My Surgery

**Running Mommy** · 05-12-2007, 12:17 PM

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** · 05-12-2007, 12:54 PM

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

**mary9761** · 05-12-2007, 04:59 PM

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** · 05-12-2007, 05:05 PM

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** · 05-12-2007, 05:27 PM

Glad it went well! Take care of yourselves!

**DarcyInOregon** · 05-12-2007, 07:14 PM

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

**Trekhawk** · 05-12-2007, 08:25 PM

Sending wishes for a speedy recovery. Take care of yourself Mary.

**Grog** · 05-12-2007, 09:23 PM

I'm happy you're on the road to recovery already. Yeah!

**Wahine** · 05-12-2007, 09:35 PM

Originally Posted by mary9761

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** · 05-12-2007, 10:10 PM

Originally Posted by Wahine

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!

**wannaduacentury** · 05-13-2007, 07:51 AM

Originally Posted by mary9761

Mary had her back surgery and was awake around 6:30 p.m. Friday night and got to a room and will be spending at least one night in hospital.
She'll post more when she gets home and I spoke with the surgeons a short time afterwards and they felt comfortable in telling me that they thought the operation was a success.
This is Mark her husband; "Thank You"

{{{Mary}}} I hope she heals quickly. Give her my best wishes. Jenn

**LBTC** · 05-13-2007, 11:13 AM

Mary, your recovery wil amaze you! Keep track of the improvements each day and the time and the recovery will fly by!

Big purple, yellow and brillian blue butterflies filling your room and helping you move around....

Hugs,
~T~

**sbctwin** · 05-13-2007, 04:51 PM

Mary, my prayers are for a successful recovery. Your DH was kind to post and let us know how you were doing. Let's hope your next days are comfortable and you take time for yourself to heal.

**mary9761** · 05-13-2007, 07:30 PM

Hello again everyone, I thought I'd check again, I've been resting but watching Survivor and now I'm sitting up for a short time. I hope everyone had a wonderful mother's day even it you are not a mother. I had a wake up call this morning and I heard my cell phone ring (my son's ring tone) when I answered I hear "Happy Mother's Day Grandma!" from my 3.5 yo grandson and some squeals from the 1.5 yo. I'm glad my son called because I was not really very happy with him from before, during and after my surgery. He didn't call me before, after or until I was already home yesterday. I didn't call him and I was very disappointed in him (as was the rest of my family as well) My mom had everyone over today and I figured it would NOT be such a good idea for me to try to visit with everyone. I'm not supposed to be up much and I know I would want to hold my grandsons and they would want to be on my lap, as wiggly as they are one wrong move and I could be in some real trouble with my back.
I asked the doctor what exactly they did and he said that they took a portion of the disc out at L5-S1 where it was pinching my sciatic nerve. I don't have any hardware or moved bone stabilizing that are so I do have to be especially careful since everything is going to have to resettle and heal. They basically took the laparascope and made a tunnel through the muscle then removed the small piece of disc.
The Physical therapist told me it will definitely be a while before I'm back on a bike again PERIOD. She asked what my goals were and I told her basically I wanted to get back to where I was before my back went out and those activities included watching my grandsons who are both under the age of 4 AND that I wanted to be able to get back on my bicycle. She asked if I meant stationary or on the road, and I told her both. I explained to her my history and she said it will be some time yet before I'll be able to ride, so we'll have to take things a day at a time, I'll do what she says and hope that perhaps I can do better than she expects sooner than she expects..

For now, a day at a time and thanks to you all. I'm apologizing ahead of time right now for any typos as my meds are trying to hit and I'm getting groggy. I'm trying to get up and move around like I've been told and not spend the whole day in bed, but there are times the bed looks sooooo inviting.
Take care all and thank you again. Be sure I am being very well taken care of here at home. I'm married to a real sweetheart. I am watching to make sure I don't have some sort of infection somewhere (even though I don't feel like there's a problem) because I'm running a bit of a low grade. 100.2 so far has been my highest, but I'm going to keep an eye on it partly because I had already drank a bit of room temp coolaid stuff. I've been feeling pretty warm since after my surgery.

**Running Mommy** · 05-13-2007, 07:59 PM

Great to hear from you Mary. Just take it a day at a time and be strong. I have no doubt that you will surprise your PT. It's all about that great attitude you have.
And for the record, you have a great hubby too! aka 'Mr. Mary"
Take Care!
Denise

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