Well, folks. I made it. One year post SI Joint Fusion. It really is a surreal feeling at this point…sitting down to write about this moment, to summarize an entire year of crazy recovery. I remember so vividly the moment before they rolled me down the hall into surgery..the fear, the wonder, the unknown. A … [Read more…]
Here we are with Week 4 and 5 updates…and yes, I did skip writing last week. It was a God-awful week (what IS “God awful” anyway since God is so amazing? Hrmm) and I just could not bring myself to write about it. For those who are considering having sacroiliac joint fusion, let me give … [Read more…]
I’ll be honest and raw here. Week 2 has been hell. From chatting with people personally and not judging from fluffed-up Facebook posts, week 2 seems to be when the crap hits the fan and you wonder “what the heck did I get myself into??” The doubts have crept in, I am having to fight the … [Read more…]
Day Two is not nearly as much fun as Day One was now that the potent hospital drugs are out of my system. I’ve slept very little and had some tremendous pain around 3 am. I ended up taking a Tramadol in the middle of the “wait” for the next round of Hydrocodone and Robaxin … [Read more…]