tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post4755252209636116552..comments2024-01-12T05:15:38.548-06:00Comments on My Journey to Fit: Herniated Disc Update #6, Surgery EditionShelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05890227462052573887noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-41446505110049957682019-10-07T06:43:33.875-05:002019-10-07T06:43:33.875-05:00Thanks for the full report!!! Poor Jeff with his...Thanks for the full report!!! Poor Jeff with his new experience! MaryFranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02507347923712459651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-68916384567411325602019-10-03T18:12:15.757-05:002019-10-03T18:12:15.757-05:00I am curious as to why the hospitals always give S...I am curious as to why the hospitals always give Saltine crackers? Jeff is a good sport, but then again, he IS fulfilling his husband duties...lol. I hope your recovery goes well. HGTV always helps past the time for me too. Have you been watching the Brady House Renovation?Fairytales and Fitnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11771224209536216240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-70436306298336805412019-10-03T09:52:58.874-05:002019-10-03T09:52:58.874-05:00Doing a video like that is a great idea! Shoot, w...Doing a video like that is a great idea! Shoot, wish I would have thought about it earlier - Jeff would have done that for me.Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05890227462052573887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-85683710652329741112019-10-03T09:52:16.548-05:002019-10-03T09:52:16.548-05:00Ahh, you know what I'm talking about! It'...Ahh, you know what I'm talking about! It's so weird!!!Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05890227462052573887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-16390507662831414032019-10-03T09:51:35.517-05:002019-10-03T09:51:35.517-05:00What is interesting to me is that they want you wa...What is interesting to me is that they want you walking - OK and laying down - versus sitting. I knew I needed to have good posture and habits while sitting (like don't put your elbow on the desk and prop you chin in it - I've been working on that one for a long time), but I didn't know how bad it was for your spine after surgery.Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05890227462052573887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-4668905798184061692019-10-03T09:49:27.815-05:002019-10-03T09:49:27.815-05:00Oh man, I hope there's not a next time! But y...Oh man, I hope there's not a next time! But yeah, Jeff might have to bring some reading material because there's only so much you can do online with your phone.<br /><br />Glad to see that you went to the OGMITV, too. ;)Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05890227462052573887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-23487874665094137362019-10-03T09:48:05.307-05:002019-10-03T09:48:05.307-05:00It's good that they've made formerly serio...It's good that they've made formerly serious surgeries as easy for a post-op recovery as they have, and it's always better to recover at home, but it's almost like when you have your first baby and two days later they're you wheeling you out with a newborn and you're like...wait wait - you're making me go home with this little thing? I'm not ready!!!!! LOLShelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05890227462052573887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-54457761007257806632019-10-03T09:45:34.211-05:002019-10-03T09:45:34.211-05:00Thanks, Debby! I didn't know there were that ...Thanks, Debby! I didn't know there were that many different kinds of anesthesia for knocking you out completely - I knew that there are twilight ones, like for colonoscopies, but otherwise I figured there was just the one. Guess it's the surgeon's preference? Who knows...Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05890227462052573887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-83446290486349394122019-10-03T09:42:42.983-05:002019-10-03T09:42:42.983-05:00FINGERS CROSSED. :)FINGERS CROSSED. :)Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05890227462052573887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-63354379472788194812019-10-03T09:41:41.877-05:002019-10-03T09:41:41.877-05:00I'm glad to hear that you are learning about t...I'm glad to hear that you are learning about this, Susan - it's a big reason why I'm trying to be so thorough with documenting it, in order to help someone else. I found so little online regarding an L3/L4 herniation; at least now there's something more available.<br /><br />And thanks, I am right with you on hoping to put the pain behind me, too!Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05890227462052573887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-64339212701264233472019-10-03T09:39:18.277-05:002019-10-03T09:39:18.277-05:00Yeah, that's what I thought about the BP cause...Yeah, that's what I thought about the BP cause, too. And I'm sure the doctors see that all the time after surgery, which is why there wasn't a higher level of concern.<br /><br />And now you've got me wondering what I could have requested to drink...maybe a smoothie? Or a cold-pressed juice? I've never HAD a cold-pressed juice but I've heard about them so they must be helpful, LOL.<br /><br />Honestly, that sleep was the best - why keep me from enjoying it a little longer?!Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05890227462052573887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-44756405170716805372019-10-03T09:36:35.151-05:002019-10-03T09:36:35.151-05:00Yes! I forgot that my sips of water made the crac...Yes! I forgot that my sips of water made the cracker situation much worse. Such a weird experience. I was getting worried about staying overnight because of the BP - boy, I did not want to do that.<br />Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05890227462052573887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-56877156521896388552019-10-03T09:35:28.127-05:002019-10-03T09:35:28.127-05:00It's so interesting to hear about medications ...It's so interesting to hear about medications that do such specific things, like drying out your mouth. Let me tell you, it works REALLY well, LOL. Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05890227462052573887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-5866171904277037792019-10-03T07:09:34.884-05:002019-10-03T07:09:34.884-05:00So glad all went well for you.
