I've awaited many treatments hoping it would change my life and I would be "normal" again.
Even something simple like waiting for the appointment day for yet another specialist. Believing that they would know what the other doctors didn't, what they had missed.
My purpose in this blog is to hopefully help someone make a decision and maybe have some questions answered while searching for information on a SCS. (Spinal Cord Stimulator)
I have spent many hours reading on medical sites regarding different treatments as they
were recommended to me. I was told to stay away from "patient forums" and stick to
medical sites like WebMD, healthline.com, and Mayo Clinic. I understand why it was advised to me to some reasoning but I enjoyed reading other patients stories. In some ways it helped me to not feel like I was the only person dealing with a chronic issue for such a long
period of time. Also, so family and friends can check in on me after surgery without feeling
like they are having to ask, " How are you?" when you really know the answer but what else to ask? When your struggling with a chronic pain you come to the point when people ask you just always say "I'm fine" because you know their tired of hearing the truth and your constant complaining.
I'm not a writer and I've never blogged before, so bare with me. I'm still trying to learn my way around the blog site, where to put in the history. From now until surgery not much to tell so I may just tell my story of my back trials for the people reading who don't know me. I'll be doing a little homework and putting in a few notes here and there until surgery day. I understand the first couple of weeks are pretty tough. I may have less to say then but I will catch you up.
If you stumble across this blog and want to know what a SCS is I've put a like to the site for the type I will have implanted. I understand their are three.
Theresa
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