What kind of rehab did you get while laying on your side of stomach? or did
you have to lay on your side. Thankfully my sore is smaller than that.
It's less than 2cm wide and long, however, it's almost 8cm deep
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Sent: Sunday, May 28, 2006 5:28 PM
Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] my flap
surgery
I had a flap surgery done in February
2001 one my rear end. I was in the hospital for a day and a half was
released to a rehab hospital where I stayed on bed rest for three months on a
clinictron bed. Somewhere near the sixth or seventh week I was allowed
to sit in the chair gradually increasing my times from one-hour to four hours
per day. The sore on my butt was deep enough to hide a baseball. I
was told the coccyx bone was in view. However, there was no other
cutting on my body. I enjoyed the nursing rehab because I was fed three
meals a day, bathed and showered regularly, received physical therapy while I
was there and additional occupational therapy also and was treated like a king
(well may be like a prince). It was almost like mini
vacation.
T. Houston C5-C6
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Sent: Sunday, May 28, 2006 2:53
PM
Subject: [QUAD-L] my flap surgery
OK, so I finally decided to go for the flap and it is on Wed. I'm
really nervous. The sore is tiny but deep so he is cutting my leg to
move the muscle to the sore which is almost to my butt.
So I have questions. I didn't realize how much he's going to cut
me. He said he is going to cut a v then a straight line towards my
knee which is a long cut. I dont have feeling but I do feel the pain
from this sore and I have a bad reaction from morphine through IV so I'm
scared of the pain and healing time. The doc says about a month.
Have any of you gone through anything similar to this? Also the sore
is on my left side and in the past my bowel program only worked on that
side. I'm concerned about that as well with all of those staples in my
leg.
Any advice or information I might be missing out on I would love
it. My bday is July 3 and I would love to be healed by then. I
am staying in the hospital one to two weeks then coming home. My
neighbor who helps me with the waiver is going to make sure I have
meals. She only works a minimal amount of time with me but between her
and her mom, they are going to make sure I'm taken care of. THANK GOD
I DONT HAVE TO GO TO A REHAB OR NURSING FACILITY. Whenever I go for
testing at the hospital the staff is really nice so I hope the nurses are as
well.
Oh and if you pray I would appreciate them,
Stacy
