Like, you hear guys talking about how banana bread of all things is the equivalent of flowers. Why banana bread specifically? Don’t get me wrong, that stuff is good. But why???
It’s been such a treat to watch Mack carry the C in the IIHF champs and good to see Dickie in that game he played as well, but it just isn’t the same, yk?? It’s only been a month and I’m already dying. Next season can’t come soon enough!!
I had spinal fusion a week and a half ago but every time I get up and walk around, my heart races. And it takes a minutes of sitting down and deep breathing until it returns to normal
Hi guys I had spinal fusion and a rib removal last week and 45 mins ago, the site where I had the rib started aching. It kinda feels like a lot of pressure on it or something is rubbing against it. I currently have an ice pack on it and all that’s done is numb it a bit. Has anyone dealt with this before?
Edit: I have a hunch it’s inflammation but I have no clue. I really don’t wanna go to the hospital to just get an xray either
I’m a tummy sleeper. Have been for years. But last week I had my operations and I miss being able to flop on my stomach and sleep. I can only sleep on my one side in a very specific way and even that’s uncomfortable
I was told that I could grow up to 2-4 inches because of my severe curves (100° thoracic and 80° lumbar) and I ended up growing 3 inches and 3 quarters with a curvature of below 10° now
NSFW just in case
But in all seriousness has anyone od my flat chested girlies out there have their ribs stuck out more than their chest? Mine did for years and I swear it hid them lol but now that theyre more in a normal position, I can actually tell I’m not all that flat chested!
It’s a small thing that shouldn’t matter much but ut was just a realization I had today
I can’t believe I had no idea that Canada was playing already in the IIHF champs but this was a pleasant surprise to see that he had a beautiful game of 4 points including that nasty goal! Holy I still am in awe of how he managed to hold onto the puck
From a Canadian standpoint, Celebrini has always looked good in teal but damn red sure suits him. I just hope he has a blast in Europe and enjoys the very well deserved C
I just thought I’d write this because these were some things that grew very apparent to me post surgeries and some things that I didn’t really account for:
*in my case, thos is what I noticed as someone being corrected with a very severe curvature
Holy heckkk it felt so weird walking into my kitchen and being so damn tall. I felt like a giant
The first thing my surgeon said to me 2.5 years ago was “you don’t have a waist. I’m going to give you one.” And he delivered. It feels so weird to be all stretched out and elongated now haha
It feels weird walking and trying to balance the weight of the hardware in my back for definitely the first few days so far. But idk. I’ll get used to it over time
Getting out of bed (especially without the guardrails) has proven to be kind of tricky for me. I can walk alright, roll over okay, and I found stairs to be the easiest thing to do
Right out of the gate,y physio told me to move my feet however I can. Even just laying in bed and kicking around a bit will be pretty helpful. I found it was easier to walk around more after moving more
They will be the one to help you regain mobility and help you get home. You might not like yours, but you gotta listen to them. You do not want to cramp or seize up!!
Gang idk how tf I’m doing this but I had my first surgery on Tuesday for 6 hours, surgery on Wednesday for 9 hours and holy doodle, it’s Sunday and I’m going home tonight. Stairs are easier for me to do than standard walking and my pain has been relatively low today, only taking meds when the pain really kicks in. And holy moly it’s a 4 hour trip home with a ferry ride but I’m gonna be so loaded up on meds I will probably sleep the whole way.
Idk how my surgeon thought I’d be here for likely 10 days, 7 best case scenario. Gang, it’s only 5 days ive been here and I’m so ready to go home.
I think ive shocked everyone who knows ive had these operations 😭
Edit: only one more hour until I’m home! Travel has been smooth sailing so far
Edit: got home safe and sound! Goodnight Reddit
Damn, yesterday sucked. I got 2 tubes taken out, my catheter, and my iv was starting to be taken away. It sucked so much. But I walked a bunch yesterday and stood for my chest xray with hurt a lot. And I had maybe 4 bites of food yesterday without throwing up.
Today was better. I did stairs like it was nothing and the pain felt more manageable and I felt better about myself.
Im just shocked that my curves prior to surgery (100° thoracic and 80° lumbar) and my spine is at less than 10° and I have half a rib. I just can’t believe how heavy my back feels 😭😂
But I’ve gone for 3 walks around the nursing station and told i can likely go home 2 days from now!!
I also cannot believe that after day one of surgery (only 6 hours under) and I watched a whole hockey game . But the next day (9 hours of surgery) I had no energy for anything
Edit: it was kinda nice because a cute dog came in and chilled with me yesterday and laid in my bed. She was so chill lmao
Just had spinal surgery this week and we measured yesterday, but gang, ive got a waist
I thought I heard my mom wrong when she said I have no curves. The surgeon said he might leave it at 20° but nope. He made my t100° and l80° curves as straight as a board
Also, sorry if theres any typos
And it’s insane beacuse I was told I was likely going to PICU but my surgeon said “put her in a private room.” But I’ll be going to PICU tonight after my spinal fusion. The other crazy part is that I was told I was going to hate the chest tube but honestly? It doesn’t really bother me much. So ive been trying to take big deep breathes so I hopefully won’t have to have it in when I wake up later.
My nurses have been the best. Like, so so so sweet and so helpful. I thought my current nurse right now couldn’t top my first nurse. But I think it’s equal lol.
Oh yeah, I also got to watch some hockey when I woke up 🤣 who would have thought that I’d have been able to wake up from a 6 hour surgery and be watching some playoff hockey? Not me
Hey yall, im getting my surgeries done on Tuesday/Wednesday and I’m packing for my lovely stay at the hospital because I leave tomorrow since it’s a bit of a travel from where I live.
But I’m just sitting here thinking about what the heck I bring for being away for at least a week. Obviously I am going to bring my laptop, book, and some homework so i have something to keep my brain occupied. I’m also going to bring a weighted blanket for comfort but I’m not sure what else I should bring along
Overall, I have a 98.3 😭
Man, I ended my grade 9 social studies class with a 99.3% so this is just sad for me
I can’t wait to watch our goat finally get his gold metal. I have a subscription to SN+ and wouldnt mind watching them (mainly because I miss sharks hockey already and it hasn’t even been a month yet 😭).
It’s unfortunate that Smitty isn’t going to suit up and we can’t see him and mack face off. That would have been fun to see now that theyre besties and not enemies anymore lol. It’s great that Eky is going to play!!