We had the chance to meet with Dr. Richard Salib on Thursday. He’s a surgeon at the Institute for Low Back and Neck Care in Minneapolis that Sarah has seen for years. He was one of the original designers of the Maverick Disc that Sarah has now.

He checked out the scans of the prosthetic placement and took some time to discuss the different pains and sensations that Sarah is experiencing.

He thinks the surgery went very well.

He affirmed the French Doctor’s assessment of her pain stemming from the extreme stretching of the spine that she had to go through to fit the disc in place. He encouraged her to be patient through the healing process. Everyone heals at their own pace.

She’ll start taking steroids to reduce the swelling in her facet joints and if the pain isn’t really improved in a week, then she’ll get a facet joint steroid injection to speed things up. With all those roids, I hope she doesn’t grow hair in strange places!

Right now she’s really sick with the same sickness I had at the beginning of the week. It makes her feel crazy. stuck in bed, not able to get outside and not able to move much.

Next week she’ll start pool therapy at Courage Center. She’s very much looking forward to that.

Overall, it’s felt a bit crazy for me. We have another family moving in with us tomorrow. 4 Schellers + 4 Mills in 5 Bedrooms = Tight Squeeze. I’ve been working overtime to convert our bedroom closet into 1/2 closet, 1/2 office as well as purge tons of our stuff and figure out new storage options for the rest. The house has been in shambles for days. I’ve also been a full-time dad, and part-time nurse and have gone back to work as well. Needless to say, things have been a bit wild for me this week.

Hopefully, Sarah will be up for writing something tomorrow to let you know how she’s doing in her own words…