Kyphoplasty

How did your husband do with his kyphoplasty two years ago?
I am scheduled for my first December5th.
I am 74 and have osteoporosis,
fractured to l1,l2.
Also wish I could find osteoporosis medicine that I could be comfortable with.
The side effects on all of them are awful.
Good luck to your husband, and thank you.

He felt a lot better after the surgery. Was able to walk around better, and we even went on vacation a few days afterward. I hope that’s the case again with this one, and good luck to you with yours, too!

Thank you so much for sharing,

Those of you who have had kyphoplasty, what kind of physical therapy, if any, did you have afterward?

My 82 year-old hubby has been experiencing abdominal tightness/soreness ever since Kyphoplasty 4 wks. ago -- to the point where the pain has affected his appetite adversely. He still has to take a muscle relaxer and pain med every day, is lying on a heating pad in his recliner, and is not able to walk around the room but a few times every day. Have any of you experienced anything like this after Kyphoplasty surgery? I'm concerned about his slow recovery from this T9 Kyphoplasty compared to the one on his T8 two years ago.

I have the same question, thank you.
I had kyphoplasty on l 1 and l2 two weeks ago.

My friend feels intense abdominal pressure and pain. It is difficult for her to eat. This is following kyphoplasty a T-11 to L-1. The pain is worse on being upright, but she also has trouble lying down.
I so welcome your question.
One suggestion was made about possible hiatal hernia.
The situation does not seem to be usual.
I would try to get reimaging of the T9 to rule out overfill of the vertebral gap.
My friend is finally able to get an abdominal MRI. Her doctor says they are "scratching their heads." I'll keep you posted and hope we get some responses.
There has to be cause and remedy.
Greeting to your husband.

I have had T11&12 kyphoplasty with 12 months of PT following each . Consisted of core strengthening exercises using 1 ib weights, rowing with therma bands, door frame stretches, lying on stomach with leg lifts and arm lifts. Warm up on sitting stepper for 10 min fisrt. Ending session with either cold pack or heat depending on whether or not I was having paraspinal muscle spasms.

Thanks, Gently. Hubby is able to sit upright or in recliner with legs up comfortably, as well as lie on his side in bed. Has trouble standing for more than a few minutes. Today, he's describing the tight abdomen/stomach pain as "stress". He's supposed to get up and walk around the room every hour or so, but he's not doing it as much as his surgeon recommended. Just wants to lie in his recliner, watch football and have me bring him juice, banana, cookie and Ensure Protein drink, instead of his usual breakfast of Shredded Wheat N Bran that he's been having for maybe a half century. Had a half bowl of chicken Fettucini last night. It's hard to find things that he feels like eating. Seems to be mostly soft foods.
Another follow-up with orthopedic surgeon in a couple of weeks. Hopefully, we'll get some answers and solutions. Best of luck to your friend, and thanks for sharing your suggestions!

Thanks so much, Kpickowitz!
I've shown these to hubby, and hopefully he'll be able to do something like these, allowing for shortness of breath with exertion -- due to Pulmonary Fibrosis.
He'd like to know how many minutes did your sessions last, and for how many days per week?