Let the Healing Begin!

Second post of the day.

My spinal fusion is over and after three days in the hospital, I am home and recovering. While the surgery went well, the lead up to it was a nightmare.

The day before my scheduled surgery, I got a call saying that an essential piece of surgical equipment had  broken and asking if I would be willing to go to a different hospital in town the next day for the surgery. I was, and so that call set off a flurry of other calls as my records, insurance pre-approvals, and pre-op tests were transferred. 

Friday morning Craig and I  headed over to the other hospital. I was admitted and then a very long wait began. After an hour of sitting in the surgical waiting room, a nurse came to see me. She apologized for the delay and explained that a trauma victim had come in and my surgeon had been needed to work on him. She said that they'd get me in as soon as possible. 

Three hours later we were headed home. My surgeon had come out to apologize for our long wait and told us that, even though he was done working on the trauma victim, the operating room was still not available yet and wouldn't be for some time. Dr. Jackson asked if I could reschedule for 8 AM the next day. 

As they say, third time's a charm and Saturday the surgery finally happened. 

Me with one of the nurses as I head down to surgery - I got excellent care during my hospital stay.

The surgery went well and to my surprise, I am recovering faster than I ever have from a surgery in the past. I was out of bed, walking and sitting upright just several hours post-op. 

Monday I was released and came home. Both Craig and Pepper were very happy to have me back, and I am relieved to finally have this surgery over.  (The flowers and sugar free candy are from my kids.)

Let the healing begin!