Have you had a major operation?

[Jrenpot]

I had spinal surgery to correct an increasing curvature and I want to hear about yours if you have had any

[WhiteSteve]

Damn, that sounds like a hell of an ordeal, bro. Anything with your back is rough. Hope you're fully mended up at this point!

I've never had one. The closest I came, was with my ribs. I have a dent in my ribcage from a football injury. My two lower ribs broke at the cartilage and off of my sternum. It was misdiagnosed and they just gave my painkillers and sent me on my way. Weeks later when the swelling subsided I noticed the dent. Went back again, and they told me I was fine, and that "some people have imperfections in their bodies and don't notice until they get injured in the area." Well, I broke my hand later that year and was going to an orthopedic surgeon, and I brought up my ribs. He looked and noticed the dent too, and referred me to the chief of surgery at our local hospital. That guy looked at me, confirmed that everything I had suspected was true, but said at this point it had just healed that way. He said my organs probably shifted to accommodate the deformity, but he thought it was deep enough to require surgery, so I was off the hook. It still hurts sometimes if I inhale deeply with my arms over my head, like if I yawn and stretch, and something is definitely being poked, I'll get a sharp pain, and I get some pain in the area occasionally just at rest. But at least I have a sweet dent in my ribs, haha.

[WhiteSteve]

*wasn't deep enough to require surgery

[Jrenpot]

I was in hospital for only 2 weeks with another month of being bed bound at home and about 2 years of regular hospital visits to make sure everything was alright.

[Jrenpot]

I also now have two titanium Rods in my back and I'm ok I just have to be careful with the things I do because if I hurt myself in a way that pulls the screws out I could become a paraplegic my doctor says.

[WhiteSteve]

Yeah, anything with your spine is scary business. Glad it all worked out for you though, be safe!

[Shpongolia]

I've had a giant-cell tumor in my index finger. It was a major bone-deep surgery. Got 10 stitches in one finger. I also had penis surgery; it was done with a local anesthetic so I wasn't put down all the way. I was just numbed up. Knowing what was going on down there made me come to the conclusion that anesthetics are the best invention ever.

[Jrenpot]

Are you serious? Ouch thank god for anesthesia.

[NoMoreDreams]

I have had heart surgery and eye surgery. The heart surgery was because I had a double aortic arch that was pushing on my trachea, cutting off air. I had this surgery when I was a month old. The eye surgery was from when I had double vision and then my brain shut off the sight in my left eye. After the surgery though I could see out of it. I had this surgery when I was 9 years old.

[Jrenpot]

Amazing what they can do right?

[NoMoreDreams]

Indeed!! Thr doctor who operated on me had only done the surgery a couple of times and the youngest was 5 years old. So that took some confidence to operate on a one month old.

[existing_not_living]

I've had oral surgery. It was to remove excess gum and I had to have stitches put in for a month. It sucked :/

[Jrenpot]

So you had more gums could you still eat or was that a reason they did the procedure?

[existing_not_living]

I could eat but I had this thing called gingivitis. My gums covered like 40% of my tooth and I needed to get it removed before it STARTED to cause some serious damage to my health.

[JulieXO]

Spinal surgery as well. After an injury though. Fusion of the TH-11, TH-12 and L-1 vertebrae.

[Jrenpot]

I hope you're doing okay now though

[LucyColes]

I had to have a knife removed from my back once when I was 13 (a small kitchen knife)

[Jrenpot]

Um, wow how did that happen?

[LucyColes]

I broke a glass (accidentally dropped it), and my mum went crazy, screaming at me, hitting me etc. I tried to turn and get away and then I blacked out. Woke up in a hospital bed

[Jrenpot]

You're not serious, what happened to your mum?

[delrey]

Damn did she stab you?

[Red7336]

i didn't but my uncle had an open heart surgery about a year ago

[Jrenpot]

Is he better now?

[Red7336]

yes thank god ^_^

thank you for asking :D how did yours go? how do you feel now?

[Jrenpot]

Im alright now I just need to be careful with picking things up or the way I twist my body

[Red7336]

im glad you're ok :)

[Maazin]

Well the most i went through is removal of wisdom teeth and lots of cuts, bruises and wounds through time and time again !!