WENT TO A PARTY!

Okay I went to a party and saw a friend who told me that getting this surgery was a piece of cake. He popped up under my face and said, "surprise!"

I hadn't seen him since a few months before my surgery. I told him he better not get too close or I'll bite his nose! He laughed and said he heard I had a really tough time with my surgery.

He didn't have 3 levels done and his neck is really short so I think that's why his experience was different from mine. He had the same doctor so it wasn't that.

We had a nice chat and parted saying "God I hope we never have to do that again...but it was worth it this time". We both don't have the insane pain we had before the surgery so all it good.

Lynn Hahn  www.getrealfit.org

LET'S PARTY I'M FUSED!

I had my one year appointment yesterday. I'm fused! Ya Ho!!!

My x-rays looked really weird. There are dots on my fused bones. I found out that those are markers. I feel like an endangered species lol. They keep track of your progress with those dots.

I still have a ways to go. I'm a little stiff. I was told my range of motion side to side may be what it is :( I don't have full range.

My looking up is good because my neck is a giraffe neck! It's really long. I imagine those with shorter necks have more limitations. They do heal faster and easier because the longer your neck is the heavier your head is. I couldn't hold mine up for more than a few minutes right after surgery long neck I have.


I'm coming along well with my exercising. I'm putting together a new workout and hope to be able to shoot it at my two year mark.

Shooting workout DVDs is really tough on the old body. The retakes and such are tiring. I'm a low impact girl now. No more jumping up and down for me. I'm actually sort of glad about that. I was getting really burnt out on the super tough stuff. I'm getting old lol

So there's the update. PARTY TIME!


Lynn Hahn   www.getrealfit.org

XRAY COMING UP SOON!

I go to the doctor next week. I get an xray each time I go to make sure I'm healing correctly. That's a lot of rays shooting though me. I try not to think about that.

I was told by some that at a year you feel normal again. I don't. I'm glad I did this but I surely don't feel "normal".

Tomorrow is my year birthday! I am so much better but still I have some discomfort in my neck. It doesn't stop me from doing anything it just is a nagging weird feeling. I can't wait until I can tell you I'm feeling normal. There will be a party!

Lynn Hahn www.getrealfit.org

ALMOST A YEAR YA HO!

My year date is right around the corner. July 27...

I tried to make an appointment with my surgeon. I made it on their website. They must be busy because they haven't answered the request and it's been over a week. Time to get on the phone!

Each day is better. I have to do all my stretching exercises every day and often. If I don't my whole spine locks up.

I'm getting use to the popping noises in my neck. They actually feel good. I know I'm just moving things where they need to be when my stretching causes a "snap crackle pop" sound.

How do you like my little fishes on the bottom of the blog? I try to create a calm environment for you to be in while you read the blog.  It's a tough subject but one that we need to talk and share about. It makes the journey far more bearable.

Take care

Lynn Hahn   www.getrealfit.org

STILL STIFF WHEN WILL IT END

My son's wedding was this weekend. I did pretty well with my pain but all the turning to talk at dinners and such has my neck really stiff again. I was bad about doing my neck exercises too. ugggg!

I go to my doctor for my year check up soon. I'll let you know what he says. Maybe this is it. I know a young gal that had 4 levels done and she seems to have lots of range of motion. What am I doing wrong??

Lynn Hahn   www.getrealfit.org