Well, no: not even a mild walk yet. The doctor didn't even pretend that he liked my when-can-I-start-walking-again question today. He also told me that my only surgical option would be spinal fusion. But thanks to the Internet, I found the foloowing video at
http://www.spine-health.com/treatment/artificial-disc-replacement/lumbar-artificial-disc-surgery-chronic-back-pain
which shows actual disk replacement surgery and spinal fusion. They make it look so easy. Which one do you think I should choose?
wouldn't it be nice if mine weren't parked in the snow?
yikes
My Pops, Vinnie Murphy
who'd a thought 97 could be so cute!
the Moms, aka Catherine Murphy
is my mama adorable, or what?
Mark Doty
Portland Santacon
Manda and me on Thanksgiving
trying not to crack up too much. I gotta say I love my family.
It won't look like this
He da man, oh yeah!
too bad his last book sucked
This?
Or This?
You decide
Better Days
My hero
She's cute, but she's nuts!
nice segueway, huh?
My Hero
I am
- Patricia Murphy, a resident of
- the Village of Clinton, New York, United States
- I'm a college writing teacher and graduate of Idaho State University's soon-to-be-defunct Doctor of Arts Program. I write poetry and read it sometimes at local venues. I like nice people, no matter what their age, race, orientation, whatevah. I don't want to embarrass anyone, but I have the most wonderful boyfriend in the world.
Yeah, this guy wasn't there
Astroland
Utica Erie Canal Fall
This is what I have to look forward to
Utica Winter
And then this . . .
Gotta Love Summer!
chillin' at D's house, minus the glasses
Jeez!
Can you believe I gave birth to these two?
Clinton, NY
town square
5 comments:
Dude! If you get spinal cord replacement discs would you fail a metal detector? Cause then you could carry all the guns and knives you want and say "Oh that's just my disc, wanna see the scar?" and they wouldn't say a thing!! You look too innocent and nice to shoot up people!
Dunno, but either way, the surgery might not be quite as severe as it sounds. My mom had spinal fusion last year in her neck, and it went waayy better than her knee replacement. I was shocked at how quickly the recovery progressed.
Yeah, but if you get spinal fusion you can't bend that part of your spine anymore because of what happens to the spinous processes as a result of the surgery. So if you get surgery in the lumbar region, you can't really use that region the way you used to.
Or as a "real" doctor put it:
By definition, spinal fusion causes permanent bonding or fusing of several vertebral segments. Mobility is decreased, causing increased stress on the areas above and below the fused segment.
Doesn't sound too cool to me. BTW, Missy's still farting.
DISCLAIMER: The statements following have not been reviewed by anyone in the medical field (or English field for that matter) and should not be judged as so:
If the surgery will put more stress on the areas above and below the fused segment, wouldn't that just cause more problems in different areas?
Also, as an English teacher, you may enjoy the video contained in this link:
http://cbs3.com/local/philadelphia.phillies.why.2.846381.html
He's from Delaware... so it makes sense.
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