Its time of the decade where I need another back surgery....

A lot of you know I have crazy pain from spinal stenosis and sciatica nerve pain. Its a 7 on a 0-10 skill. Had my first surgery when I was a freshman at UCLA. In less than 2 weeks I'm going under the knife again but its a big surgery; no mess ups. They're going in and creating more space where my lower back is in the spinal column.

BTW, did I mention I fear surgery? So I need your support please. I can't stop thinking, "what if he makes a mistake...what if he makes a mistake....".

Allen

You'll cruise right through it, no worries. All the best.

Bruin7 said:

A lot of you know I have crazy pain from spinal stenosis and sciatica nerve pain. Its a 7 on a 0-10 skill. Had my first surgery when I was a freshman at UCLA. In less than 2 weeks I'm going under the knife again but its a big surgery; no mess ups. They're going in and creating more space where my lower back is in the spinal column.

BTW, did I mention I fear surgery? So I need your support please. I can't stop thinking, "what if he makes a mistake...what if he makes a mistake....".

Allen

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Ummm....what are they removing??

No need to be so worried really. Those are almost common place surgeries now a days. I've had 2 surgeries(and heading for a third eventually) on my neck already, with 3 disks removed, and 5 total vertebrate's fused, and 3 of them with a steel plate. Yes, I feel your pain(literally), but they have come along ways with that type of surgery. Good luck to ya and best wishes on a speedy recovery.

Art

just think how much better you will feel after the surgery is done.

Good luck Allen. I'm sure it'll go smooth and you'll be pain-less in no time.

Zach

You will be fine. bro. I have a feeling I'll be following you shortly.......

It'll be a breeze bud. It will be 0 pain when over with. Gl buddy. Dave

Bruin7 said:

A lot of you know I have crazy pain from spinal stenosis and sciatica nerve pain. Its a 7 on a 0-10 skill. Had my first surgery when I was a freshman at UCLA. In less than 2 weeks I'm going under the knife again but its a big surgery; no mess ups. They're going in and creating more space where my lower back is in the spinal column.

BTW, did I mention I fear surgery? So I need your support please. I can't stop thinking, "what if he makes a mistake...what if he makes a mistake....".

Allen

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I had two major major surgeries this year and I had the same thoughts leading up to the first one. I imagined just about every bad scenario possible but once I got to it it calmed me down. I had never had surgery before and thought I was terrified, but I ended up OK.

Bruin7 said:

A lot of you know I have crazy pain from spinal stenosis and sciatica nerve pain. Its a 7 on a 0-10 skill. Had my first surgery when I was a freshman at UCLA. In less than 2 weeks I'm going under the knife again but its a big surgery; no mess ups. They're going in and creating more space where my lower back is in the spinal column.

BTW, did I mention I fear surgery? So I need your support please. I can't stop thinking, "what if he makes a mistake...what if he makes a mistake....".

Allen

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I hear you on the fear of surgery. I've had three major operations with two on my esophagus and the third on my stomach. I had all the muscles cut out of the esophagus and over half my stomach removed and I was terrified each time. The best advice I can give is to be diligent in your research of the doctors and the various methods used to perform the surgery. Sometimes the right doctor isn't always in your home town and although travel may seem difficult if it puts you at ease to go to the best then it's well worth it. Although if you're having this surgery at UCLA you should be in good hands as they have amazing surgeons across the board.(Of course I'm a little biased as I'm the class of '91).

Good luck and whatever you do just try and be at peace with your decision. I know I stressed like crazy each time I went under but ultimately I know I did the right thing and with the right people. Now coincidentally, I'm off to the hospital to be put under to have some tests to see how I'm healing from the last one.

Good luck!