SB

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ne --- next week already!

I've been in my own little world here in New England and not keeping up much.

Please feel free to call if you like, or, ok, I just checked and I still have your number so maybe I can call you.

I know what this last week is like and feel free to say "buzz off" if you don't feel like talking.

Anyway, all the best to you!

(((hugs)))

Sharon

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That's great! I'm really happy that your employer was so understanding and compassionate about your surgery. Now you won't have those financial stresses hanging over you :)Good luck with all of your last-minute preparations. I'll be thinking of you next week!> > The great news is that the sick leave bank committee for my job met on > Wednesday. One of the ladies I work with is a co-chair of the > committee and had told me how to apply and then told me when the > meeting was so I could get my application in on time. She had a huge > smile on her face when she came looking for me the next morning. She > had told me that in addition to the doctor's note, I needed to explain > why I needed leave using laypeople's language so the people on the > committee would understand. So, I wrote a two page letter and > explained what flatback syndrome is and described the worst of the > symptoms and how expensive pain management has been (and I mentioned > that pain management is a big part of the reason I ran out of sick > leave since it is 8 days per year and they give us 10). Then I > described in graphic detail what would be done during the surgery. > Mrs Lane said it had brought tears to her eyes when she read it -- but > then, her daughter had scoliosis surgery a couple of years ago. She > said that as the people on the committee read the letter, their eyes > got bigger and bigger and they looked horrified. Usually, they only > grant sick leave for 30 days at a time and then you reapply, but in my > case, they got out a calendar and counted how many days are left in > the school year and granted me sick leave to cover them all. The best > part is that I get full benefits starting on Monday instead of having > a portion of my pay deducted!! Yippee!! I am late paying my bills > this month because I wasn't sure how to budget.

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Hi SB,

What a long way you have come. I remember you gearing up for

revision. The nightmares you were having with your body and you have

come so very far, visiting the Bahama's and lugging babies..You must

be so glad you had revision done. Are you on my mentor list? by the

way, I figure I would slip in a solicite while I was here. LOL VC

( C)

> >

> > Deb,

> >

> > Wowza! My mom had a similar fibroid develop in her 60's. Out she

> > came, same as you describe, and it was a fairly straight forward

> > procedure for her...although she had no spine complications as

you

> > have.

> >

> > I think its a good idea to make sure that the day of surgery you

> > remind your doctor and the anesthetist of your spine issues. You

> > never know what might come up and a reminder of your limitations

> > might be good to have in the front of their minds.

> >

> > It will be great to get this taken care of, and wouldn't it beat

> all

> > if this was the source of some of your spine pain? I am sorry if

> > this forecloses an option to have children, if that was your

wish,

> > as I think you are young to have a hysterectomy!

> >

> > Please let us know when you get a date...as well as how you are

> > revocering after its all over.

> >

> > Wishing you the best.

> >

> > Take Care, Cam

> >

> > p.s. ValD...meno for me has pretty much been the ride you

> > describe...on/off...close together periods then absent for so

many

> > months that I cleared all the paraphanalia....then....I would be

> > right back to usual for months. This has been since 49ish...now

52!

> > Joy.

> >

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