Colonoscopies espe...So glad all went well for you.<br /><br />Colonoscopies especially, or when the surgeon comes out to talk to family, we have started video taping those conversations so the patient can watch it later when their mind is clearer. Vickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05452333714845476967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-53036171482040943022019-10-02T21:39:52.593-05:002019-10-02T21:39:52.593-05:00oh gosh, I still remember putting a dry cracker in...oh gosh, I still remember putting a dry cracker into my mouth after gall bladder surgery several years ago and just having a mouth full of dry for what seemed like forever! lol. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-66978922750417420352019-10-02T13:11:21.101-05:002019-10-02T13:11:21.101-05:00I'm so glad everything went so well and that y...I'm so glad everything went so well and that you're okay! But my goodness, I can't get over the fact that you were walking right after having back surgery, much less back home the same day! That's amazing.<br /><br />And LOL at the pre-surgery selfies! They got me in too fast before my surgery this summer (otherwise I would have documented my sweet gown and scrub cap) and alas, selfies weren't a thing when I had surgery in the 90's.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18403024177515079403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-67524956374628401922019-10-02T11:02:17.374-05:002019-10-02T11:02:17.374-05:00Sounds like everything went well with your surgery...Sounds like everything went well with your surgery - yay!! Next time Jeff will know to bring a long book or something to keep him entertained...wait...there won't be a next time, right? Good luck with your continuing recovery, and rest assured that when you mentioned Mission Impossible, my mind went directly to Peter Graves and Peter Lupus :-)Emmaclairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06075275421271190384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-8417167888906272562019-10-02T10:11:17.324-05:002019-10-02T10:11:17.324-05:00Wow! What a long day! It impresses me you got to g...Wow! What a long day! It impresses me you got to go home that day. It seems so serious but things like this are completely routine now.<br /><br />I never thought about not seeing the surgeon until later. I would think you'd have all these questions! It sounds like it's been a success so far, and I am so glad. I am not so glad to have the Tom Cruise Mission Impossible song stuck in my head. Ha ha ha. Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03201592937889358953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-47918767118845302002019-10-02T09:24:49.936-05:002019-10-02T09:24:49.936-05:00An excellent report!! That's funny about the d...An excellent report!! That's funny about the dry mouth. I didn't have that because I had a different kind of anesthesia. But I also did take little naps, I think. I was in recovery for a long time mostly because they didn't have a room for me! And I got to see my surgeon that night, and he told the nurse to take me on a walk! Its fun that the nurses recognized you from your time in the gift shop. The pictures of Jeff looking bored are funny :)debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17967505760808535408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-10562318671032872412019-10-02T09:11:03.782-05:002019-10-02T09:11:03.782-05:00Won't you be so happy to look back on this a y...Won't you be so happy to look back on this a year from now and be grateful that you are pain free?!? Glad your surgery went well and you can get on the road to recovery!! Jill A https://www.blogger.com/profile/18314858719315620032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-16213724153287612822019-10-02T08:36:53.949-05:002019-10-02T08:36:53.949-05:00I'm glad the "day" surgery went so w...I'm glad the "day" surgery went so well, and you got to go home that day. I'm learning a lot reading your blog about your experiences with this injury and now the surgery.<br /><br />Hopefully you will get more good news next week at your first post-op visit. I am so hoping the pain of the last many months is behind you now for good. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17309616784284197694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-66814137066560762292019-10-02T08:32:47.780-05:002019-10-02T08:32:47.780-05:00I am sure your body was under so much stress it ha...I am sure your body was under so much stress it had no choice but to elevate your bloodpressure. Isn't it amazing though that you can't feel it.<br /><br />I knew about the coffee thing - they actually offer it because if you're used to having coffee every day and don't have it, you could get a bad headache which would just be more stress that your body did not need. They will pretty much give you anything you want to drink in recovery - except adult beverages of course lol.<br /><br />Also, I've never understood why they try so hard to make you stay awake. I mean once you've woken and they know you have come around, why not allow little naps, especially in a case like yours where you were in recovery longer than you were in surgery.<br /><br />Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12308631304554235792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-76352147104471005112019-10-02T08:10:25.772-05:002019-10-02T08:10:25.772-05:00What a relief to be on this side and that all went...What a relief to be on this side and that all went well. I'm glad you didn't have any nausea from the anesthesia. That cracker thing? Same here! It was like the biggest, driest cracker on the face of the earth. Then the nurse said to drink water to help, which made it like gum. But to get pain meds, you do it LOL.<br /><br />And day surgery really means all day. Glad you were able to go home and not have to stay in the hospital overnight. You never get any rest there.Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09781375451012608773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067665701316634699.post-80741503831770484242019-10-02T07:56:00.416-05:002019-10-02T07:56:00.416-05:00That mouth dryness is from an injection of atropin...That mouth dryness is from an injection of atropine--they give it to you prior to inserting the breathing tube. Keeps your mouth dry so the tube doesn't slip out of place. Yuck!<br /><br />Sounds like everything went well. Now it's time to heal!Wendy at Taking the Long Way Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09934786207724059919noreply@blogger.com