SouthernN'Proud
Southern Discomfort
Yet another trip to the hospital this weekend. Kind of the same stuff, but different this time.
A decision has to be made soon. I can keep doing what I'm doing as long as I can stand it (which ain't gonna be much longer), or I can pursue two surgical options. One may not work, and won't fix the problem for good anyway, but would buy me some time for the bigger one. Then there's the big surgery. My doc keeps telling me not to undergo it unless I am sure it's worth what the recuperation will require of me. 6-8 weeks, otherworldy pain, and possible complications afterward. But it should solve the problem.
Lottsa heavy thoughts around here. I'm about out of my mind with the daily pain, and the side effects the pain meds cause. But we should be moving to the new place soon, and I don't want to put all that work on my family while I recuperate. The surgery would be in a bigger city, possibly Vanderbilt, maybe Duke, maybe Asheville or Knoxville. So I don't want to spoil everyone's holidays by scheduling it then.
I'm leaning toward seeing some surgeons for consultations, and then setting it for mid-February or so if I do it at all. That means another six months of this pain, but it works out better for everyone else if I do it that way.
So check your medicine cabinets, and if you run across any good pain pills send 'em my way willya?
A decision has to be made soon. I can keep doing what I'm doing as long as I can stand it (which ain't gonna be much longer), or I can pursue two surgical options. One may not work, and won't fix the problem for good anyway, but would buy me some time for the bigger one. Then there's the big surgery. My doc keeps telling me not to undergo it unless I am sure it's worth what the recuperation will require of me. 6-8 weeks, otherworldy pain, and possible complications afterward. But it should solve the problem.
Lottsa heavy thoughts around here. I'm about out of my mind with the daily pain, and the side effects the pain meds cause. But we should be moving to the new place soon, and I don't want to put all that work on my family while I recuperate. The surgery would be in a bigger city, possibly Vanderbilt, maybe Duke, maybe Asheville or Knoxville. So I don't want to spoil everyone's holidays by scheduling it then.
I'm leaning toward seeing some surgeons for consultations, and then setting it for mid-February or so if I do it at all. That means another six months of this pain, but it works out better for everyone else if I do it that way.
So check your medicine cabinets, and if you run across any good pain pills send 'em my way willya?
