Guest guest Posted August 7, 2008 Report Share Posted August 7, 2008 Sharon and all -- I NEVER did receive the Successful Surgery CD in the mail from " 14 cows " (I'm sorry, right now I can't remember your name, my apologies!). Therefore, if it was mailed, it must be lost and it could be floating anywhere. It never got to me. D. > > > > Hi as well as everyone in the group! > > > > I would first like to say thank you to for sending me a card > > while I was in the hospital for the latest infection in my legs, then > > turned into bronchitis, then pneumonia. Needless to say my New York > > trip and surgery was canceled until September 29th. This is actually > > my admission date where they will place the halo traction the > > following day then my first surgery date will be October 14th. This > > will be the posterior release, somewhere up around my shoulder > > blades. Then on October 6TH will be the anterior fusion. I AM SO > > DISAPPOINTED, I thought I would be on my way to recovering by this > > time, I still find it difficult to lead that I went to all of the > > anxiety and expense and basically just 72 hours before I was to get on > > the plane everything went to hell in a hand basket! Now I find out my > > actual new surgery date is on the anniversary of my wedding day > > " October 14, 1978. " That was a wonderful day in my life however the > > marriage ended badly, so I hope that is not a bad omen :-). > > > > Sharon, thank you for all of your support also, I feel like I let > > everyone down and now my anxieties are just starting all over again. > > I just so badly want to finely get under the care of Dr. Boachie, as I > > feel he is my last hope. But then I feel I'm going to disappoint him > > because he is concentrating on correcting my upper spine, WHICH WOULD > > BE FANTASTIC! But I have such a horrendous pain in my lower back that > > I can barely make it through each day. When they were doing my > > pulmonary function tests I told them that it would not be accurate > > because I could not take a deep breath because it hurt so much, then > > of course I do have the spinal compression of my lungs, I sure hope > > Dr. Boachie takes all of this into account. > > > > Dr. Boachie used to write me personally but every sense that special > > on the Discovery Channel he has become so busy I really never know who > > is truly responding to my e-mails. I think I also watched too many of > > these hospital television programs :-). I truly do want to keep my > > hopes up, and I truly do want to believe that they have made many > > advancements in the past 30 years with scoliosis reconstruction. But > > really I just don't know what to believe, so please you guys help me > > keep my spirits up and you ever get to Las Vegas I can show you how to > > not lose money :-). > > > > Right now I am starting all over again with trying to get the flight > > arrangements in my constant search for housing arrangements for Wanda > > and during the two months or so I will be in New York on the > > upper East side of Manhattan. It is so very, very, very expensive, > > and I am terrified that I might wind up losing my home here in Las > > Vegas if I do not do everything correctly. I got hit a lot this past > > year, last August I was in the hospital for eight weeks with > > pneumonia, that was expensive, now we lost out on the plane fares and > > the past couple weeks I just spent in the hospital again. I just need > > to stay well enough until I can get to New York under Dr. Boachie > > care. And then I worry about have my chosen the right doctor? (You > > know always those last-minute doubts?) I look at Dr. Lenke's web site > > and it looks fantastic with all of the success stories, but I cannot > > find a web site on Dr. Boachie. Does anyone know if Dr. Boachie has a > > web site with testimonials of before and after, just wondering. I > > still think he is FANTASTIC I just need to get their before it's too > > late, I feel like I'm getting older by the day :-). > > > > Anyway, thank you all for listening to me wine, did I spell that right > > :-)? Thanks again, ie > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ ------ > > Looking for a car that's sporty, fun and fits in your budget? Read > > reviews on AOL Autos > > <http://autos.aol.com/cars-BMW-128-2008/expert-review? ncid=aolaut00050000000017>. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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