Surgery

Last week was kind of crazy. For the last month my mom has been complaining about her back. She hasn't been able to do much because her left foot was going numb.
She went to her family Dr and got a referral for a spine specialist. Of course she couldn't get in right away, so she had to wait a couple of weeks.
When she finally got in the Doctor told her she would need surgery. They told her it would be better to have it done sooner than later. We just didn't know that sooner meant right away.
On Wednesday we found out she would be having surgery on friday. And on thursday late afternoon we found out it would be in the morning. I'm glad I don't work fridays, so I was available to take her to the hospital.
I was really nervous at first. When you think of someone going into your spine to clean out fragments of your disk it makes you wonder:"what if they slip and cut something they are not suppose to?"
We got to the hospital and I had a chance to talk to her Doctor before she went in. He seemed very nice. He answered all of our questions, which gave me some peace of mind.
We thought she was going to be in the hospital overnight. But she was doing so well that we got to bring her home that afternoon.
My day was very long. She slept for a few hours after the surgery. It was funny to listen to all of her comments while high on medication.
She's doing well. She can finally feel her toes again. She is not running yet, but I'm sure she will be in no time.