DreamGirl
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Why oh why if doctors can't reach you at home, they call you at work? I mean, do really need the added aggrevation and worry? Ok, enough rambling..I had to go for my x-ray on Wednesday to see how things were going with my back. Well when I didn't hear from the doctor within 48 hours, that usually means good news. Turns out he couldn't reach me at home cause of my crazy schedule and ended up calling me a little while ago here at my other job. Turns out I have to go in for surgery...my 4th one over the course of year(first surgery was late October of 2001). If all goes well, this should be my last surgery. Reason for the surgery was a nearly crushed vertebrae as a result from being on the rescue team from Jersey that went over to NY on 9/11. I didn't even know anything was wrong with me until over a month later, because I didn't have any pain(surprisingly) so being that I didn't know anyting was wrong, basically ended up delaying medical treatment, and I was told it would take 2 or 3 smaller surgeries before everything would be normal.
My surgery date is after finals for school and a little over a week before Christmas. I'm having it done on December 13, and by looking at the calendar that happens to be a Friday. (not that I'm really superstitious or anything, but when dealing with back surgery, it kind of freaks me out to be happeneing on Friday the 13th) My worst fear is needles(go figure since I'm a paramedic and I have to do IV's and stuff on a regular basis...but it's different doing it to ppl then having it done to you) Plus being that it's the spine they're operating on, if one thing goes wrong, I could end up paralyzed (not trying to think the worst, but it's in the surgery consent form that sometimes complications arise and the consequences that could come from it)
After the surgery, it's going to be physical therapy. My other 3 I bounced back pretty quick, but this one is going to be a little more invasive, so the doctor's aren't even sure how long my recovery might take. My personal goal is to be able to be at least 75% by New Year's (not so I can go out and party, but because if I'm almost back to normal by then, I know my recovery time won't be too long.
So many thoughts are going through my head right now....I just had to pretty much just let it out...and I know I probably rambled on, but sometimes you just got to let go.
~Meg~
My surgery date is after finals for school and a little over a week before Christmas. I'm having it done on December 13, and by looking at the calendar that happens to be a Friday. (not that I'm really superstitious or anything, but when dealing with back surgery, it kind of freaks me out to be happeneing on Friday the 13th) My worst fear is needles(go figure since I'm a paramedic and I have to do IV's and stuff on a regular basis...but it's different doing it to ppl then having it done to you) Plus being that it's the spine they're operating on, if one thing goes wrong, I could end up paralyzed (not trying to think the worst, but it's in the surgery consent form that sometimes complications arise and the consequences that could come from it)
After the surgery, it's going to be physical therapy. My other 3 I bounced back pretty quick, but this one is going to be a little more invasive, so the doctor's aren't even sure how long my recovery might take. My personal goal is to be able to be at least 75% by New Year's (not so I can go out and party, but because if I'm almost back to normal by then, I know my recovery time won't be too long.
So many thoughts are going through my head right now....I just had to pretty much just let it out...and I know I probably rambled on, but sometimes you just got to let go.
~Meg~
