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combined anterior and posterior cervical spine surgery
Spine Health | Last Active: Feb 26 11:19am | Replies (20)Comment receiving replies
Interesting to know (and I wish I knew this earlier), I was finally told by my surgeon that because my operation was complex ( involving 7 levels, and 8 hours of surgery time, 3 rods, posterior-anterior and posterior combined surgery), it’s normal to have a recovery time 12-18 months rather than most folks that take 7-8 months.
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Good evening @rico175. Wow....that must have been a shock to find out the recovery time after you have already had the surgery. I just went back over my two surgeries this summer. The surgeon for the TKR did talk with me about recovery time. And I was determined to beat the norm......so I worked hard at exercises and was told I was "off the chart". I am 4 months post surgery and my body doesn't even know that it had knee surgery. '
Now the hand surgery......and I was not told anything. Because I had the surgery 10 years ago on the opposite hand I thought it would be the same. I am sitting here now with a cast on and dealing with some pain. I will be dealing with the cast for three more weeks.
It appears that you really did have complex surgery. I hope everything is going according to plan at this point. Happy New Year........and please let me know when you are OUT!
Have you had personal care for the entire recovery time or at least some of it?
May you have contentment and east.
Chris