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Originally Posted by kiwimike
Hey mate, i spent most of my time on my back as i found this most comfortable and i liked the idea of keeping my spine nice and straight, as for having someone around, i stayed with my Aunty and Uncle for 1 week, they were a God send and that definitely was a must, especially as my Uncle would come on my walk with me out to the letterbox and back during that first week...lol it was only a short walk but it was good to have him there incase i tripped or fell.As for travel i currently live in London, i had my surgery in December and travelled to London in May, so that was month 5 for me, i ended up booking business class as it was a 28 hour flight and being able to lie flat in business class for that length of time was great, i wouldn't want to do that in economy, thank God for travel points otherwise i wouldn't have been able to afford it!...lol...seeming your breaking the trip up into 2 x 12 hour flights , you might be ok though, but going in month 3 is pretty keen i must say, but not out of the question, only you and your body can say when the time comes i guess...
stay in touch
Mike
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Thanks so much to Mike and everyone.
I'm thrilled to say that I had my op on Monday. It seems that the disk prolapse had improved and the disc involved with the spondy to be fused had gotten very much worse since the last xray in January. The surgeon did a discectomy L3/4, a laminectomy and fusion of L4/5 with titanium rods.
Post op has been nothing like as bad as I expected, I am spending most of my time on my back and I take regular pain relief. I get up and potter around the house frequently and I also nap a lot! I admit to feeling like a very old lady. I am not refusing any help that is offered!
My one and only regret so far is that I wasted so much time worrying myself stupid for the last couple of months.
I am going to take Mikes advice and chill out on the sofa. Thank you all for your support.
Caroline
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