Guest guest Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 Kathy... You are one amazing babe. An outing 6 days from surgery. It's all about attitude sometimes. :-) -- > > Good morning everyone - Well, it's been one week since my posterior portion of my revision & I almost feel guilty about how great I feel. My surgery went " very well " according to Dr Hu. There was a moment when the alarms went off because I " lost movement " . Dr Hu found and removed a piece of bone & everything went back to normal. That was scarey, since I have permanent paralysis on my left leg from my first surgery back in 1979. As you have all heard, my hospital stay was short & my recovery was good. UCSF's caring & compassionate staff made SUCH a difference. I have never been so well cared for in any hospital. I had a great 300 mile ride home in the back of my cousins's car, lying on a ton of feather pillows. It felt like I crawled in & laid on a cloud =) > There was some concern about how my 3 large dogs were going to act. They have all fallen right in line & have been ever so gentle with their wounded MaMa. I felt good enough yesterday to go to the pharmacy to pick up supplies & prescriptions with my cousin. " Thrilling " does not begin to describe how it felt to walk around & look people in the eyes, instead of staring at the ground. My cousin said that my " agony lines " on my face were melting away & I was even " glowing " . I did spend a little too much time being upright yesterday. I had a bit of edema in my legs last night. It was a gentle reminder to TAKE IT EASY !!! Even though I am only a week post-op & have another surgery to go...I am in less pain now then I was prior to surgery. > It is no exaggeration to say that this group...it's members... & the shared information is 100% responsible for saving my life...waking me up from my flatback nightmare & getting me one step away from my happy ending. Much love & thanks...........Kathy > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 Hi - I almost feel like I'm in the Twilight Zone ! Overnight, I've gone from NEVER having a successful back surgery...to...Having a back surgery that is so successful that no one that hasn't actually seen me in all my flatback glory, is going to believe my story of how bad I was. I know it's not over yet...but if my anterior is HALF as successful as the posterior, I'll be one happy camper. Best of luck with your next surgery & I hope I get the chance to stroll by & visit for a minute......................Kathy From: linda.racine@... <linda.racine@...>Subject: [ ] Re: One week post-op Date: Tuesday, December 21, 2010, 11:19 AM Kathy...You are one amazing babe. An outing 6 days from surgery. It's all about attitude sometimes. :-)-->> Good morning everyone - Well, it's been one week since my posterior portion of my revision & I almost feel guilty about how great I feel. My surgery went "very well" according to Dr Hu. There was a moment when the alarms went off because I "lost movement". Dr Hu found and removed a piece of bone & everything went back to normal. That was scarey, since I have permanent paralysis on my left leg from my first surgery back in 1979. As you have all heard, my hospital stay was short & my recovery was good. UCSF's caring & compassionate staff made SUCH a difference. I have never been so well cared for in any hospital. I had a great 300 mile ride home in the back of my cousins's car, lying on a ton of feather pillows. It felt like I crawled in & laid on a cloud =)> There was some concern about how my 3 large dogs were going to act. They have all fallen right in line & have been ever so gentle with their wounded MaMa. I felt good enough yesterday to go to the pharmacy to pick up supplies & prescriptions with my cousin. "Thrilling" does not begin to describe how it felt to walk around & look people in the eyes, instead of staring at the ground. My cousin said that my "agony lines" on my face were melting away & I was even "glowing". I did spend a little too much time being upright yesterday. I had a bit of edema in my legs last night. It was a gentle reminder to TAKE IT EASY !!! Even though I am only a week post-op & have another surgery to go...I am in less pain now then I was prior to surgery. > It is no exaggeration to say that this group...it's members... & the shared information is 100% responsible for saving my life...waking me up from my flatback nightmare & getting me one step away from my happy ending. Much love & thanks...........Kathy> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 Kathy,You are amazing! So happy to hear your recovery is going well, look forward to reading more updates.DerondaFrom: KATHYINBK <kathyinbk@...>Subject: [ ] One week post-op Date: Tuesday, December 21, 2010, 5:51 PM Good morning everyone - Well, it's been one week since my posterior portion of my revision & I almost feel guilty about how great I feel. My surgery went "very well" according to Dr Hu. There was a moment when the alarms went off because I "lost movement". Dr Hu found and removed a piece of bone & everything went back to normal. That was scarey, since I have permanent paralysis on my left leg from my first surgery back in 1979. As you have all heard, my hospital stay was short & my recovery was good. UCSF's caring & compassionate staff made SUCH a difference. I have never been so well cared for in any hospital. I had a great 300 mile ride home in the back of my cousins's car, lying on a ton of feather pillows. It felt like I crawled in & laid on a cloud =) There was some concern about how my 3 large dogs were going to act. They have all fallen right in line & have been ever so gentle with their wounded MaMa. I felt good enough yesterday to go to the pharmacy to pick up supplies & prescriptions with my cousin. "Thrilling" does not