Today is the day?

Published on June 7, 2005 By dharmagrl In Health & Medicine

I'm seeing the surgeon again this morning.

He's going to look at my myelogram films and then we're going to decide what needs to get done and when.

Realistically, I could initiate the 'get D home' campaign this afternoon. His squadron have decided that he shouldn't just come home for 2 weeks e-leave, he should come home to stay. I'll still have to send Red Cross messages and get statements from my family practice doctor and the surgeon, but that's just red tape necessary to facilitate his early return. Red Cross messages have a lot of weight to them as far as the military is concerned...

I'm nervous. I'm trying to be brave and serene about all of it, but it's not working. I so want to get fixed. I'm so tired of hurting, of being limited to what I can do, of being on medications that make me swell and give me heart burn and make me sleepy and nauseous. All I want right now is to be more pain free than I am now...and a spinal fusion surgery can give me that. If I can have 5 pain free days a week, if I can go back to doing yoga every day and maybe even teach it....then I'll be a happy camper. If I can participate in family activities; if I can walk around the zoo with my kids without worrying about how much pain I'm going to be in that night and the next few days....then I'll be a very happy camper.

Keep your finger's crossed for me, y'all. Pray to every deity you have that the surgeon will smile at me and say "why yes, m'dear, I can fix you. Let's schedule you a surgery date".

That would be a dream come true.

Comments

Manopeace

on Jun 07, 2005

my fingers are crossed and I'm praying too....All will be well Karen...hang in there!

Moderateman

on Jun 07, 2005

as always I will have nothing but positive thoughts for you and getting D out and home for good would be a great thing for him and you,

peace, elie

Dr Guy

on Jun 07, 2005

Always with the positive waves Dharma! Always with the Positive waves!

foreverserenity

on Jun 07, 2005

My fingers and toes will be crossed! And my prayers will be for you as well. Hope everything works out and you get some good news.

alison watkins

on Jun 07, 2005

I'll put in a good word for you! Best wishes and good luck...Hopefully Dave will be on his way shortly!

dharmagrl

on Jun 07, 2005

Hehe...they gave me only half of the test results at the radiology clinic, so I have to go back tomorrow to talk about my options. he can't make a decsion with only half the information...

...to say I was pissed would be an understatement. The radiology NCOIC promised me a personal apology when I go over the get the rest of the films this afternoon.

*sigh* these things are sent to try us....and it's only a small delay. for that I'm grateful.

Texas Wahine

on Jun 07, 2005

Realistically, I could initiate the 'get D home' campaign this afternoon. His squadron have decided that he shouldn't just come home for 2 weeks e-leave, he should come home to stay.

I say do it now. I know you're probably holding off until you know more and so that he can do as much over there as he can before having to leave, but I say do it now.

The sooner you get it in the works, the more time you have to work out possible kinks that would hold up the process of getting him back to you. And you need him right now. The sooner he's home to help you, physically and emotionally, the better.

I hope you get the news you're wishing for and some reprieve from your pain.

dharmagrl

on Jun 07, 2005

I say do it now. I know you're probably holding off until you know more and so that he can do as much over there as he can before having to leave, but I say do it now.

It's already in the works. His supervisor and commander know, and they're in agreement that he needs to come home for it. His unit command there are aware, and are also in agreement that it's a 'need to be here for an extended period of time' circumstance. All we're waiting for is the final go ahead from the surgeon and a surgery date...then I pass that information on, initiate the Red Cross message, and we're all systems go. They say that he could be out of there in a week, but in all likelihood he won't come home until the week prior to the surgery (if there is one - I'm starting to doubt that this is going to happen after today's fiasco).

Thank you....I hope so too!

Francisco Toteli

on Jun 10, 2005

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