Rg – Renée Gaubert, LCSW

Greetings from San Diego

I made it to San Diego on Independence Day, fittingly. I am still working on getting all my road trip photos, videos, and reflections together to recap #reneessoloadventure, so that is still to come. It was fun but challenging to see a full caseload of clients while making my way across the country. It wasContinue reading “Greetings from San Diego”

Greetings from Niagara Falls

On the first leg of my road trip from New Hampshire to California, the dogs and I stopped at a park with a cute waterfall. It inspired me to take a detour up to Niagara Falls. But first, we spent a couple days at Lake Erie. I drove up to Niagara Falls on June 2ndContinue reading “Greetings from Niagara Falls”

Heading West

I finished 15 ASMI treatments and physical therapy sessions at Coppola Physical Therapy. The machine definitely helped increase mobility and derotate my spine. Here are some pics of the progress. The cold snaps in the Northeast have been super unpleasant with my bionic spine. I’ve been told that since metal conducts cold differently than humanContinue reading “Heading West”

4 Months Post-Op

I’m writing from Goffstown, New Hampshire, where I’m in the next phase of my surgery recovery. First, some test results. My GI found a medium-sized, high-risk polyp in my colon, but good news is it is stage 0 and she removed all of it. Her recommendation is to repeat the colonoscopy in 3 years. My papContinue reading “4 Months Post-Op”

14 Weeks Post-Op

At my 3-month post-op appointment, my surgeon lifted all my restrictions and said I can return to all activity, “just listen to [my] body.” She measured my X-rays (above) and said my lumbar curve decreased 20 degrees, and the thoracic is the same. Also, I grew half an inch. I showed her the scoliosis programContinue reading “14 Weeks Post-Op”

12 Weeks Post-Op

Tomorrow (Monday) will officially be 12 weeks since my spinal fusion surgery. My pain has consistently been a 5 when I wake up and 9 at the end of the day. For the past 2 weeks, I’m having a lot of pain in my ribs. Sneezes are shockingly painful. I’ve been waking up in theContinue reading “12 Weeks Post-Op”

8 Weeks Post-Op

My week started at a 10/10 pain on Monday and is ending with 3/10 pain today, so I’d say it’s been a great week for my surgery recovery! My best friend of 26 years (aka chosen sister) came for a visit last weekend. It was so fun hanging at the apartment together and also exploringContinue reading “8 Weeks Post-Op”

Officially Re-Opening My Practice!

I am on the other side of my spinal fusion surgery and officially re-opening my practice as of today, February 2, 2026! To give me time to ease back in slowly, I’m taking February to work mostly administratively- informing former clients I’m re-opening, determining who is interested in resuming therapy, working out a regular schedule,Continue reading “Officially Re-Opening My Practice!”

6 Weeks Post-Op

Like all trauma recovery, surgery recovery is not linear. My back pain has returned to an 8/10 the past week, which has had me pretty down. At my 6-week follow-up with my surgeon on Friday, x-rays showed my hardware’s still in place and many of my restrictions were lifted. My surgeon said my incisions haveContinue reading “6 Weeks Post-Op”

5 Weeks Post-Op

My recovery is still going well! My back pain is down to a 1/10 most of the time without any medication, and my hips don’t hurt at all. My nerve pain has reduced to just my feet, and the quality of it is different, which hopefully means my nerves are almost fully healed. My onlyContinue reading “5 Weeks Post-Op”