wastefulltick
05-05-2004, 06:57 PM
hello everyone i am finally going to have my surgury thurs may 6 th at 8 00 am after 2 years of putting it off i am having acdf w/ fusion and plate on c 5/6 c6/7 i am very nervous and have cancelled this twice in the past due to anxiety and once walked right up to hospital door and turned around and went home i am committed to getting this done and over with as the pain has gotten so bad i can no longer stand it even with meds it comes back like an evil demon after a couple hrs i am asking everyone to please pray many prayers for me to get thru this ok i am so afraid of dying during the surgury or something going horrible wrong as this is the source of my anxiety i spoke with the dr yesterday and he said they will give me an injection of valium as so as i arrive there that he has called them and told them to do so so this has given me some comfort and all my family promise to be there and that makes me a little more relieved i will post as soon as i am able to let all of you know how i am doing the dr said i will most likely be in hospital for 2 days at the most wish me luck
bob :eek:
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garion64
05-05-2004, 07:28 PM
my prayers will be with you i can understand how you feel im haveing mine may 11th c4 c5 good luck ill be looking for your post after surgery
pattymelt
05-05-2004, 08:03 PM
Good luck to both of you! With modern medical technology and safeguards, I am sure you will do fine. I am five weeks postop ACDF and PCDF with plates at C2-3, C3-4, C4-5 and C5-6 and it was no picnic but I am doing better every day and although I am still having muscle spasms the Percocet and Flexeril help a lot. I just do what I can and try not to do anything I shouldn't. I am 74 years old and this was quite extensive spinal surgery for anyone, and even more so for a person of my vintage. The up side is I have lost 20 pounds and I feel better because of that too, as this is the first time in almost 20 years I have been down to a normal weight. I will have to wear the hard collar for at least two more months, but I am used to it and can take it off at night so I can sleep well. Good luck. I too was very apprehensive about the surgery but it turned out great for me and I am sure it will for you too! Good bless!
Pat
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pattymelt
05-05-2004, 08:04 PM
Sorry! I meant God bless!
Pat
Pat
cookie51
05-05-2004, 11:11 PM
Hi, Our prayers are with you , all will go well and before you know it , it will be all over. You remind me of my cousin, she had this huge hernia in her abodomin, it stuck out so far, she too was very scared to have surgery and kept putting it off, well she had it and is doing just great, and now says she should of had it done long before, for she lived with the pain and fear for so long and then it was all over and she feels great. I know any surgery can scare you but just think of all the pain you have been in, and before you know it you will be pain free. Best of luck, you are in my prayers and I know all will go great.
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grace in motion
05-06-2004, 12:12 AM
wastefulltick my prayers are with you too. I understand you are worried, I was too, but I have done this surgery twice and I am just fine. I am fused at c5-c6 and c6-c7. They used my bone the first time and donor bone the second along with a plate and screws. It is amazing how much better I felt after the surgeries. Watch all negative self talk and replace it with positive talk about just how good you are going to feel when this is behind you. Have a little faith :angel: God be with you!
Rolex
05-06-2004, 12:55 AM
wastefultick, I know how you feel. I was so scard to have surgery, mostly because I
have 2 pre-teen girls and I want to be around to take care of them. I had the same
fear you had about dying and pain and just everything. When my morning of surgery finally came, I just sort of turned on auto-pilot and went through all the motions and before I knew it, I was out and it was over..
I will say a prayer for you tonight. You will soon have it all behind you..I am 8 weeks post op and almost (fingers crossed) totally pain free.
Best of luck, let us know how you are as soon as you feel up to it..
Ava
have 2 pre-teen girls and I want to be around to take care of them. I had the same
fear you had about dying and pain and just everything. When my morning of surgery finally came, I just sort of turned on auto-pilot and went through all the motions and before I knew it, I was out and it was over..
I will say a prayer for you tonight. You will soon have it all behind you..I am 8 weeks post op and almost (fingers crossed) totally pain free.
Best of luck, let us know how you are as soon as you feel up to it..
Ava
nero
05-07-2004, 08:51 PM
everyone on board cares.. so try to rest .recover. .and give yourself time my dear.. it will get better.. the first week of trying to sleep is brutal but I am six months post op and walking 3-4 miles 5 times a week and now two weeks post op from micro disc'y and survived all this stuff.. so you will too.
God bless, and remember it is worth it.. its just hard to see the dim light...
nearly new again.. nero
God bless, and remember it is worth it.. its just hard to see the dim light...
nearly new again.. nero
wastefulltick
05-08-2004, 09:39 PM
hello all got home last night nite 7 30 pm all went weel in addition to disc they found bone spur in c3 4 pushing on dura of spinal cord dr said if i had gotten in a car accident i would have been paralyised also bone spur was growing inside of nerve and thats why i was in so much pain when i awoke after surgrguery i could not believe i had no pain in lt arm and now have feeling in my hands and no only pain i have now is my neck and shoulders whoopee now will wean off the the narcotics after my post op visit thanks all for your prayers and support starting to hurt got to get off will post back soon love all of you
bob :wave:
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cookie51
05-08-2004, 10:01 PM
Hi,
So happy to hear all is going well.Before you know it you will be out dancing. So glad now everyday you will feel better and better.
will kwwp praying for speedy recovery. cookie
So happy to hear all is going well.Before you know it you will be out dancing. So glad now everyday you will feel better and better.
will kwwp praying for speedy recovery. cookie
jcjiii
05-08-2004, 10:22 PM
I am glad to hear you are in less pain now, it is always good when the surgery results are immediate/ I think I can honestly say I am not really in any less pain but not in any more either. I am almost 2 weeks post op and hoping for more strength daily. I wish you a speedy recovery
garion64
05-09-2004, 01:47 AM
so great to see your post im so happy you got threw this i hope your recovery is swift :) my surgery is tuesday i hope mine goes as well as yours did