em_jon98
01-16-2004, 02:00 PM
I can only sit upright for so long before I'm in excruciating pain, so I'll make this quick.
I had back surgery on Monday to relieve pressure on a nerve due to a lumbar disc issue. Everything went as well as could be expected. My surgeon did have his partner assist and it took (according to DH) 2 1/2 hours vs. the 1 hour he originally told me it would take. The other doctor told me when he saw me the next day that they took extra time to make sure that they got all of the disc fragments away from the nerve. I am not really allowed to do anything except rest and try to walk around as much as possible for the next two weeks. I also found out this AM that I cannot shower until Tuesday because they did not use a waterproof dressing on the incision, so I am feeling pretty crummy right now between being lightheaded from the painkillers and smelly from not showering since Monday morning.
Lindsey is still at Grandma's and I miss her terribly. I am in no condition to care for her right now...but I so much need her sweet face here with me right now. Mom is sending pics every day, but it is just not the same. She seems to be okay, except my mom told Jon that she has taken to biting my little brother when he annoys her. She's not a biter, so we are a bit concerned that she is not handling things as well as she seems to be. Mom also told Jon that she is going up to pics of us in the house everywhere and pointing to them and saying "Mommy! Daddy!" Jon hopes to be able to drive down to get her next Thursday (his sister offered to come up next weekend for a long weekend), but it seems like ages away.
Any-who, I know I had not really told anyone what was going on, but I wanted to give an update as to where I was hiding :).
I had back surgery on Monday to relieve pressure on a nerve due to a lumbar disc issue. Everything went as well as could be expected. My surgeon did have his partner assist and it took (according to DH) 2 1/2 hours vs. the 1 hour he originally told me it would take. The other doctor told me when he saw me the next day that they took extra time to make sure that they got all of the disc fragments away from the nerve. I am not really allowed to do anything except rest and try to walk around as much as possible for the next two weeks. I also found out this AM that I cannot shower until Tuesday because they did not use a waterproof dressing on the incision, so I am feeling pretty crummy right now between being lightheaded from the painkillers and smelly from not showering since Monday morning.
Lindsey is still at Grandma's and I miss her terribly. I am in no condition to care for her right now...but I so much need her sweet face here with me right now. Mom is sending pics every day, but it is just not the same. She seems to be okay, except my mom told Jon that she has taken to biting my little brother when he annoys her. She's not a biter, so we are a bit concerned that she is not handling things as well as she seems to be. Mom also told Jon that she is going up to pics of us in the house everywhere and pointing to them and saying "Mommy! Daddy!" Jon hopes to be able to drive down to get her next Thursday (his sister offered to come up next weekend for a long weekend), but it seems like ages away.
Any-who, I know I had not really told anyone what was going on, but I wanted to give an update as to where I was hiding :).