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jewel
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 Posted: 05/24/06 - 00:00 Post subject: spinal fusion surgery recovery-inflamation |
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My wife had spinal fusion surgery two days ago. It lasted several hours. They stabilized her spine which should improve the function and relive the pain. I know that it is been only two days after the procedure but she already complains on pain and ache. Her surgeon said that it is due to inflammation or muscle spasms across the back or down the legs, which happens often after spine surgery. How long her recovery is going to take?
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| Posted: 05/30/06 - 11:14 Post subject: |
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Recovery time is individual thing, you should know that. I know that she can take medication to reduce the inflammation or relieve muscle spasms. Spinal fusion surgery is major procedure. You have to be patient with her. You can help in her recovery by massage or repositioning her occasionally. She will need your support now.
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| Posted: 12/14/06 - 02:40 Post subject: |
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Recovery time is individual thing, you should know that. I know that she can take medication to reduce the inflammation or relieve muscle spasms. Spinal fusion surgery is major procedure. You have to be patient with her. You can help in her recovery by massage or repositioning her occasionally. She will need your support now.
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do NOT use ibuprofin as sweeling is necessary for a bone to heal. advil can greatly jeopardize this situation...ask your doc for perkisettes and or T3's |
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| Posted: 02/09/07 - 16:53 Post subject: |
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I know this is old, but I had spinal fusion from L3 through s1...that was dec 30th 2004. Yesterday I ended up in the er while simply taking a shower when my foot slipped and I went to stand and I heard and felt a "pop".
Talk about pain. You know when you go through daily pain, that never goes away, you tend to forget what a 10 feels like. Well I got a good reminder of that yesterday. Of course the ER found nothing relavent in the xrays, so they referred me back to my spinal physician who thinks it's just some torn cartilage.
Recovery time...heck who knows. I do hope the fusion was a success for your wife, but the problem with spinal fusions are that then to chase up or down your spine. While they may temporarily do their job, they also transfer all the stress to the discs and vertberae above and below the fusion, which often results in more surgery.
There is a new technique that Dr. Thomas Haider helped pilot (he invented the pedicle screw),(google Haider Spine Center), in which he can replace up to 2 discs with synthetic discs. I have seen first the results are MUCH more promising then post op fusions. I'va talked with patients who've had the procedure and they are doing great. While most post op fusion patients continue to be debilitated and trapped by their own bodies.
If you should happen across this thread, and have serious back problems or large herniations that contribute to sciatica, consider any and all alternatives to a spinal fusion. If you are a candidate for disc replacement, DO IT.
To the OP:
From my personal experience, I can only tell you that I wish I would have had someone like myself telling me to NOT do it. I am no better then when this all began, back in '03. In fact, I am worse. I have been devastated both finacially and physically. The fusion almost killed me, I spent several days in ICU, because the pain was uncontrollable. My heart rate was getting up to 180 when the PT would stand me up...
Anyways, I wish you, your wife and family well. And I sincerely hope she is feeling better. |
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