Thanks very much.
I thought about going on Forteo or something similar and trying to build the bone up, but I just don't want to delay the surgery. There is always the possibility (knock on wood) that I might lose my health insurance, or develop some other condition, or that my surgeon might move to a different hospital, or that my condition might degenerate even further due to continued inactivity, so I figured I better go for it now, while I'm able.
I realize that there is a possibility I might be worse after surgery than I am now, but it's a relatively small one. And I'm pretty sure that if I don't have surgery, I will just continue to get worse. So this at least gives me a chance of making my life better. That's my thought process, anyway.
I'm trying to prepare the house for the post-op period, setting everything up with my employer, buying satin sheets
- recommended by someone to help with turning over & moving in bed post-op.
Maria - do you think the Forteo had anything to do with the auto-fusion?