Feel Good/Hopeful Thread

Deb, I too was struck by how awesome it was that we were able to finish a 5K on Saturday.  I could have probably done it twice and been OK. That is so amazing to me!

This surgery has brought me so far in such a short time.  I have minimal back pain now which is a miracle.  One year ago tomorrow I woke from back surgery and realized I couldn't move my left leg. It was a surgical error.  If you need or want details PM me since this is a pulic forum.  I was unable to walk since I couldn't control the left leg.  I spent almost a week in Jim Thorpe, 10 weeks in a walker, and another few months on a cane.  What a difference one short year has made.  I finished a 5K without pain!  Just to be able to walk is still amazing to me at times.

By the way, I LOVE your MBTs and want a pair!  For ugly shoes yours are pretty cute!

Honestly, I think they look like frankenstein shoes, but I can't figure out how to get the heel design in a true flat either-and they look a lot better than my frankenboot (brace).

I have a cadaver bone in my ankle because the doctor didn't think a hip graft was a good idea due to my size (and really, I hated the idea, but I would not have been able to mobilize at all because with with one leg gone I thrashed a lot).  I do appreciate the donation, but like any other recipient, I wish my own body would have provided....but yeah, during the walk I had the thought that there were really two people who never expected to do a 5k again finishing one....

I'll be starting back to Jim Thorpe water aerobics when it gets a little darker-I promised Mom I'd drive her through the winter.  That pool is yummy! 

 

They used cadaver bone for my two cervical spine fusions.  The graft taken from the hip is a harder surgery to recover from than the fusion.  You made a good choice.

I was just amazed that they were worried about needing too BIG a piece of my, uh, bottom.  I was also worried about later on down the line when osteoporosis and thing would become an issue.  That was right after the big bone scandal and everyone joked I probably had Alistar Cook in my leg.

DEB....ALL I can say is this. THANK YOU FOR POSTING THIS!!!!!
Today has been a emotional roller coaster for  me and this post has been like a hot bubble bath on a cold evening.....

Hugs-maybe you should just crank up the AC and take that bubble bath.

What an amazing story you have.  You look like someone who has always been active.  Thanks for sharing!

I a sporadic activity person-well was....now I plan on staying active.