Hello Everybody!
I am officially 6 MONTHS POST OP! WHOOO HOOOO! Honestly,
time has flown by crazy fast, and it seems surreal that my surgery was 6 months
ago.
6 month ago, I had 20 something screws drilled into my
spine, 2 titanium rods attached to the screws, and grew 2 inches—all in a span
of 4 hours.
To be honest, life is still more difficult after the surgery
than it was prior. Recently, I have had the worst back pain flare-ups. It has
gotten to the point where I am crying out and in tears from the pain. I am
not sure as to why that happens, but luckily it doesn’t happen too often.
I am currently still in physical therapy. It definitely
helps to stretch my muscles and gain mobility, but I am still unable to walk up
stairs, sit without a pillow, and bend down.
Personally, my recovery seems to be behind schedule, so I am
unsure as to what limitations are normal at 6 months. Despite some setbacks, I feel like my surgery
has inspired me to focus my energy and time into my schoolwork and school activities.
I was also able to get rid of my hospital bed awhile back!
For a while, I slept on the couch because it was firmer, but we bought a piece
of plywood for under my bed mattress to make it more comfortable.
At this point, I can do almost everything I did before, but
I get tired quicker—which is understandable.
My school is still working great to accommodate me as well!
I continue to leave class 3-5 minutes early because it takes me longer to get
to the next class. Also, I tend to be trampled, shoved against walls, beat up,
etc. if I don’t (that may be dramatized). Honestly, huge shout out to my
backpack buddy, Rachel, and my blog editor and assistant backpack buddy, Caitlin. Without them, I would’ve died like 5 months ago.
Cant wait till things get all betterJ
⚓️Alaine
