Well that's me off my bike for a while

[ColinJ]

Yes - I hope it goes well!

 

[Glow worm]

All the very best from me too today for you - fingers crossed!

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

Still at the Bupa hospital but I have seen the anaesthest and he is happy with my various conditions as well as the fact I know my asthma and it is fine right now, so the op had the go ahead and will go ahead at the Bupa hospital not the NHS one. Now just waiting for an ECG and bloods to be taken and all set for the 10th.

 

[Scoosh]

If you say it's all good - that's good enuf for me !

and all the best !

 

[coffeejo]

Still at the Bupa hospital but I have seen the anaesthest and he is happy with my various conditions as well as the fact I know my asthma and it is fine right now, so the op had the go ahead and will go ahead at the Bupa hospital not the NHS one. Now just waiting for an ECG and bloods to be taken and all set for the 10th.

Fingers crossed all goes smoothly.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

Thanks you. Just home literally. have seen the physio and head of house keeping as well as pre-op and anaesthetist. so my food issues are sorted (they know to check every ingredient in bread for example and will get in the bread, milk and marg I usually have which we know I am fine with) and I know what to expect from the physio side of things., like they won't be being me out of bed immediately after the op, and I will only be allowed to sit up in a chair for max 30mins a time for quite a while assuming things go ok. Looking good and as said positive. physio were very positive and thankful it had been such a short period of time since it happened and that we had not left it for ages before getting something done. However i won't be allowed home until I can manage stairs by myself, which could delay things a touch! It had also been confirmed that i am having a discectomy and decompression done, so at least I know exactly what is happening now.

The ward have also pretty much agreed to me self medicating with the exception of the pain meds because of the issues with dairy being in tablets and my allergy to dairy products. I need to take it all my own meds to ensure no issues with anaphylactic shock from a change in tablet manufacturer which had happened in the past, ironically from an antihistamine tablet! Self medicating will make life much easier for everyone. Certain tablets have to be taken at certain times and under the NHS in the summer I had issues with them not happening at the right time which last to me having a hypoglycemic attack in hospital on the day I was due to have an op!

Quietly confident and very reassured after today's visit.

 

[summerdays]

Sounds like it was a productive day, was it nice having an outing a little further than you have been recently?

From what you say are they thinking you might be able to leave before Christmas?

And did you check out their Wifi, and see if they had any tracks you could photo?

 

[vickster]

That's pretty much the op I had done all those years ago. However I think they do it keyhole nowadays - hopefully which will be far far better from a post op pain and recovery perspective there are a few details i encountered which might be best by pm if interested

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

That's pretty much the op I had done all those years ago. However I think they do it keyhole nowadays - hopefully which will be far far better from a post op pain and recovery perspective there are a few details i encountered which might be best by pm if interested

Please, might be useful to know. It is sort of keyhole in that it is not a huge incision but not tiny either. but I'm not worried about scarring tbh, what with my left leg being add it is and 27 separate scars on my left arm, 2 long ones on my right...

Wifi is they and works @summerdays. It is expected that i will be out around the weekend of all goes well. Depends on the physio and my ability to manage stairs.

 

[vickster]

I'll pm you later when I'm home. I have a 6 inch scar, my op was low down, l3/l4 I think

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

I'll pm you later when I'm home. I have a 6 inch scar, my op was low down, l3/l4 I think

This is L5 and S1 so even lower... I think

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

I had the op today.

Everything went smoothly from the anaesthetist's point of view and he was really happy with that - my asthma giving no issues.

The consultant popped in not long ago to check on me and mentioned that she had had to remove a considerably number of fragments (assuming disk fragments not gone but not very certain tbh because of what she wood next). She also mentioned that a major blood vessel had been damaged and was still bleeding into the same area (now repaired). I don't know why or how or the implications etc, but overall she was very happy with the way the surgery went and I will know more tomorrow.

It goes without saying that I'm in pain. Hoping for a quiet night tonight which I should get given it is not a ward, but a private room .

The pins and needles do seem slightly less, but I won't really know until tomorrow what the outcome is and if the nerve damage is permanent.

Fingers crossed for the morning.

 

[cyberknight]

sweet !
I hope your back on the road one way or another asap . untill then GWS and not too many mince pies

 

[vickster]

GWS

Take all the drugs offered!

 

[Glow worm]

That sounds very promising and I hope you manage to get some good rest tonight. Hopefully you'll be feeling much better very soon now.