Scoliosis operation tm!

stardust444

Hii everyone I just wanted to say in case anyone wonders why I don’t reply for a while, tomorrow im having my operation for scoliosis which is quite big, so I might not be active for a while, idk exactly how long yet!

Anyway im feeling alright right now actually because I’ve managed to accept and calm my anxiety (a while back when I first found out I had to have it I couldn’t stop crying because I was really scared of the risks but I’ve realised this is the best choice for me and im going to a really good hospital and they know what they’re doing), so I’m happy im feeling a bit better about it now.

I’m supposed to be back from the hospital on around the 27th so I’ll update you
I hope everyone’s doing alright ❤️

ebyrne556

Hey @stardust444
I’m really glad that you’re feeling okay about your operation tomorrow I’ll be thinking of you and sending you lots of love positivity and support and hope you get lots of rest and recover and look forward to seeing you back on here when your feeling up to it
Take care

Sian321

Hey @stardust444 , thank you so much for keeping us updated It sounds like there's been a lot going on for you lately, and it's so valid that you were feeling frightened. Dealing with healthcare procedures can feel a lot like letting go of control sometimes, which is scary. We'll all be thinking of you and will be delighted to catch up on the other side of your surgery.

Take good care, @stardust444 and thanks for all the compassionate messages you've been posting on here lately as well as for opening up about yourself too.

We care about you Go easy with yourself and be sure to treat yourself to lots of cosy Netflix programmes, hot chocolates, allll to good stuff when you're recovering

You've got this!!

Amy22

Hey @stardust444 by the time your probably reading this you may be in recovery and in hospital and I just wanted to say there's no rush to read this message. But I hope your doing okay right now. It sounds like a very big operation that you had to be fair and I can imagine that it will take some time to recover from the operation as well. Make sure to take care of yourself during and after the surgery especially as surgery can be a major and scary thing too to go through. I agree with everyone else here, make sure to also do things that you find relaxing as well. I hope the surgery went well. Speedy recovery .

Sending hugs,

Amy22

sinead276

just seen this on what i think would be the day you had the surgery - just wanted to wish you a speedy recovery and hope everything went well. remember to take care of yourself (both physically and mentally) as you recover.

sending lots of hugs
Sinead

Orchid059

Hi @stardust444 I hope the surgery went well. Let us know how you get on and how the recovery is going

stardust444

Hi everyone! Thank you for all your kind messages, they made me feel a lot better ❤️
I came back home yesterday and it’s been so much better than being at hospital. Luckily everything went really well, no complications and so far everything’s healing well!

The pain has been up and down and so has my mood (sometimes it hurts so much I start crying and I’ve been getting a bit annoyed because i currently cant sit anywhere comfortably and i would want to start catching up with my school work soon but i physically cant) but the pain is getting better.

For a while I couldn’t eat without feeling sick but im improving and i can now walk down my street and everyday im getting a bit further.

briannat

Welcome back home @stardust444

It sounds like things are steadily improving even though there are still some difficult obstacles to work with. Bravo on being able to walk down the street now!! That's huge

I hope you're being kind and gentle to yourself as you navigate this journey of healing

ebyrne556

Lovely to hear that you’re back home @stardust444 And that things are starting to steadily improve don’t lose hope we are all thinking of you and keep being amazing

sinead276

glad to here the surgery went well and the recovery process is going well too - like the others have said, remember to be kind to your mind throughout the recovery.

KEEP GOING YOU'RE DOING AMAZING!!!!!!!!

stardust444

Hey so i just wanted to give some updates because ive not been on here for like a month and I feel really bad.

Yesterday was the 4 week mark after my operation which is great and the day before was my 17th birthday so some of my friends came around which was so nice because I haven’t been at school for nearly 2 months now!

Im all fine now but me and my family had a bit of a scare a couple days ago because i had really bad chest pain (which isnt a typical symptom after this operation) so i had to go to A&E to check it wasn’t a blood clot in my lung and me and my mum ended up up spending most of the night waiting! Then they gave me blood thinners just in case and tbh even though i have a pretty high pain tolerance, the injection for it was the most painful thing ive ever experienced 😭

THEN a couple days after that the sharp pain kinda spread to my shoulder and for two days i could barely move my back (which was weird because for about a week before i had been feeling so muc better) but anyway now the pain is slowly getting better so im hoping it will be gone soon especially as it’s Christmas and my cousins are coming from York.

its just a bit annoying that there was all these problems because now im even more behind in school and its stressing me out quite a lot.

if anyone actually read all the way to the end thank you so much i really appreciate it<3
sorry for the long ramble rant!!

i hope everyone’s okay

eylah

sending you so many hugs 🫂 i hope your feeling better and im so proud of you for going through this huge surgery but still here to support ppl. hugs 🫂 sending you quick recovery hugs 🫂