L5-S1 Charite Revision Surgery 8 day post op

[Poncho]

Hummmm - well, I would have to say that I was "sober" - unless you consider drinking coffee while viewing the pics "coffee goggling" - LOL. Perhaps, the pics don't do him justice.

Blairsara - Please keep posting on your progress. I hope you are feeling better.

TTYL,
Poncho

[Maria]

Hey Blair,
Hope your tum is doing it's thing and there's some ease w/your business...

Re Dr.Apostle and in his defense~ that's not a flattering photo Mark and it was the way he looked at me when I was leaving the examing room that really made me think he was cute~ he looked right into my eyes and wished good luck or some such thing but it was so sincere (that I can't remember what he said, just the sincerity of the look)~

So yeah, he's a 10 on men who look like they really care about what they're doing professionally with shattered lives and I still think he was really very nice looking!!!

Ok, I'm on pain meds tho wasn't drunk!!!

Oh yeah, Edit to say mmglobal is a 10 too!!!! Diane, don't get mad!

[dshobbies]

Hey now, in everyone's defence... I've heard that it isn't if someone's perfect that counts, it's if you're perfect for each other. This applies to all relationships, including doctor/patient. If Dr. Apostle is perfect for you Maria, and it sounds like it is, then he's a 10. Mark, you're a 10 in so many lives and I have no further comment. Taste is taste and to each his own.

And in my book, aside from my own hunky husband, I go for the Tom Selleck look. He can make my bed any day of the week. I think it's the mustache!

Take care all, and Blair, I sincerely hope you continue to improve daily. Just remember, take is nice and slow.

Dale

[Poncho]

Okay, I have to leave room for personality... If he is sincere, compassionate and treats his patients well - Especially, since he is dealing with those of use with "broken backs" and lives - I would have to give him a 10+(going by patient feedback). Looks, smarts, and good personality- can't get any better than that

[Maria]

Blair,
since this tread is about your recovery I'm wondering if in seeing Dr.Regan for your surgical treatment pre/surg/postop if it is also a standard procedure for this office to have the patient evaluated by Dr.Apostle pre op and post op?

When I saw Dr.Regan I thought that Dr.Apostle was the Resident taking a history for Dr.R and wasn't exactly thrilled at his presence at first. He may have introduced himself but I didn't catch exactly what his role was in terms of taking my history intially altho I think during this history somewhere he stated he was a PM.

It may have just been the office was so swamped that day that he took me intially to help Dr.Regan out altho he was shortly joined by Dr.Regan.

The dual specialities of surgery and psych eval seems to be a good approach to the first time office visit altho I'm sure it depends on the insurance coverage for the visit. As it was I was paying cash and this is one time I can honestly say I got more than money's worth in terms of an evaluation and how I was treated as a human being and a patient.

Re men/looks and the like~ I can surprise myself with whom I consider to be hunky for me~ tho it's usually in the eyes for me, and I do love foreign accents as well and trim/muscular bods!

Blair, are you getting better at a faster rate just reading this thread??? Hope you're doing well and that one of the laxative remedies is working for you! I feel awful when not *on schedule*~

[Poncho]

If anything, I hope we are entertaining Time to refocus.

Poncho

[Blairsara]

Hi everyone.

Thanks for all of the posts! It has been very entertaining and has helped me get through each day.

Well, here is the newest update. The past weekend sucked. I had major problems with my bowels and actually thought I had to go back to the hospital. I was in the bathroom Friday night for 5 hours straight. My mom ended up calling the hospital to get the internist's number that saw me while I was in the hospital. We called, but that bastard didnt call back. This was around 5am. So we fell asleep and when we woke up at 7am we called my internist. Since he wasnt on call we talked to someone else who said that I had to get a sepasotory (spelling?) and if I couldnt go then than I had to go to the hospital. Well, I didnt really go but it was enough where I didnt feel like I wanted to go to the hospital. Saturday sucked, and it was only until Sunday where everything was back to normal.

Now I'm doing ok. I'm eating a very high fiber diet, more so than before, and I am walking farther in the same amount of time. I set a goal for walking distance last week and I met it yesterday. I'm still only walking 20 minutes at a time, not doing anything crazy. And I don't feel like I'm overdoing it. I also think that I won't have to use the walker by the end of this week. The leg pain that I had is gone. But I still have really bad pain at the incision site on my stomach and my back hurts like hell. Oh ya and the laxatives dont do anything.

Now, to the most important part of this discussion... Dr. Apostle! He's adorable! those pictures definitely don't do him any justice!! Actually they are terrible pictures.

Maria, I dont know if it's common to have Dr. Apostle meet with every patient. I went to him because of my sleep issues. But I do know that when it gets really crowded that he'll come in and talk to the patients before Dr. Regan does. I know that he is great with medication - in terms of his knowledge and trying to find the best fit.

Anyways, I just wanted to say hi and give you guys an update. Hope everyone is doing well. And thanks for posting comments, and please continue to do so because it really does help me get through the day! So thanks you guys

Blair