My Surgery

[mary9761]

Hi everyone,
and thanks for all the well wishes!!!
Mary came home today after having a pretty nice lunch at the hospital and didn't have too much trouble here at home.
She immediately took some medicine and went to bed following the Dr.'s orders.
I'll try to keep everyone as updated as much as possible & also have a feeling she's still going to be sore for quite sometime,which is understandable.
But I'm going to keep an eye on her never the less making sure she's as comfortable as possible.
Thanks again for the consideration,
Mark

[Running Mommy]

Mark-
Thank you for keeping us updated. Mary is a special lady around here, and I for one was thinking of her and praying. I knew she would be fine though. She's got that great attitude!
Tell her that running mommy sends a big ol wave (insert denise waving) from Sunny AZ...
Denise

[SouthernBelle]

Excellent news. Hoping her pain, both from the surgery and from the original problem, will be a thing of the past.

[mary9761]

hello everyone, this is Mary posting. I am going to be limited on how often/long I can sit, but I'm eating a pot pie for dinner and multitasking. Thank you all for you warm wishes and kind words. I'm very sore and the doctor said I may be more sore for a few days because of how they had to through the muscle. Pardon any typos etc as this is awkward sitting and I have to use a lumbar support. I won't write much but thank you so very much. Mark and I got a big kick out of the Mr. Mary I'm going to need outpatient PT and the hardest part so far has been trying to get out of bed. I will write more when I can sit a bit longer but thank yuo all again.
Mary

[SouthernBelle]

Mary, do you have a comfy chair to sleep in? Unless you need to lay flat of course. A recliner makes it much easier to get up and down.

[maillotpois]

Glad it went well! Take care of yourselves!

[DarcyInOregon]

Mary, I am glad the surgery was a success for you. How long does it take to recover? I hope you can bike again soon. If it helps, I have ruptured disks (no surgery but lots of other remedies) and biking and walking are two things I can do well. Gosh, I hope I remembered your medical problem correctly, and that it is disks in your back.

Darcy

[Wahine]

I'm going to need outpatient PT and the hardest part so far has been trying to get out of bed.

The best technique is to log roll onto your side, bend hips and knees to 90 degrees and drop feet off the side of the bed so that the weight of your legs can help to pull you to the upright position.

Good luck with your recovery and we'll look forward to hearing more from you when your sitting tolerance improves.

[DrBadger]

The best technique is to log roll onto your side, bend hips and knees to 90 degrees and drop feet off the side of the bed so that the weight of your legs can help to pull you to the upright position.

Good luck with your recovery and we'll look forward to hearing more from you when your sitting tolerance improves.

Well Wahine you beat me to it... I was going to suggest the same technique for getting out of bed.

Mary, that is the technique that I was told to use after I had my back surgery, it works really well, and I even still use it as it is a lot easier on the back.

Glad to hear that everything went well, rest up, you'll be back on the bike in no time!