Thank you for updating everyone. I was just thinking of you recently and hoping and praying you were recovering okay. I am so glad everything went well. It is all good news! But reading your latest entry got me to remembering my first surgery and how weak I was when I came out of mine and I was only under anesthesia 3 1/2 hours. I could hardly walk for quite a while....weeks and weeks, and was so incredibly weak. I also had back trouble where my back was in excruciating pain, and later found out it was due to how they had me positioned on the operating table. They put my head in a 3-point Mayfield clamp which keeps your head completely immobile during the procedure. But having it in the clamp; my neck, head, and back were out of alignment. It seemed like it was taking forever to be able walk normal again, get my strength back, and just feel human. I am not 100% sure that is all you are dealing with, you should always let your doctors know your concerns, but it certainly could be playing a role.
I wish you the best of luck in your recovery. One thing I learned, and learned well after both of my surgeries was to be patient with myself. Whenever I got too anxious and felt like I should be "here" in my recovery and wasn't, I was getting a little upset. By my second surgery I realized that my body was going to heal at its pace, and not to push it. So long as I was patient with myself, and did not set too high of expectations, I did okay. I did set goals, but even if I missed them, I realized my body was just going through a lot and patience was the best gift I could give it.
I wish you very well in your recovery. If there is ever any question as to what is "normal" or not, never feel bad about contacting your doctor, or his nurse. I leaned on my doctor's office a lot during both healing processes.
You'll probably find that you make bigger steps in your healing process if you just do not push yourself, but let your body tell "you" what it is ready for. Good luck and take care of yourself.
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Hi Melanie,
Thank you for updating everyone. I was just thinking of you recently and hoping and praying you were recovering okay. I am so glad everything went well. It is all good news! But reading your latest entry got me to remembering my first surgery and how weak I was when I came out of mine and I was only under anesthesia 3 1/2 hours. I could hardly walk for quite a while....weeks and weeks, and was so incredibly weak. I also had back trouble where my back was in excruciating pain, and later found out it was due to how they had me positioned on the operating table. They put my head in a 3-point Mayfield clamp which keeps your head completely immobile during the procedure. But having it in the clamp; my neck, head, and back were out of alignment. It seemed like it was taking forever to be able walk normal again, get my strength back, and just feel human. I am not 100% sure that is all you are dealing with, you should always let your doctors know your concerns, but it certainly could be playing a role.
I wish you the best of luck in your recovery. One thing I learned, and learned well after both of my surgeries was to be patient with myself. Whenever I got too anxious and felt like I should be "here" in my recovery and wasn't, I was getting a little upset. By my second surgery I realized that my body was going to heal at its pace, and not to push it. So long as I was patient with myself, and did not set too high of expectations, I did okay. I did set goals, but even if I missed them, I realized my body was just going through a lot and patience was the best gift I could give it.
I wish you very well in your recovery. If there is ever any question as to what is "normal" or not, never feel bad about contacting your doctor, or his nurse. I leaned on my doctor's office a lot during both healing processes.
You'll probably find that you make bigger steps in your healing process if you just do not push yourself, but let your body tell "you" what it is ready for. Good luck and take care of yourself.
Good luck and God bless!
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