My Post Surgery Xrays!!

Hello,

I have just received my xrays in the post and personally i think they are amazing, it really does NOT feel like i have this lot inside my body.

A bad comparision that i knocked together:

Post Surgery Questions

Thank you OnePhatChick for your comment you wanted to know some things about Scoliosis Surgery so I will try and answer as best I can J.

Has my life changed since the surgery – Well it is only 2 months on and I am just in the middle of trying to get my life back, but I have to say that I did used to think about my Scoliosis everyday, in fact numerous times aday. It was always a negative thought as well, constantly shifting my body to try and alleviate the pain or stop my hip sticking out. Now I still think about my back all the time, maybe even more if the truth be told, but it’s a great thought!! I think about how happy I am with my back and how I don’t get that CONSTANT nagging pain anymore, and how I feel straight and symmetrical.

Did I get taller – I indeed got 3cm’s taller! I love it I am now about 5ft 7! I notice this when I put my old dresses on and they seem shorter, and when I keep bumping my head on the bus ceiling at the back.

Do I love my new waist –  Apart from the abolishment of my pain this is the part I love the most!. Its always been the one thing I have never had, and I didn’t hate my body before but im soo sooo so pleased with this, I really need to start investing in some belts to show it off!. I thought my clothes taste would entirely change once I had a wait but I still go for the same old things I would have done before.

Is my range of motion very restrictive – Not at all, I really thought it would be but I barely notice it. I think I am a lot more aware at the moment of trying not to twist and bend too much, but once I get the all clear to do these things the only way I notice how restrictive I am is when I try and shave my legs! Which I cant do in the shower anymore. I need to be out of the bath and put one leg up and do it that way. Once I can have baths again I think ill be find doing it in the bath. Havent tried it yet but I think painting my toenails might be tricky too.

Am I comfortable sitting up now or do I lay down most of the time – I never lay down in the day anymore, I sit on all different chairs, some are more comfy than others. Before surgery I used to find it hard sitting on picnic benches or stalls or anything that didn’t have a back to it, but now I feel like I have my own built in back support so when I am sit unsupported I am just as comfortable as I am when I am sat back. I do put pillows behind me when I am relaxing on chairs at home but this is mainly because otherwise I feel like the chair is pushing my head forward. I don’t know if I have explained it that well but its just a lot more comfy for me.

I really do feel almost back to normal, the first few weeks after surgery I never thought I would do. I get muscle aches now I am going back to work but that’s all healing pains and although its not pleasant its manageable. I would do it all again in a heartbeat, it was painful and frustrating but worth it!.

I would like to point out thought that this is just my experience and Mr Tucker said I seem to have had ‘an easy run of it’. J xx

Back to Work i Go

So 8 weeks post op i decided to give work ago.
I definitely over did it. It is a phased return so i should have tried a few hours on my first day but i stupid left the house at 9am and then returned at 5.15pm. Dont get me wrong, i wasnt in work all that time i took the commute very slowly, but id still didnt get a seat either way!.
By the time i got home i was feeling pretty uncomfortable but as the night went on i was in quite abit of discomfort, it wasnt full on agony and i didnt take any pain killers but i was VERY pleased to see my bed and slept like a log!.
Its so hard to know your limits, if you are ok 99.99% of the time how do you know how much you cant do. I think its safe to say i hit my limits yesterday.
Im not sure now how to handle this phased return and i am feeling abit miserable today as i feel like i am letting people down at work. I am working from home though, i just wish i lived closer to the office.
I just need to keep the positive attitude as i know i am flying through my recovery and i am getting abit spoilt by it so when something goes wrong i get really upset.
Anyway onwards and upwards.

I Feel Normal

Hello Everyone,
I just wanted to let you all know that today i realised i feel pretty normal, i have an achey neck/shoulder but thats it!
I think i have felt this way for a good week maybe 2 weeks but its only really just hit me.
I am going to start going back to work next week but the mean time i am doing all my work from home and really enjoying it.
I am so happy i had this operation, so far it has gone better than i could have expected.
My life is just going so well at the moment as the operation is out of the way i feel i have not a care in the world. My boyfriend has decided to move in with me in Woking and so i am so  pleased to have him around all the time and i have moved back into my own little house now too.
I hope my 3 month check up with Mr Tucker goes well now...
Thank you all again for your support getting emails from strangers who really care is so nice and uplifting, especially when my spirits were low.
thanks again.

Chrissy