you have had, and I'm impressed by your strength in

managing with them.

I wish you nothing but the best,

Quote:

" Hi , I had detethering surgery in May 2002 (43 years old at

the time). As you will probably read, the length of surgery varies

greatly. Mine was supposed to be 3 & 1/2 hours and ended up being 8

hours due to complications. [she asked about the length of surgery]

I was told to be prepared to stay in the hospital for a week, but I

was sent home after 5 days. I feel that 5 days was not long enough for

me, I ended up springing a CSF leak two days later and was back in the

hospital for 8 more days. [she asked about the length of hospital stay]

Enough horror stories, according to what I have read, these complaints

are more rare than common, but be prepared for the unexpected!

Good luck,

"