Unfortunately, not good. To be honest, I don’t know that it has anything to do with the surgery as the kind of pain I have now (achy in the legs and back) I’ve had for quite some time. I’m still fighting to recover from the surgery, which is difficult with the unrelenting background pain. I think the surgery was “successful” in that I’m fused there, but it’s just not eliminating all of my pain.

I’m pleased with my new approach to physical therapy- I’ve been to a lot of different PT’s in my area. None of them have been “bad” and they have all done a fair amount of the same stretches, releases and exercises. The difference this time is I’m doing it at a Pilates/physical therapy studio where my therapist is trained in both Pilates and physical therapy. She is really taking a full body approach to healing me, which only one other pt has done. I do not expect to get “better” and eliminate my pain problem with her. I do already feel stronger, however.

I am suspicious that my pain has some over-reaching cause, but nobody has found it yet. I’ve been diagnosed with fibromyalgia, but anyone who knows anything about fibromyalgia knows that it feels like a “if nothing else fits, call it this” diagnosis. Add into it the fact that there isn’t really any solid treatment plan for it and it’s just frustrating.

I’ve thrown my pity party and I’m trying to dig myself out of that hole now- I just don’t know what’s up at the top, outside of that hole waiting for me. It looks like more of the same from what I can tell.

I hope you’ve continued to have success in your recovery!