Re: I'm Back!/

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,

You sound so GOOD and so hopeful! Not that long ago you were

wondering if anyone could help you at all and if it were worth the

risk.

And a lavendar TLSO with butterflies! What a way to go! Take good

care of yourself and rest and heal.

We already knew was a gem, but thanks for confirming it!

Hugs (gently of course),

Kathy

>

> Hello all - just a quick note as I can't sit too long yet.....Dr.

Hu,

> her Fellows and residents, and UCSF are absolutely tops. To have

done

> what I did, and to be back home in 7 days is mind-boggeling - and

I

> give the credit to them for that. I am doing great too. (Except

for

> having to wear this TLSO. I got to pick a design though, and mine

is

> lavendar with purple butterflys.) The pain is managed fairly well

with

> Oxycontin 30mg every 8 hours and Norco every 4 hours as needed for

> breakthrough pain. For the first time, I also developed the nerve

pain

> and burning on the tops of my thighs, so I also take Neurontin

every 8

> hours. The surgery was more successful than even Dr. Hu had

> anticipated. She achieved 90-95% correction when she had to stop

at 9

> hours due to the bleeding. She felt she could have gotten 100% if

I

> hadn't started to bleed out and she could have finished. But this

is

> fine with me! My husband said he had never seen me so tall - I

told

> him he had just forgotten. I was down to 5'3 " , and now I know

I'm at

> least 5'6 " , posssibly taller. I will post more later. I'm sure

you

> already know this, but Racine is an absolute angel! I can

never

> thank her enough for everything.

> Blessings,

> ~CA ~

>