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And my back continues to die...
Well, I just had a conversation with my parents about my back. We're going in for a doctor's appointment on Thursday (which means I miss the first half of school, meh) to basically decide whether or not to start looking into surgery. To make a long story short, both my parents and my physical therapist think there's a 99% chance of me having surgery.
This is mainly because my back has not even begun healing, and it's been four months since I've been in Bob, my lovely little back brace. Four months, as it turns out, is the average time it takes to completely heal. So, clearly I'm not getting any better. Also, I'm not supposed to be walking around with two fractures in my back, because there's a possibility of the spine slipping. If the spine slips, then it pushes into my nerves, and I could potentially become paralyzed.
So, my dad told me not to count on doing gymnastics until at least this time next year, which totally and completely sucks. Furthermore, if I do need surgery, then my mom's hoping to confirm it or even schedule it by Christmas, which would totally get me in the holiday mood. Not.
The surgery itself isn't complicated (at least, I don't think)--the affected area is below my spinal chord, which means that there's hardly any risk of something going wrong and me not being able to walk again. However, apparently the recovery time is long, and I could be laid up for several weeks, if not months.
All of this isn't definite, however--it's simply what my parents and physical therapist have told me is likely to happen, given the fact that I'm not healing.
*le sigh* I suppose it could be worse.
This is mainly because my back has not even begun healing, and it's been four months since I've been in Bob, my lovely little back brace. Four months, as it turns out, is the average time it takes to completely heal. So, clearly I'm not getting any better. Also, I'm not supposed to be walking around with two fractures in my back, because there's a possibility of the spine slipping. If the spine slips, then it pushes into my nerves, and I could potentially become paralyzed.
So, my dad told me not to count on doing gymnastics until at least this time next year, which totally and completely sucks. Furthermore, if I do need surgery, then my mom's hoping to confirm it or even schedule it by Christmas, which would totally get me in the holiday mood. Not.
The surgery itself isn't complicated (at least, I don't think)--the affected area is below my spinal chord, which means that there's hardly any risk of something going wrong and me not being able to walk again. However, apparently the recovery time is long, and I could be laid up for several weeks, if not months.
All of this isn't definite, however--it's simply what my parents and physical therapist have told me is likely to happen, given the fact that I'm not healing.
*le sigh* I suppose it could be worse.