Surgery Again

Who's surgery? No, No, not me.

For some time, Karylinn has been dealing with quite a lot of lower back pain. While I had thought that I had become a pain in her "side" it turns out there is a medical reason.
Seriously, she has a herniated disk affecting her L4 L5 and S1 vertebrae. She has been suffering with this off and on since about a year ago. A couple of weeks back, we met with a surgeon and Monday is the day. The plan is to remove the parts of the disk that is impinging on her nerves and grind down the bone in places where the nerve channel is narrowed.

While many patients who have this surgery are out of the hospital the same day, that is not a prediction and the decision of when she goes home will depend on how she does. Apparently almost all patients have a good result over time and a high percentage get immediate relief.

Any thoughts and prayers that you can send along will be gratefully received. Prayers for steady, skillful hands for Dr. Button and strength and healing for Karylinn are on my list!

I will keep you posted when we have news.