Making Progress

[Guest guest]

October!? What a pain.

You are so conscientious, I know you will have yourself in optimal shape for the

surgery (if you decide to go ahead with it). I think so much of this really is

in our hands. I found myself eating more healthfully, exercising as best I

possibly could, all that good stuff, as my revision surgery approached. I like

to think I went into the surgery at lower risk than if I had just let myself go.

Anyway, it is good to feel we are keeping part of our lives within our own

control.

Keep up the good work, Llweyn.

Best,

> > >

> > > Just wanted to let you know that after my May appointment, my surgeon

> has

> > asked for a CT-Scan to be done, and I finally got that appointment news

> > today. It is for Sept. 24 and I see the surgeon right after the CT-Scan,

> to

> > decide what course to take.

> > >

> > > I finally got my medical reports from my 2006 appointments and the one

> in

> > May. Even though I was not impressed with the previous surgeon (because of

> > his own personal definition of Flatback, which reduced my confidence in

> > him), he did do an excellent report and I was surprised that I was only

> > fused down to L2, where I thought it was L3. I now understand why my

> present

> > surgeon said that I only had partial Flatback. But my pain level has

> > increased and I'm now experiencing pain in my feet making it difficult to

> > walk. I have to walk on the outside of the foot, which is less painful. I

> > even got a wheelchair for those days that are especially bad, which are

> > thankfully few and far between. I make sure that I rest lots between the

> > days that I have to be really active for my mother and brother.

> > >

> > > So send me your good thoughts for Sept. 24, and I will let you know how

> > things go.

> > >

> > > Llweyn

> > >

> >

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