Post surgery from cervical myelopathy timeline of recovery?
I recently had the anterior surgery for cervical myelopathy, June 12. I was in the hospital 5 days and then home. I am a month out and almost feel worse; my fine motor skills…ie typing out this message on my phone is a struggle, my hands start quivering and neck aches from it. Being on the computer feels like I will throw up. I seem to not do enough or overdo it and am hoping to understand other people’s journey through this process and how they stayed sane. I am a single mom with a 12-year-old daughter. I’ve never had a major surgery until this one. My only reference was being a child athlete. One was always told to work through the pain so I’m not sure what to do with myself or how to move forward from this. I wasn’t prepared for how depressing this feels and hopeless. I feel bad for my daughter that I can’t seem to do more and then think maybe I’m overreacting and try to do more and end up getting shakey and nauseous and have hot flashes. Any advice or experience with the post op would be so gratifying. Thank you
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Also… does anyone know of a virtual support group I could join that meets on line? Thank You:) I get so stuck in my head lying in bed.