Well...I met with the surgeon yesterday. It turns out that the surgery is more complicated than i thought. The surgery date is set for june 27th. Apparently, they need to go in thru my stomach. This means that they have to move my intestines and stomach out of the way, by one surgeon, and then the spine surgeon comes in and puts in a device made from dead peoples bones and screws. The removes the damaged disc and then put the device in its place and attaches it to the surrounding vertebre. Fun Fun....in addition to all of this, they cannot give me a sufficent amount of pain medicine to relieve the pain because they make people constipated. And because they are pushing and poking around with my guts, they have to make sure that there is no blockage and that everything is working correctly. Oh yeah...the best part....(for smokers only i'm sure) but i have to quit smoking asap (which i set the date for monday) because your bones are porous breathing bones that need oxygen to be healthy and heal. This will be for the rest of my life...that i cannot smoke because the disc above the one that is damages is showing sign of the same condition.
Well, i guess that is enough....please send as much love, hugs, and positive energy thru the Universe to help me get thru this. I am really really scared and i will be down for 3 months. Single mom, sole supported, no significant other and no family around. I do have the family in my community that i live but it is just not the same....i am grateful....but it is very difficult for me to ask for help.
Blessings to all who have taken the time to read this blog...and tons of hugs....So mote it be...
tracy
