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Thanks, @jlssurplus. This is informative and some of what I was hoping to get out of this forum.
On following up, is sitting a problem after surgery? Since there's minimal BLT recommended, is one required to lie flat as long as possible after surgery or can one go between sitting, standing, walking and lying flat? Or is this more a case of "if it doesn't hurt to sit, then sitting is ok"?
Also, do the rods create discomfort at all (e.g. when lying on one's back", or perhaps you can't feel them at all?
Thanks again for any additional info.
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@profevl I can feel the rods when I first lie down. There are also certain chairs I sit in and can feel them. That has been an “ick” factor I discussed with the doctor and he said it’s because I’m thin🧐. It’s not painful, just an awareness. Best to you as you go through this and recover!
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You won't feel the rods.
You can sit, stand and lay down, sitting in 1 posistion for long periods of time is not really a good thing. You need to get up and move around.
Walking is the most important thing to do, movement is good for healing.
They want you walking as much as you can.
You just have to go by what your body tells you.