January 5, 2009
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What they did to me
When I went to the dr to have my stitches out they took a whole bunch of x-rays. They said that they needed to make sure that everything was still where they put it. Like laying around in bed would be strenuous enough to displace all of that hardware. Anyway, after the dr read them and showed me what was going on he wanted to know if I wanted a copy. My first thought was, “what for?” then I thought it might be interesting to have a copy so I said yes.
So here is a picture of my spine with four screws and two pins in it. Between all of that you can see the shadow of a “cage” that they inserted into the disc between the vertebra that they screwed. Each time that I go they plan to take pictures and check on the healing process. I just thought that those of you with a little interest in these type of things might like to see what was done to my back when I went for the surgery on 15 Dec.
Comments (6)
Wow!!!
Amazing what they can do! Thanks for sharing this. Heal quickly!!
My friend, atatijosiah, is going tomorrow for the 3rd operation on her broken ankle. She broke it in France, and it was not fixed properly the first time. Maybe she’ll post her x-ray too. Get better soon, but don’t try to do too much too soon.
Amazing! That really speaks outloud and shows Gods Mercy, Love, Healing touch!! God Is so good, giving man the wisdom, and direct the hands in surgery as well! Thank you for posting this and know We’re in continue prayer for your recovery, healing! PTL!
WOW! How nifty they let you have a copy of the X-ray! What an amazing picture. I look at it and keep thinking, “How does that not hurt?” But then I realize, it’s there to STOP the hurting, right? I’m praying it does exactly that and your healing proceeds right on schedule!
@nettieheidmann - It looks painful but you hit the nail right on the head, it is stopping the hurting. I am absolutely pain free. The only thing that bothers me is the weakness and that is coming along nicely. Thank you for all the prayers, couldn’t do it without.
It’s amazing what they can do nowadays. I hope your healing is going well ~ L