Louisiana just got back from the doctor, and she may eventually need surgery to relieve the pain in her back and legs. She is not at all happy at the prospect of facing surgery.
I knew it was probably inivitable, but I may eventually have to have surgery on my back in the coming months...and the sooner, the better, according to my primary doctor, Dr. Harlowe. I just got back from seeing him today because I have been having difficulty in walking, and I have had increasing pain in my back and down both legs to my big toes on each foot. My sciatic nerve is inflamed, and it is probably because a disk is prolapsed somewhere along my lumbar region of my spinal cord. I had x-rays and an MRI, and this was what the results showed; and at the news, you can imagine the terror and fear I felt in my chest.
I have had to live with back problems and chronic, ongoing pain ever since I was a child (I fell out of a tree, and I nearly broke my back in the fall; for about two/three years, I was partially paralyzed, walking with the aid of forearm crutches and leg braces); for me, pain and ongoing physical disability has been a constant (if annoying) factor in my life. Yet I refused to let the problems get to me; even on the days when I faced intolerable pain; and I tried to live out my life as best as I possibly could. But in Sri Lanka, I lost my cane, and in order for me to walk, a doctor got me a pair of worn out crutches, and I have been using them ever since I got back.
I don't know how my husband is going to take the news that I may eventually need surgery, let alone my kids...I also don't know how I am going to face weeks and months of recovery and therapy to get me back into shape; the thought of being inactive always has terrified me. When I am inactive, it seems my arthritis worsens, and I don't like the thought of having more pain added to my poor, abused body! I will have to make arrangements to go into the hospital (as soon as Dr. Harlowe can schedule me for surgery), and to have someone watch my children while I am in the hospital, having my surgery, and then recovering from it. I will also have to partake in the Family Medical Leave Act, so I don't lose any of my pay or my benefits from my job; and I will have to see what will happen regarding my disability pay after I am back home from the hospital, to see if I will lose it or get more in the way of money every month.
But on the other hand, I may not need to use crutches (or even a cane) any more after I have the surgery, and I may be (relatively) pain free for the first time since I was nine years old; and I may find getting around a lot easier for me. I will have to do an awful lot of praying and soul-searching and rely on God to help me through this upcoming challenge that lays before me. but I do know this: I am putting everything at the Foot of the Cross, and I am going to completely, wholly trust Him to get me through this upcoming trial.
Karen another wonderful write! You explain the problem
like a doctor, you have become so medically adept with
all these stories you could probably be a nurse;-)
A wonderful write...and back surgery was my only choice..and it worked
...get several opinions...
Hugs, Carole
Reviewed by Judy Lloyd
1/24/2005
I had a lot of problems with my back and had a epidueral done in 2000. At first it stopped hurting for two weeks and then started up again. But it kicked back in after a few months and Thank God. I got a TENS unit as my doctor wisely told me to be very careful about back surgery. Get more than one opinion in fact get three. They advised me not to have it. A friend did and is now paralyzed and that happens.
I wish Louisiana will be well after the surgery
Her trust in the Lord will definetely make the therapy easier and the joureny to recovery less painful
WEll DONE, my friend
Love and peace
I know how Louisiana feels, but in my case, the pain before was so bad, I was ready to try anything. Surgery was such a relief...of course, it didn't help re-injuring it a year later (280 pound women falling out of bed...and you catching her...didn't help...CRUNCH!!!!), but surgery, for me, was a lifesaver.
An excellent story...it might not have been what she expected, but it could have been worse, think of that. :)
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I knew it was probably inivitable, but I may eventually have to have surgery on my back in the coming months...and the sooner, the better, according to my primary doctor, Dr. Harlowe. I just got back from seeing him today because I have been having difficulty in walking, and I have had increasing pain in my back and down both legs to my big toes on each foot. My sciatic nerve is inflamed, and it is probably because a disk is prolapsed somewhere along my lumbar region of my spinal cord. I had x-rays and an MRI, and this was what the results showed; and at the news, you can imagine the terror and fear I felt in my chest.
