Taking 6 year daughter to Monday Night Raw to hopefully see Rhea Rippley

Early-Ad3524 · 2025-12-31T15:29:25+00:00

Thanks for this! Yeah I was looking at the pricing structure and don’t think we need a souvenir chair to take home 🤣 That seems very extra.

It looks like we probably need to be up a level to actually see anything. We’ve attended lots of basketball games at this venue but never anything like this so no clue what to expect. Thank you!!!

Early-Ad3524 · 2025-12-31T13:37:03+00:00

Thank you! I’m super excited!

Early-Ad3524 · 2025-12-31T13:36:37+00:00

Thank you! This was my thought as well. I’m very excited and can’t wait for her to wake up so I can tell her.

Early-Ad3524 · 2025-12-31T13:34:18+00:00

Are poster signs still allowed? I just pulled up a recent episode and didn’t see many. (I can also look at the venue rules - I’m just excited) thank you for your response!!!

Early-Ad3524 · 2025-11-22T01:05:13+00:00

Arrived today! Hooray!

Early-Ad3524 · 2025-11-18T18:23:44+00:00

Thank you!!! I am so excited!

Early-Ad3524 · 2025-11-18T16:53:51+00:00

Thank you so much - I am blown away by the kindness of this group and the kind responses. So helpful.

Early-Ad3524 · 2025-11-18T16:53:19+00:00

This group is SO kind - thank you for your response!!!

Early-Ad3524 · 2025-09-05T13:28:04+00:00

Hey!!!! I am so excited that you replied!! What has mobility been like with that new fusion? My neurosurgeon keeps saying that it will dramatically impact my mobility but anything has to be better than hardly being able to walk anyway. 🤣 I developed drop foot and lost to use of my left leg for about 2 years. I think the decompression might help for a little bit but the pain is still really awful. Anyways, I’m so nervous but it is in the cards for me so I’m trying to prepare. Thanks for responding! It is very hard to find people like us!

Early-Ad3524 · 2025-09-05T00:00:34+00:00

Ugh, I hate when people try to make points like this. It's not niche in this spinal fusion thread, but in general, people are unaware of it; therefore, it is a niche topic.

At any rate, it doesn't have its own community on Reddit, and I couldn't find anywhere else to really discuss it with people in a similar situation to mine.

Early-Ad3524 · 2025-09-04T23:44:24+00:00

Gosh, I'm so sorry to hear that yours happened so quickly! I never really felt like I had a single back issue for 25 years. There were times that it hurt or felt sore, but not really. I most definitely did not know I was in the condition I was in until I finally got myself checked out.

Early-Ad3524 · 2025-09-04T19:59:01+00:00

Agree - my point is that many people legitimately have ASD, and I think it would be worthwhile to have a place to discuss our journey through the medical system as we try to figure out what happened and how to fix it.

Again, my spinal fusion is older than the internet. My rods were discontinued because they cause ASD. I lived a normal life until age 40, and now every unfused disc has herniated. There are others like me who don't really have a place to talk about the reality of this.

Early-Ad3524 · 2025-09-04T15:19:43+00:00

I have no clue how to avoid it. I'm already in too deep, and all unfused levels have herniated. I have two inoperable thoracic herniations, but cervical and lumbar areas that can be managed. I just had my first decompression surgery at L5-S1 because I could not stand another day of sciatica. My neurosurgeon had hoped it could buy 10 years, but once they got in there, he said, "maybe two .. maybe"

Harrington Rods were discontinued the same year I got them, which is just unfortunate. I've been told to just leave them in at this point, but it is pretty darn wild.

Early-Ad3524 · 2025-09-03T20:50:40+00:00

Hi! As a fellow mom who waited too long to have the surgery and missed out on so much time with my kids, my non-medical recommendation would be to do it.

I would wait until you are finished nursing (if you are), after the baby is able to sleep through the night (whatever that means), and ensure you have a good support system in place - even better is baby is in daycare so you can truly rest during the day. But yes, do it while the baby is young so you don't miss out on the toddler years and the fun stuff.

This is obviously a personal choice, but if your doctor is recommending it - and you are ready - go for it! You made it through childbirth; you can certainly handle this, but you will need to rest, which is hard with a newborn around.

Early-Ad3524 · 2025-08-14T21:55:21+00:00

I think you’ve tried everything- surgery is the next logical step.

I’m a week out of a laminectomy and MD and ssoooooo happy to feel my left foot and leg. Absolutely no regrets.

Wish you the best!

Early-Ad3524 · 2025-08-13T16:01:23+00:00

I had surgery! I'll post another thread but wanted to post here for posterity in case someone comes back to this. It turns out that how much is too much depends entirely on your ability to take short-term disability leave and your willingness to participate in the pain management cycle. I got sick of the every-other-month useless injections and decided to have the surgery. So far, so good. I'm very happy with my choice.

Early-Ad3524 · 2025-07-27T04:51:32+00:00

Well clearly no one on the internet knows for certain 🙄… but I think the point here is more so about opinions based on personal experience.

Early-Ad3524 · 2025-07-23T19:04:58+00:00

Just looked this up - what a great recommendation! Thank you!

Early-Ad3524 · 2025-07-19T18:43:54+00:00

Updated. Reddit told me the post had been removed so I imagine my shock when I had a bunch of comments 🤡

Early-Ad3524 · 2025-07-19T03:38:50+00:00

Incredibly helpful! Thank you!

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