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I see there are even more comments on the Fun Feminism post…besides the usual excuse of laziness, I had surgery last week to repair a herniated disc in my back. Herniated discs aren’t actually that big a deal in of themselves; however, if they move sufficiently out of position to impact the large nerves running down the backs of both legs, then they do become a problem. Most herniated discs resolve themselves, or can be resolved with physical therapy and/or steroid injections at the disc site–however, after a year and a half of progressively worse pain, numbness and weakness in my right leg to the point where I was rendered mostly bedridden about a month ago, it was time to shoot for the surgery solution.

I had never had surgery, much less surgery involving a general anesthetic before, so it was an educational experience for me. (Not an educational experience I had actually ever wanted to have, but still.) Among other things, I learned that I am allergic to Valium. Also, having surgery, besides the acute pain in the surgical site, does all kinds of weird things to your body in general–I am still waking up every morning feeling achy and feverish and exhausted for no apparent reason other than that I had surgery–actually, it’s not that different from how I felt post-childbirth, which I suppose makes sense–traumatic injurious physical changes of state are clearly not episodes my body enjoys dealing with. I am a frail, delicate flower!

But I am recovering, and probably by next week will be back in the saddle again. So to speak. (No real saddles, please–the herniated disc was right above my tailbone.) Stay tuned!

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