Re: Surgery Rescheduled/SB

[Guest guest]

Suzanne,

Question: did your parents know about his plans or did he not tell

them either?

Kathy

>

> my original surgery had to be postponed for a month, also. It was

> my fault, though. Since I knew I was going to be cooped up in bed

> in a body cast for the summer, I decided to spend my last day of

> freedom doing my favorite things. So, I went to the park and sat

in

> a big field of dandelions and made myself a chain of them to wear

> around my head, then I played on the swings and went for a long

> drive in my MG with the top down. Some pollen got in my eye and I

> had a terrible allergic reaction.

>

> When I got to the hospital, they gave me antihistamines and tried

to

> clear up my stuffy nose and itchy eye, but it didn't really help.

>

> They had already done all the pre-op stuff and had given me the

> woozy shot when the anesthesiologist came in and took one look at

me

> and said that there was no way I could have surgery.

>

> So, I went home and slept the rest of the day, then went on back

to

> school until my new date.

>

> It worked out pretty well, because my original date was in April

and

> I would have had a home-bound tutor for school. Since my new date

> was in May and I had As in most of my classes, they didn't make me

> do any of the work I was missing. The only bad thing was that my

> aunt (a nurse) had planned to come stay with us for a week after I

> got home, but she probably enjoyed her vacation more since I was

> busy with school projects instead of needing her help.

>

> My doctor thought that I had gotten into the dandelions on purpose

> because I didn't want to have the surgery. So, he made me check

> into the hospital three days early the second time. The night

> before surgery, I did back walkovers from one end of the hospital

> floor to the other, since I knew I could never bend like that

again.

>

> Since my doctor didn't tell me about the change in plans to fuse

all

> the way to the sacrum and put the rod across the pelvis until the

> night before the rescheduled surgery, I wonder if he had planned

to

> not tell me that I would be in a cast to my knees and not able to

> walk or if he really changed his mind about the best way to do the

> surgery the night before the second date.

>

> At the time, I felt like he had been less than honest with me.

> Especially when I went to get the cast removed and then found out

I

> had to stay in bed for another 3 months. Before I went in the

> hospital, I was dreading being in bed for 6 weeks. I had no clue

it

> was going to be 6 months instead.

>

[Guest guest]

I do not know what my parents knew. Sadly, they are no longer

around for me to ask them.

I went to bed without taking my neurontin last night and didn't

sleep well. I had some bizarre dreams about going to the Bahamas

with my mom. Perhaps I should have asked her then. I was crying

when I woke up. Whether it is because I dreamed that both my mom

and my favorite sister-in-law in Nassau were dead (which they are)

or because I was sad to wake up in Oklahoma instead of the Bahamas,

I don't know. But I have been bummed all day.

My husband has been contemplating changing jobs. I was in favor,

since he would not only make more money but also have better

insurance, but alas, he likes the job he has to drive 120 miles

roundtrip for.

> >

> > my original surgery had to be postponed for a month, also. It

was

> > my fault, though. Since I knew I was going to be cooped up in

bed

> > in a body cast for the summer, I decided to spend my last day of

> > freedom doing my favorite things. So, I went to the park and

sat

> in

> > a big field of dandelions and made myself a chain of them to

wear

> > around my head, then I played on the swings and went for a long

> > drive in my MG with the top down. Some pollen got in my eye and

I

> > had a terrible allergic reaction.

> >

> > When I got to the hospital, they gave me antihistamines and

tried

> to

> > clear up my stuffy nose and itchy eye, but it didn't really help.

> >

> > They had already done all the pre-op stuff and had given me the

> > woozy shot when the anesthesiologist came in and took one look

at

> me

> > and said that there was no way I could have surgery.

> >

> > So, I went home and slept the rest of the day, then went on back

> to

> > school until my new date.

> >

> > It worked out pretty well, because my original date was in April

> and

> > I would have had a home-bound tutor for school. Since my new

date

> > was in May and I had As in most of my classes, they didn't make

me

> > do any of the work I was missing. The only bad thing was that

my

> > aunt (a nurse) had planned to come stay with us for a week after

I

> > got home, but she probably enjoyed her vacation more since I was

> > busy with school projects instead of needing her help.

> >

> > My doctor thought that I had gotten into the dandelions on

purpose

> > because I didn't want to have the surgery. So, he made me check

> > into the hospital three days early the second time. The night

> > before surgery, I did back walkovers from one end of the

hospital

> > floor to the other, since I knew I could never bend like that

> again.

> >

> > Since my doctor didn't tell me about the change in plans to fuse

> all

> > the way to the sacrum and put the rod across the pelvis until

the

> > night before the rescheduled surgery, I wonder if he had planned

> to

> > not tell me that I would be in a cast to my knees and not able

to

> > walk or if he really changed his mind about the best way to do

the

> > surgery the night before the second date.

> >

> > At the time, I felt like he had been less than honest with me.

> > Especially when I went to get the cast removed and then found

out

> I

> > had to stay in bed for another 3 months. Before I went in the

> > hospital, I was dreading being in bed for 6 weeks. I had no

clue

> it

> > was going to be 6 months instead.

> >

>

[Guest guest]

SB - Sorry you had a ruff night last night. Probably thinkin' about

that hubby job change is not helping much either. How 'bout hummin' a

little Al Green, " ...your Simply Beautiful, yaaah. Hey,hey heyy-yaow " .

(I think you are from the right time-frame, smiles. I just dug out my

old '70's vinyl a coupla weeks ago, so forgive the references if I

start to overdo it!) Sweet dreams tonight! Marty

.... I don't know. But I have been bummed all day.

[Guest guest]

thanks, Marty, and organizing my old vinyl collection is on my

agenda for today! when we moved, all my records were randomly put

on the shelves, so I had my son move them all off the shelves, moved

the shelves, and now I am going to try to organize them. I think

there are quite a few Al Green albums in there.

hubby just doesn't realize how much I don't like his job. He is

always working on the rare occasions there is somewhere I really

want to go. He drives 120 miles round trip to get there, and every

time he has changed jobs, he makes LESS money than at the one

before. And the insurance is really lousy. But he likes his job,

so I guess that is worth something. I am just going to have to find

someone else to go dancing with.

There was a calypso singer in Wichita Falls Friday night and I

really wanted to go. But it is a 2 hour drive, and I tend to get

sleepy when driving, especially after dark. I couldn't find anybody

to go with me. I think I must need to get out more and make some

friends. Hubby had to work all night, and he is working today, too.

We did go out last night for dinner at Bahama Breeze and got a

pleasant surprise -- a good friend of mine was the entertainment for

the evening. It was good to see him, but I have a headache this

morning. I opted for Bahama Mamas last night instead of neurontin

and didn't sleep well at all.

I think I had just been getting a bit excited at the prospect of

actually having great nationwide insurance, that I am disappointed.

Outside of this group, it seems that nobody can truly understand

what it is like to live with constant pain.

> ... I don't know. But I have been bummed all day.

>