Sunday, February 6, 2011

Surgeries Galore!

So I haven't updated in a while so I thought I'd make a wee note. It's now February, so there are four more months till my surgery. The lady from Northside Hospital called my parents house for me to make an appointment for an MRI... of course doctors offices never seem to call the right numbers... so I am going to call them tomorrow to set it all up! eek! I was also thinking of writing an email to Dr. Schrader and see if I need to donate my blood for the surgery; I have read that other people have done it, and to tell you the truth I am terrified at the thought of having someone else's blood in my body! On the other hand it seems that most people that have had a PAO never even needed a blood transfusion; so the question is, should I really waste my time, money, and energy donating it? I also wanted to ask him questions like, what kind of crutches I will need, will I be okay to start working after two months of recovery, and other LPAO related questions.
So I say "surgeries galore" because, firstly, I found out that I'm finally getting my turbinate reduction which I've been wanting forever to help open up my airways. I've had a chronic stuffy nose my whole life and have been on all sorts of meds, nose sprays, allergy shots, etc. this is my last and only hope! (Turbinates are the things in your nose that swell up when your sick, mine are swollen ALL the time!) It's an in office procedure so I'm hoping it won't be too bad. We'll see Friday!
Secondly, I found out that my dad is having surgery on Wednesday for a torn rotators cuff in his right soldier. Thanks for the update Dad! But he said it's arthroscopic so he should be just fine, just a few weeks rest.
Hip-wise I haven't been terrible, my left hip screamed after I worked last Saturday and thats the last time its been agonizing. My right hip is still having pains but they are weird because they are not in my groin like my left hip. My right hip gets sharp pains and they are in the back of the hip, almost like the side of my bum, but in my bone/joint still.  The pains are usually during movement in certain directions, not just all the time like my left hip... so I'm not quite sure what it is. This new found right hip pain however is making it difficult to get in and out of sitting positions such as the car or the toilet and because it causes sharp pains its something that is more likely to stop me in my tracks for a second before I gain composure.
Anyway I'm exhausted so im off to bed! Oh, btw the Packers won the Super Bowl!

2 comments:

  1. Did you get the turbinate reduction?

    I had a septoplasty a few years ago and, although it was quite unpleasant surgery, it was one of the best things that has ever happened to me! No more constant stuffiness!

    How are you sinuses now?

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  2. I did have the turbinate reduction (cobilation) to hopefully avoid a septoplasty. (my doc says my nostrils/nose is just small in general so fixing my septum might not do much). My right side is much clearer already and my left side is still having some trouble. Of course I got it done at a bad time because spring just arrived and there is pollen everywhere! So I'm not going to be feeling well due to my allergies... :/
    We are all crossing our fingers though that I start feeling better!!

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