begin to describe how it felt to walk around & look people in the eyes, instead of staring at the ground. My cousin said that my "agony lines" on my face were melting away & I was even "glowing". I did spend a little too much time being upright yesterday. I had a bit of edema in my legs last night. It was a gentle reminder to TAKE IT EASY !!! Even though I am only a week post-op & have another surgery to go...I am in less pain now then I was prior to surgery. It is no exaggeration to say that this group...it's members... & the shared information is 100% responsible for saving my life...waking me up from my flatback nightmare & getting me one step away from my happy ending. Much love & thanks...........Kathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 21, 2010 Report Share Posted December 21, 2010 Kathy, You are a tremendous inspiration! I am THRILLED things are going so well for you! I can't tell you how much I appreciate your letting us know about your feelings in recovery. You give me hope for a future. One of the things I worry about is whether they will be able to medicate me post op as I'm on so much dilaudid and fentenyl. I hope you don't mind me asking if you were on pain meds pre op.? I really hope that you are in the 1st phase of a wonderful and mobile new life! Happy Holidays! Kate From: KATHYINBK Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 12:51 PM Subject: [ ] One week post-op Good morning everyone - Well, it's been one week since my posterior portion of my revision & I almost feel guilty about how great I feel. My surgery went "very well" according to Dr Hu. There was a moment when the alarms went off because I "lost movement". Dr Hu found and removed a piece of bone & everything went back to normal. That was scarey, since I have permanent paralysis on my left leg from my first surgery back in 1979. As you have all heard, my hospital stay was short & my recovery was good. UCSF's caring & compassionate staff made SUCH a difference. I have never been so well cared for in any hospital. I had a great 300 mile ride home in the back of my cousins's car, lying on a ton of feather pillows. It felt like I crawled in & laid on a cloud =)There was some concern about how my 3 large dogs were going to act. They have all fallen right in line & have been ever so gentle with their wounded MaMa. I felt good enough yesterday to go to the pharmacy to pick up supplies & prescriptions with my cousin. "Thrilling" does not begin to describe how it felt to walk around & look people in the eyes, instead of staring at the ground. My cousin said that my "agony lines" on my face were melting away & I was even "glowing". I did spend a little too much time being upright yesterday. I had a bit of edema in my legs last night. It was a gentle reminder to TAKE IT EASY !!! Even though I am only a week post-op & have another surgery to go...I am in less pain now then I was prior to surgery. It is no exaggeration to say that this group...it's members... & the shared information is 100% responsible for saving my life...waking me up from my flatback nightmare & getting me one step away from my happy ending. Much love & thanks...........Kathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 22, 2010 Report Share Posted December 22, 2010 Kathy, Congrats! on your successful outcome. Take it easy though, slow and steady wins this race.... C > > > > Good morning everyone - Well, it's been one week since my posterior portion of my revision & I almost feel guilty about how great I feel. My surgery went " very well " according to Dr Hu. There was a moment when the alarms went off because I " lost movement " . Dr Hu found and removed a piece of bone & everything went back to normal. That was scarey, since I have permanent paralysis on my left leg from my first surgery back in 1979. As you have all heard, my hospital stay was short & my recovery was good. UCSF's caring & compassionate staff made SUCH a difference. I have never been so well cared for in any hospital. I had a great 300 mile ride home in the back of my cousins's car, lying on a ton of feather pillows. It felt like I crawled in & laid on a cloud =) > > There was some concern about how my 3 large dogs were going to act. They have all fallen right in line & have been ever so gentle with their wounded MaMa. I felt good enough yesterday to go to the pharmacy to pick up supplies & prescriptions with my cousin. " Thrilling " does not begin to describe how it felt to walk around & look people in the eyes, instead of staring at the ground. My cousin said that my " agony lines " on my face were melting away & I was even " glowing " . I did spend a little too much time being upright yesterday. I had a bit of edema in my legs last night. It was a gentle reminder to TAKE IT EASY !!! Even though I am only a week post-op & have another surgery to go...I am in less pain now then I was prior to surgery. > > It is no exaggeration to say that this group...it's members... & the shared information is 100% responsible for saving my life...waking me up from my flatback nightmare & getting me one step away from my happy ending. Much love & thanks...........Kathy > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 22, 2010 Report Share Posted December 22, 2010 Kathy, Excellent news! Enjoy the holidays...hopefully letting others wait on you! Take Care, Cam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 22, 2010 Report Share Posted December 22, 2010 Hi Kate, My advice is to make sure that you tell your anesthesiologist exactly what meds , and the dosages, you've been taking prior to surgery. That will help the anesthesiologist determine what meds to give you during and after your surgery. Bonnie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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