/Sharon mentoring

[Guest guest]

I just wanted to thank again for the wonderful idea of

mentoring! While it is so wonderful (and invaluable!) to email people

on this group and get a variety of responses, it's also so nice to be

able to talk to someone on the phone as well.

And a big thank you to Sharon for calling me a couple of times already

before my surgery I know that after my surgery, it will also be so

comforting to know that someone out there will call me to check on

things, regardless of whether or not I can get online

Before I talked to my surgeon at last Tuesday's pre-op appointment, I

talked to his nurse for about 45 minutes. She absolutely loved all of

the questions that I had typed up, since many people try to keep them

in their head (and forget to ask them all). I told her about the

online flatback group full of newbies & veterans, and she said how

wonderful that resource was. She commented how prepared I seem

because of all the info I had learned here. She also warned that many

people feel anxious/depressed/disappointed right around the 3month

mark because they've hit a plateau and they are not physically

rebounded to where they had hoped to be at that point. But I had

already learned that from you guys here!

So thanks again for the mentoring and all the help here!

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Your welcome. My best hope is not only a successful surgery

and a great recovery for you. I know Sharon pretty well and she

is sweet and caring. The best thing is to be able to say, I feel this

twinge or am reacting to this medication. It is so great to have

someone to talk to and help decipher if something is " normal "

or not. My greatest hope that is when you are 6-8 months out

you will volunteer to adopt a newbie through the process. It helps

so much with the emotional process it drags us through.

Good luck and God be with you.