Post-surgery updates

This blog will chronicle my progress after detethering surgery (SFT) on 8/19/2021. I expect my healing to be non-linear but hope for an overall upward trajectory. You can read more here and here for background on my surgery and why I decided to go forward with it. Check back here for future updates. THREE WEEKS … Continue reading Post-surgery updates

A survival guide to Mount Sinai South Nassau Hospital (MSSN)

I had invasive cervical traction (ICT), the intracranial pressure bolt test (ICP bolt) on August 17th, and sectioning of the filum terminale (SFT) surgery with Dr. Bolognese on August 18th, 2021. In this blog, I share some tips that helped me survive Mount Sinai Nassau Hospital, where Dr. Bolognese does his surgeries. I start with … Continue reading A survival guide to Mount Sinai South Nassau Hospital (MSSN)