1999- spinal fusion L4-S1....good recovery for 6 years

2005 - extended to L3.....good for 8 more years

2013 - extended to T10, this was sposed to be the big fix.

Good till 2018, terrible pain upon rising. We searched for a year. CT’s, MRI’s, I finally diagnosed it myself as kyphosis. Simple standing x-ray with nurse practitioner, Gibbus Deformity (45 degree kyphosis at T10 with multiple fractures.

2019- fusion extended to T4.
2019 fell over the dishwasher door (yes. I’m stupid).
2020 revamp from T10-T2 since I tore out the previous fusion.

I take Tylenol and Celebrex and gabapentin. No other pain meds. I’ve learned to ignore the pain. I came up with my own exercises to target every muscle group in my back. I work on my pelvic floor and core strength. The stronger I get the less pain. More pain? I attack it with simple back muscle exercises with a big rubber band stuck in a door and slow. LOTS of reps. It’s working!!!!!