I talked to a few of you lovely ladies in the chat a couple nights ago. I had my surgery and it went well. I'm back home and recovering now. It hurts a lot, but it will get better. Just wanted to give you gals an update.
(On the tenth, yesterday, I had two discectomies for two herniated discs, one at L3-4 and the other at L4-5... Those two have been herniated for years but as it's fine for insurance companies to drop you for being sick, I didn't have health insurance for three years and had to suffer through them with no treatment. I finally got Medicaid about two months ago. I've had four herniated discs total in my life so far and I'm 22- all herniated for no reason, never had an accident or back trauma. They've been L3-4, L4-5 herniated twice, and L5-S1.)
I'm so glad I quit smoking and switched to an e-cig little over six weeks ago, before I knew I was going to have the surgery. I know that not smoking is really going to help me recover. Yay for vaping! Yay for this forum for helping me through it! I lurk far more than I post, but so many here have been helpful in guiding me through my transition from smoking to vaping, even if they don't know it.
(On the tenth, yesterday, I had two discectomies for two herniated discs, one at L3-4 and the other at L4-5... Those two have been herniated for years but as it's fine for insurance companies to drop you for being sick, I didn't have health insurance for three years and had to suffer through them with no treatment. I finally got Medicaid about two months ago. I've had four herniated discs total in my life so far and I'm 22- all herniated for no reason, never had an accident or back trauma. They've been L3-4, L4-5 herniated twice, and L5-S1.)
I'm so glad I quit smoking and switched to an e-cig little over six weeks ago, before I knew I was going to have the surgery. I know that not smoking is really going to help me recover. Yay for vaping! Yay for this forum for helping me through it! I lurk far more than I post, but so many here have been helpful in guiding me through my transition from smoking to vaping, even if they don't know it.