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Hi,

I'm a bit nervous - I'm scheduled for surgery in five days. I'm

freaking out about the house being clean, my dog has come down with

a virus, and I'm worried, of course, about the surgery. It will be

my third, but my previous two were done when I was a teen, (I'm 31

now), and of course they don't tell you all the possible

complications then! I had complications during my first

instrumentation surgery - infection, blood transfusion, etc. I

didn't know about all the possible, although rare, complications

too - that's scaring me. They are not doing a full ostonomy at this

time, but rather tackling my spinal stenosis and compression below

my fusion at L3-5 region. I also have a segment of one of my rods

that isn't attached to the bone that he's going to remove, and add a

smaller rod to support the lower spine. I guess I'm nervous because

I'm older, and heavier, and of course the complications the

anathesiologist mentioned spooked me! I try to be positive, but it's

hard sometimes. I would love to hear how others made out with their

surgeries, and any words of advice, etc. Sorry about the vent!

Chris