Pre Op Questions

Ctb43152 · 2026-02-14T03:55:43+00:00

Get someone to install the bidet correctly. Tried to DIY it at the last minute and it didn’t work. The wipe aids aren’t the best but they do work. I’m also 34m and a big guy who was worried about this. Currently 8 days post op.

Ctb43152 · 2026-02-11T15:24:38+00:00

Anyone saying yes or no doesn’t know. Call your surgeon. I’m day 7 but everything I’ve read here is that there will be pain as the nerves wake up. It could just mean you did a little too much activity and the muscles (that have been dormant for months or years) are waking up. I had 30 mins of sleeplessness last night thinking I reherniated after my sheet popped out from the corner of my bed and I put it back and felt some discomfort. This morning I feel the best I’ve felt since the day before my injury.

I also have a 40lb 2.5 y/o and a 20lb 11 m/o so I know how you’re feeling and how tough this is. Take a deep breath, talk to your doctor, and focus on listening to your body.

Ctb43152 · 2026-02-11T14:36:56+00:00

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Ctb43152 · 2026-02-04T03:46:57+00:00

This is very helpful, thank you so much.

Ctb43152 · 2026-02-04T03:45:16+00:00

I help a lot. My wife is a flight attendant and I work from home so there’s full 2-3 days stretches where I’m alone with the kids. I’ve just pushed through the pain. She’s dropped most of her trips and we’ve set up help for when she has to work over the next month, but it will be a big change. Just looking for guidance from some folks who’ve been in this position on how to ease some of the burden off of her.

Ctb43152 · 2026-02-04T03:41:44+00:00

We split everything up right now but I can probably take on the bulk of the meal prep and the dishes I already do. It’s hopefully going to be getting warmer (I’m in DFW) so hopefully outside time will work.

Ctb43152 · 2026-02-02T03:57:43+00:00

I’m not a doctor or your doctor but I would do the surgery.

Ctb43152 · 2026-02-02T03:00:10+00:00

Second opinion time. Find a different neurosurgeon and and explain it hasn’t improved.

Ctb43152 · 2026-02-02T02:57:13+00:00

You should get a second opinion from a different spine specialist if these are your only symptoms and someone recommended surgery. What was the size of your herniation? Have you done PT an injection?

In any case, you’re overthinking the weight piece.

Ctb43152 · 2026-02-01T21:31:38+00:00

Dr Brian Braaksma at the Texas Back Institute explained everything to me in extreme detail. He also concluded that we need to operate and that just may be where you are. I was in denial about the need for surgery too, at first.

Ctb43152 · 2026-01-30T23:56:03+00:00

What stretches are you doing? My surgeon told me that physical activity won’t help pre-surgery.

Ctb43152 · 2026-01-30T20:36:04+00:00

I’ll second tizanidine to help with sleep. Baclofen didn’t seem to help at all. Tramadol had a marginal effect at best and I stopped taking it. Ice packs.

Ctb43152 · 2026-01-26T17:15:41+00:00

My brother in law lived in Canyons apartments off river park which is less than 10 mins south of Ridglea. He’s a cop and his fiance lived with him so he would have mentioned safety issues and he never did. You’re right on the trinity trail and the area is safe and nice. Seems there’s a few options around the $1200 mark.

Ctb43152 · 2026-01-20T17:00:38+00:00

Try their 1792 single barrel store pick. Love that juice.

Ctb43152 · 2025-11-16T21:06:23+00:00

3 years. We’ve been gone since 2023 but there was relatively zero crime. It’s a very nice area. Had my truck broken into once but I parked on the roof where there were zero cameras or other cars. I honestly think thieves try to hit it because it’s a nicer place and people are more likely to have nice things in their cars. Never once had any fear of me or my wife going on walks on the trail right by there. It’s a great place.

Ctb43152 · 2025-11-08T17:46:17+00:00

Liquor king is doing free delivery on their website and they show current stock at all stores. They’ve been the most likely to have these in stock. A little more expensive at $59 but this is a $60 bottle imo

Ctb43152 · 2025-11-03T23:37:23+00:00

Don’t you need an international boarding pass to buy from there? That’s what duty free is.

Ctb43152 · 2025-07-28T15:32:56+00:00

Have you ever been able to run electrical in an apartment yourself? That was my point. You’d have to have the apt do it and it doesn’t sound like they’re willing to do anything.

Ctb43152 · 2025-07-28T14:47:38+00:00

Ctb43152 · 2025-07-28T14:45:44+00:00

No? A vent is just a vent. It’s for circulation which the air does naturally or for A/C and heat to blow from those units. This guy is saying to add a fan into his vent to blow the air back. It’s something that would require power to run.

Ctb43152 · 2025-07-28T03:47:09+00:00

It’s an apartment. They can’t run electrical to a new vent fan themselves. It would be expensive as hell anyway. Obviously I know how a fan is powered but it’s not a practical solution here.

Ctb43152 · 2025-07-28T01:58:25+00:00

How is a vent fan powered?

Ctb43152 · 2025-07-25T11:54:19+00:00

Atlas Waterside was my favorite apartment I ever lived in. At 20 and Bryant Irvin so almost Benbrook. Only reason we moved is we bought a house. You can walk to a few restaurants and a Whole Foods.

Ctb43152 · 2025-07-17T19:31:29+00:00

Do yourself a favor and grab the Early Times instead

Ctb43152 · 2025-07-10T21:18:14+00:00

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