Happy New Year! - Now let's catch up. My last few posts were ACDF Surgery – 3 Weeks Post-Op & X-rays & Anterior Cervical Discectomy & Fusion – ACDF Surgery & Recovery and a lot has happened since then, so let's dive right in. My 2022 ended phenomenally with friends, laughter and music. 2022 was one... Continue Reading →
Slipping Rib Syndrome – 7th Procedure
Warning - Post-Op Images Shared! So, my latest surgery was on May 11, 2022. See my previous post about being 3 months post-op and needing another surgery - Slipping Rib Syndrome – 3 Months Post-Op and Scheduled for Another Surgery. This procedure was my 7th thoracic surgery and my 3rd with Dr. Hansen. All went... Continue Reading →
Slipping Rib Syndrome – 3 Months Post-Op and Scheduled for Another Surgery
I am almost at 14 weeks post-op and I figured an update was due before my London debut! 🎉🇬🇧 I'm still hurting with these damn wonky ribs. In my last surgery this past December, Dr. Hansen sutured my 9th rib to my 8th rib, and my 10th to my 9th, with each rib moved forward, slightly... Continue Reading →
Slipping Rib Syndrome – One Month Post-Op
Today marks 10 weeks post-op from my Slipping Rib Syndrome surgery and at 1 month post-op I had a virtual follow-up with the always amazing Dr. Hansen. I will probably need another follow-up before my next scheduled appointment in June. We discussed my back pain and on-and-off nausea since surgery. We also talked about the... Continue Reading →
Slipping Rib Syndrome – Ribs Not Healing & WV Consult Scheduled
There is a lot to catch up on since my last post at the end of July which focused on these wonky ribs of mine. During my last post, I was only a few weeks post-op from my right-hand surgery for De Quervain's Tenosynovitis and I was around 6 weeks post-op from my latest rib... Continue Reading →
Thoracic Follow-Up & Slipping Rib Syndrome | IT COULD BE WORSE BLOG
I hope you had a chance to catch up with my last post, De Quervain’s Tenosynovitis – Lefty. There has been quite a bit going on with my hands for quite some time. But, my ribs have also been an issue, with the neurectomy and rib plating procedures. Those are still healing, too, at 11... Continue Reading →