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It’s a process – ACDF recovery
It's been a while since I wrote about my recovery from anterior cervical disectomy fusion, or ACDF. Let me tell…
COVID19 Family Mom
This time last year
Sometimes, I wish we could go back to lock down, our bubble and simple times. Sometimes, I wish I could…
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ACDF recovery incision irritation
I thought getting my stitches trimmed up and my steri-stips off was going to be easy. And while the process…
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Two week ACDF check-in with my surgeon
At my two-week appointment, my surgeon took a look at my incision, pulled off my steri-strips and trimmed up my…
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ACDF Surgery Recovery Week 1
I've made it through the first week. I had taken a few days off writing for the holidays, and mostly…
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ACDF Recovery Day 4 – Trust the Process
I'm a horrible patient. Surgery is over, I'm supposed to be moving on. While I knew there was going to…
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ACDF Surgery Recovery Day 3
On the third day of recovery my true love gave to me---Well, a few things actually. The best one: a…
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ACDF Surgery Recovery Day 2
I don't know what time I "woke up" for the day. I watched church at 9 a.m. so I was…
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Post ACDF Surgery Round Up
I think most of my life is spent expecting the worst. Maybe that helps me when things don't go quite…
ACDF Anxiety health
Surgery Eve Eve – Prepping for ACDF Surgery
This week, I went through COVID testing, pre-op registration, health history, found an old echocardiagram and dropped off my MRI…