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Karda? Once you resolve to have the surgery, and accept the decision, you can put that "dread" out of the way and get on with the next issue...what ever that may be. I've tortured myself with what-ifs during the course of my lifetime. Take the step, and you'll be at least one step past your current situation. :)

I can't promise it will be wonderful, but it will...at the very least...be "less worse."


Be gentle with yourself, remember?
 
I know kis.....
It's the doggone "what if's" that keep bothering me. I want dearly to be well and not in pain, but keep coming back to "what if" the surgery corrects the bone spur problem but causes a different and/or more acute pain. "What if" it makes me more disabled than I already am.
Surgery (or even the thought of it) makes me unbelievably anxiety ridden, especially when I get as run down as I have been. Making the decision is hard, but is, by far, the easiest part.

My counselor tells me that I'm far too hard on myself, so in that respect I am trying hard to be more "gentle" with myself and not push myself as hard as I have all my life. Learning to allow myself a bit more grace, after holding myself to the standards I was brought up to know, may be one of the hardest tricks I have to pull off.
 
This is the problem I have with my wife, she is a strong woman who took care of our family and me for 40 years and now when it comes time to be taken care of, she doesn't know how to let me do that. Surgery is scary but if you go in educated and confident in your surgeon you should be fine.

I keep telling my wife that sometimes you have to accept something less than 100% relief, sometimes you have to be happy with 75% or even 50%.
 
You just gotta move forward on bite at a time. T's nailed this proper.

Now days there's really no reason to live with pain. Kind of ironic cause often times folks consider me a pain but every body has to be good at something ya know.

You got a large support group right here. Talk to them docs, threaten them if you have to, tell em we're coming for them if they don't do it proper.

I had a little bump taken out of my brain, the SWAT team here offered to come down and oversee.

I studied up though and found it was a very delicate area to mess with. I passed on SWAT, I didn't want to take the chance of making that guy nervous.
I told them if I ended up in the vegetable dept at the grocery store to take him out. Seemed fair.
 
Well folks...
Headed out to the hospital for the wifes surgery. A little smoke and prayer for success would be appreciated!
 
Smoke and prayers headed out right now, hoping for the best outcome with the fastest recovery, I'll keep you both in my thoughts and prayers.
 
Karda said:
Well folks...
Headed out to the hospital for the wifes surgery. A little smoke and prayer for success would be appreciated!
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Smoke up, and proyers ongoing, may your wife's surgery be a great success, and may she have a quick and safe recovery.
 
Thank You all for the helping hand!
Just got back, got her settled and have a chance to sit for a few minutes.
Surgery went fine. Tough as my ol' gal is (ex-Marine), I'm sure by the end of next week she'll be nearly back to normal. They didn't need to do as much work as they thought they might, so the recovery time is going to be a lot shorter than anticipated.

Now, if this big dummy can get his head screwed on straight and get thru his own surgery half as well, maybe there'll be a few kicks left in these old horse after all.
 
Great news on her.

If all it takes is to have your head screwed on straight to get you back on the track, I'm your man.

I used to put up fences, all them post gotta be straight, I know straight. I'll get you plumb and ready for the dude in the white lab coat or blue outfit or whatever your docs wear back there yonder.

Let's go for it.
 
Great news,
Continue prayers for full recovery
 
As Auntie says, Great News Karda. Keeping the smoke and Prayers going for you both!
 
Karda,
Thanks for sharing about your wife. I'm glad she is recovering as that should take a myriad of problems, worries, and pressures off your shoulders. I wish her the best and can only hope it's your turn next to find relief.
Cheers, Bookie
 
Happy to hear she is doing good Karda. Lets hope your ordeal goes by smoothly and as painless as possible. You and your wife will be in my families prayers.
 
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