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What are people's experiences with spinal fusion surgery?
Spine Health | Last Active: Jun 30 3:25pm | Replies (222)Comment receiving replies
PS: My surgeon interned at Mayo Clinic and was asked a few years ago to come back and give a lecture about spine surgery. He is probably very very good. This procedure is taking much longer to heal than they told me it would. Last week, his assistant prescribed prednisolone to reduce any inflammation left - I've been taking it but so far, that area of my back is still in constant pain.
Peggy
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You're a few weeks ahead of me in recovery but I feel your pain and have been experiencing all the effects you've been experiencing. I firmly believe there's no exact roadmap to spinal surgery recovery. There are too many variables to permit an exact recovery timetable: (1) Different extent of surgery, (2) Different levels of pre-surgical physical condition, (3) Differing skill level of surgeons, and so on...I strive to experience some regular level of progress during recovery without focusing on exactly where I am in the recovery process. Have you been keeping a diary? I have since my cervical work in Feb. It really helps me gain perspective to re-read older entries to appreciate the progress I've actually made. Keep positive and future-focused. Best of luck!!!