Praying right now!!

Thank you so much! They helped! I kept repeating to myself something I read in Max Lucado's book, "God can still send angels. God can still move stones." I knew it would take a miracle today with some of my residual pain, the time it took to see improvement, the continued bleeding, and the past year and a half of dealing with this and procedures, and I got one! Praise The Lord!

The CRS said everything looks great! Minimal pin prick blood like I am getting is not unusual, and it should go away soon. I should be fully healed in a few weeks. There is just some residual tissue or something like that that he said is healing. I have been cleared for normal activities- running! and even biking!
No more visits unless I get worse! I am six and a half weeks out from the LIS surgery at this point.

I will keep you all updated, and I am still praying for all of you! You all are the best! I was reading a Rob Bell book that talks about suffering, and how People who have suffered through the same thing can relate on a different level. I feel like that with you all as you've supported me on this tumultuous journey!

I am so happy for you!!!!!!!!! Now go live your life! !!!!!

Hi vdb324. Happy to hear you are recovering well. Like you, I am also heading for LIS after my 1st round of Botox failed. I could have gone for 2nd round but I do not have high hopes. Thanks for sharing your experiences. It feels good to hear success stories going into this surgery. Enjoy your fissure-free life!

Hi VDB,
I'm soooo happy for you, great news...... You're an inspiration. You deserve it, and you live your life now!

Thanks everyone! You all are the best!

I have been seeing a physical therapist recently for another issue, and hearing I was cleared for running yesterday, she told me I should try going for a run today. I did just that, and it went pretty well. Still some minor irritation/itching in that general area, but it went away fairly quickly. Hopefully, as everything clears itself up as I continue to heal. I'll definitely be taking it easy on the running, as I want to give that area good time to heal. And despite the CRS saying biking is fine, I don't think I'll be getting on a bike any time soon for the next few months! Taking it easy and not rushing things are both lessons that this impatient, extreme Type A person had to learn on this journey!

Hi VDB,
How are you doing? Xxxx

Wondering about you, too!

Hope you are continuing to get better!

Still on the up and up and praying it continues. As the CRS predicted, the bleeding stopped a few days after seeing him, and I have been a week and a half or so without. I started running again, too!