Yet another appointment! November 3, 2008

Hello again,

Another appointment! I have given up on numbering the appointments (i.e-first follow up, 2nd follow up etc) because it is getting confusing. For this appointment I was supposed to go to my specialist's office which I haven't done too much-I normally see him at the hospital. I REALLY dislike going to his office because the waiting room has probably the most uncomfortable chairs I have ever sat in! They are wood and hard and shaped funny and not pleasent to sit in for very long if you are in pain. Even my family have a hard time sitting in them. Anyways, we had to wait quite a long time again and I can't even remember how long exactly (over an hour I think) but I remember my back was getting so bad that I started to feel sick and really dizzy and almost passed out but I didn't thankfully. I know shortly after, my back actually started to go a little numb so the pain kind of eased a little. But it is worth it I guess to wait because he is a really good doctor. I just wish that my specialist would get some comfier chairs! lol We eventually got into a room where I could lay down and rest my back which helped alot. The appointment went well and I feel bad because by the point I saw my specialist I had been up for most of the day (due to traveling to Edmonton and xrays before coming to the office) and I wasn't in the best shape any longer. But he felt that I was showing improvement so I must have improved if I was looking better still at that point! The neat thing was that being at the office, he was able to show me what the rod and screws looked like that were put in my back which was neat! He also gave me a screw to keep that is like the ones put in my back. When I first saw the screw, my jaw dropped just at the size of the screw. This screw is about 2 1/2 inches long! My mom and I both had the same question of how these screws are screwed into my spine and how one of these screws had come loose? Anyways I can post a picture of it because it is quite neat to see for anyone who has had surgery and even anyone just curious. Overall it was another good appointment with no surprises which is how I love the appointments to go! Another bonus was that my next appointment could be at the hospital again! lol
This is the screw I was given that is like the ones in my back holding my spine in place.