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Reply With QuoteYour message got cut off Fullmoon, or you accidentally posted before you had finished writing. Try again and we will do everything we can to help you. And welcome to SPS, by the way! Cindylou
This is a discussion on What everybody day like when healing? within the Surgical Outcomes forums, part of the Spine Surgery Forums category; Hi everyone. I was wondering what's everybody day is like when recovering at home. I'm talking about what do you ...
What everybody day like when healing? Hi everyone. I was wondering what's everybody day is like when recovering at home. I'm talking about what do you do. Do you stay in bed mostly and only get for the 3 meals a day? I'm 3 weeks out post surgery and been at home recovering for 1
Re: What everybody day like when healing? Your message got cut off Fullmoon, or you accidentally posted before you had finished writing. Try again and we will do everything we can to help you. And welcome to SPS, by the way! Cindylou
• January 2000 MVA passenger, used jaws of life to retrieve me, neck injury and months of PT
• June 2001 Bicycle accident, 2 compression fractures at T12/L1, Vertebroplasty Sept. 2001
• April 2006 right hip, labral tear and repair
• April 2007 3 level ProDisc @ L3/4, L4/5 & L5/6✷ ✷Lumbosacral transitional vertebra; Dr. Rudolph Bertagnoli
• July 2, 2008 ALIF & Laminectomy @ L6/S1
• July 30, 2008 re-opened 28 days later to remove bone cement that had leaked onto S1 nerve root
• August 2008 Pulmonary embolism, double pneumonia, collapsed left lung, re-hospitalized 1 week
• March 10, 2009 Right SI Joint Fusion
• April 27, 2010 2nd right hip arthroscopy to remove adhesions and release psoas muscle
• September 30, 2010 lumbar facet rhizotomy
• December 9, 2010 12 bilateral lumbar trigger point and steroid injections
• December 23, 2010 12 more bilateral trigger point injections w/o steroid
• February 15, 2011 ESI bilaterally in lower lumbar...relief only for few days. Considering 1 more.
Did Spinal Cord Stimulator trial from 5/11/11-5/17/11 with excellent results; Spinal Cord Stimulator surgery is Monday,
July 18, 2011
Re: What everybody day like when healing? Read in "New Members" section on how to create a signature which tells everyone about your journey through your back problems and exactly what your surgery was that you say you are recovering from.
Diagnosis:
Degenerative disc disease throughout spine
Generalized disc bulging with mild narrowing of thecal sac in L2-L3, L3-L4, L4-L5, L5-S1.
Moderate spinal stenosis L4-L5
Foraminal narrowing
Recent compression Fx at T10,T11.
Treatment:
Spinal decompression 2007
Cortisone injection in lower back in 2010
Relieved of pain for now
Hope for ADR
I'm just wondering what other people who are recovering from spinal fusion surgery are doing on a regular day while recovering at home. My doctor said on my first follow up appointment that "bored is good." like I'm interested in an average day of a person recovering. Like what do you do? I'm talking about do you stay in bed except for meals? Does anyone sit or how many times you walk. Like the normal everyday stuff. Should I be sitting less or laying down more.Originally Posted by Cindylou
Re: What everybody day like when healing? keep changing position. no bending, lifting or twisting. rest however you are comfortable. little walks if possible.
I guess your doctor means that if you are bored that is good because you aren't doing anything you shouldn't.
Re: What everybody day like when healing? I remember asking the same kind of question when I was in your position a year ago. It seemed worse than the surgery! Not only was I bored, but frustrated. I'm normally a very busy critter, and was so wanting to get on with my life after being laid up for several years.
I think my day consisted of a lot of reading and TV. I hadn't watched it in years, but got hooked for better or worse nowI also got great use out of my long distance phone plan, and called friends I hadn't talked to in a long time. I remember wandering through the house, like you not allowed to lift, twist, etc. and looking out at my very neglected gardens. A very kind friend came over and spent the day redoing one for me, so I would have some nice colour instead of weeds.
I spent a lot of time planning what my new life was going to be likeBut my patience was very thin...I'm not a patient patient! Good luck with the healing process.
Severe compression of spinal cord, flaval ligament, etc. at C4/5 & 5/6.
Herniation and compression, at L3/4 to L5/S1 plus spondylosis at the latter level. Severe allergy to most metals.
Three level surgery in Brazil with Dr. Luiz Pimenta on March 17/2010 using non-metal appliances. L5/S1-PEEK cage, ALIF; L4/5-PEEK cage, XLIF; C5/6-NuVasive NeoDisc. Three separate approaches, two minimally invasive. Currently minor residual back pain, from SI ligament and still overdoing things
Re: What everybody day like when healing? I'm two weeks two days post surgery now. My day is pretty tedious; I walk from my 1st floor temporary bedroom to the couch where I pretty much spend my day. My main adventure is the 15' walk to the bathroom. I'm just starting to increase my walking having checked in with the Dr today and got a good progress report.
I read, sometimes watch TV - desperation! - oh and play 10 - 15 concurrent games of Words with Friends. Despite the pain meds I manage to win most.
The hardest part of recovery is fighting off the blues, mild depression.
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