surgery question

Hi, Im having decompression surgery on the 19th of August. I just want
to know what to expect. And if anyone has heard of Dr Lanman in
beverly hills. I'm nervous. I heard it was REALLY painful. How long
before I can go back to school, etc.

surgery date

My surgery is scheduled for August 19, tuesday at 7:30 in the morning. I'm nervous and I thought I was dealing with it well but I realized that I'm just stuffing my feelings instead of dealing with them. I'm worried about it and all the dangers of haviing surgery. There is some logic in my worries but I know I'm being irrational.

Someone said that I should check for EDS first because the surgery would involve fusing. But I think that I will do this surgery and if I have any problems I will check on that. But at my presurgery appointment I will bring it up along with my blood tests from a while ago that showed signs of blood clotting. But I'm not too worried about that. I hope this surgery helps.

And whats better is that the surgery is the day after my final. When the time gets closer I might end up taking the final the week before.

I have to bee off pain meds for 10 days prior so that will suck bad! Hopefully it doesnt interfere too much. When I'm in pain either I panic or I just forget anything else going on.

surgery

So I'm having the ACM Decompression surgery. Just have to schedule it. The doctor said everything else was fine and I just have borderline Chiari. He let me ask as many questions as I wanted and I feel really comfortable around him concerning this. So thats good. Wish me luck.

head swelling

The last few days the back of my head has been hurting in two spots. Now it feels like its swelling and its really sore. I'm putting ice on it. Earlier I was having pins and needles and sharp pointing type feeling all in my thighs. It hurt more than normal.

drop attacks kinda

"Well I asked about drop attacks because I've been having something similar but not quite and wondering if people can tell me whats going on. I get really sleepy and my head falls forward. I stop in my tracks and my knees lock so I dont fall down. It lasts for about 10 minutes. Sometimes in the car but mostly when i'm walking. I think it's triggered by something because it doesn't happen when I'm just lying around all day. Usually I feel really nautious later."

crappy night

I had a really crappy night. the fireworks had a lot of debris and it made it hard for me to breathe so i was coughing and i had a bad headache so i got a double shot iced coffee which helped alot. But what was crappy was after the show and walking to the car i started collapsing and getting dizzy and woozy in the head. It sucked alot. Now i'm feeling better. rested watched some tv and put ice on my head but i'm still nautious and i still feel lots of pressure up my spine and into my head. ugh! i missed my apt on thursday so i had to reschedule to next thursdayl.

doctors appointment

So tomorrow is my doctors appointment after i got my 2 MRI's today. I've been lethargic and depressed but realizing my depression is due to my lethargy. its a vicious cycle. I do not claim I don't have depression but I don't want to just give up on figuring out what my triggers are.

anyways i got to look at my mri's and i don't see any srynx's in my spine but I'm not a doctor or mri tech.