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mister_mojorisin · 11-24-2006, 06:08 AM

The rest of you probably do not know, but I am am a friend of Sue's (Meilyne) and I recommended that she she post on this site because I did not know any other way for her to get advice.

I went through a similar circumstance in 2000, I was suffering from sever back trauma, herniated disc (which eventually became ruptured). I went to see a surgeon and he told me that the only way to alleviate the problem was through surgery. Many people told me that surgery was a risky way to go because of all the complications that may occur. They were right, I did suffer complications but the complications were little compared to the pain I was experiencing before the surgery. It took me almost three years to overcome the side effects of the surgery but the pain was gone thus eliminating the day-in-day-out mental anguish I was experiencing. Back surgery is something that no one should take lightly but the fact that the pain was gone was enough for me to get on with my life. Surgical procedures are always a risky proposition no matter how insignificant, anyone can incur an infection or death as a result.

I truly believe that Meilyne should consider the surgery because she will spend more time and energy trying to fight a battle that a doctor and therapist have told her she cannot win on her own instead of visiting the museums and seashores that she truly loves.

I have been trying to to tell her to believe in herself and she thinks that it is hokey.

I would like for the people who frequent this forum to express some of the hardships they have overcome and relay the mental power of ones brain. She is very skeptical of the whole mind over matter thing, so any story you can tell of how you overcame a troubled time in your life would certainly help me not sound like a kook.....lol.

Meilyne is someone I have known for a short time but is one that I will truly cherish and have for the rest of my life, so any advice and comments would surely be appreciated for her sake.

11-24-2006, 06:08 AM	#10 (permalink)
mister_mojorisin Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Posts: 13	Your decision about surgery The rest of you probably do not know, but I am am a friend of Sue's (Meilyne) and I recommended that she she post on this site because I did not know any other way for her to get advice. I went through a similar circumstance in 2000, I was suffering from sever back trauma, herniated disc (which eventually became ruptured). I went to see a surgeon and he told me that the only way to alleviate the problem was through surgery. Many people told me that surgery was a risky way to go because of all the complications that may occur. They were right, I did suffer complications but the complications were little compared to the pain I was experiencing before the surgery. It took me almost three years to overcome the side effects of the surgery but the pain was gone thus eliminating the day-in-day-out mental anguish I was experiencing. Back surgery is something that no one should take lightly but the fact that the pain was gone was enough for me to get on with my life. Surgical procedures are always a risky proposition no matter how insignificant, anyone can incur an infection or death as a result. I truly believe that Meilyne should consider the surgery because she will spend more time and energy trying to fight a battle that a doctor and therapist have told her she cannot win on her own instead of visiting the museums and seashores that she truly loves. I have been trying to to tell her to believe in herself and she thinks that it is hokey. I would like for the people who frequent this forum to express some of the hardships they have overcome and relay the mental power of ones brain. She is very skeptical of the whole mind over matter thing, so any story you can tell of how you overcame a troubled time in your life would certainly help me not sound like a kook.....lol. Meilyne is someone I have known for a short time but is one that I will truly cherish and have for the rest of my life, so any advice and comments would surely be appreciated for her sake.