Posted by apneamom on January 02, 2008 at 08:13:10:

In Reply to: Re: MMA insurance info + victory dance posted by dirtywater on December 21, 2007 at 22:04:43:

Absolutely individual results may vary - but remember your surgeon has never been through an MMA firsthand. I found it very comforting to know that I was following along the same recovery road as so many fellow MMAers. Bill was very generous in his parameters for recovery to account for different rates of recovery.

By the way, my surgeon (who has done several hundred MMAs) told me that it would take about three weeks to recover! As far as he was concerned (healed incisions with no infection) I was healed but I certainly wasn't recovered! I am almost ten weeks now and still have a long way to go before I arrive at fully recovered.

I am all for having the right mindset for the surgery, a positive attitude will certainly help carry you through. However, knowing that what you are going through is in line with the experience of many other forum friends will be a comfort when you are in the throws of those first couple of weeks when nothing feels turned upside down.

Keep that positive attitude! Good luck with your surgery. I look forward to hearing how you are in a week or so.
Happy New Year,
Anne

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