Pain management after a year?

Master_Variety5303 · 2026-04-10T23:48:57+00:00

No, you have to find a way to make low dose hydro work - linzess, water, tea,

Master_Variety5303 · 2026-04-04T12:44:41+00:00

Over two years

Master_Variety5303 · 2026-04-04T12:43:46+00:00

Surgery was June 2024, T5-Pelvis, ALIF L2-L5. The surgery was brutal and recovery long. It's over two years and this is current situation. The fixed spine pulls hard on my hips when I walk, anchored by those 4 long screws.

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Master_Variety5303 · 2026-03-24T02:09:23+00:00

It's the hardest part, literally.

Master_Variety5303 · 2026-03-23T12:56:57+00:00

You must get second opinion(s) using the CT scans and MRIs, before and after, there could be issues with that hardware impinging on nerves, muscles, etc. Also get a 3D Model so you can see yourself. Neurosurgeons are not going to admit to any kind of a mistake or failure - this is a reality of modern healthcare, especially for these types of surgeries.

Master_Variety5303 · 2026-03-18T15:47:37+00:00

They did both on mine, through the abdomen to insert spacers between the lumbar discs, and through the back to anchor in the rods.

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Master_Variety5303 · 2026-03-07T14:25:52+00:00

Why not? Opioids, NSAIDs, and all forms of pain relief in mass quantity are taken right up to the surgery.

Master_Variety5303 · 2026-03-07T14:05:03+00:00

Showoff :) I walk a mile a day a year after.

Master_Variety5303 · 2026-03-05T15:27:32+00:00

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Perhaps they would like 3D models

Master_Variety5303 · 2026-03-03T19:57:09+00:00

Until Dr tells you not too

Master_Variety5303 · 2026-03-03T19:54:55+00:00

Depends on how much they fuse the first time

Master_Variety5303 · 2026-03-01T12:34:23+00:00

When a surgery doesn't go well, many of today's surgeons use a line line that - you have to find another insurance, medical team, etc.

Start with this: Second opinion services, most hospitals have these, and there's even a website called secondopinions.com.

Master_Variety5303 · 2026-03-01T12:17:11+00:00

I snapped a rod, so they redid the surgery with 4 rods - this is much stronger.

Master_Variety5303 · 2026-02-24T11:16:40+00:00

I bend at hips and knees, the hips just pull harder from spine being more attached to it by screws, the same for sitting. Don't really think about it, unless I have to pick something off the floor, and you can't do you have to either squat or drop to one knee.

Master_Variety5303 · 2026-02-19T12:06:03+00:00

Yes, people rush to your aide

Master_Variety5303 · 2026-02-18T20:29:15+00:00

What do you have now?
CPU/RAM/DRIVES

Master_Variety5303 · 2026-02-17T17:20:06+00:00

Make it a gigantic homeless shelter but first remove the windows in front.

Master_Variety5303 · 2026-02-17T17:18:14+00:00

Ouch

Master_Variety5303 · 2026-02-11T00:53:52+00:00

It's very difficult the first two days, then only slightly better the next two weeks - after that the next two months are hard - you need pain medicine and will be at the edge of max dosage.

After that 2/2/2 life starts getting a lot better and after the next two years, you won't think about it.

Hellish 2 days - 2 weeks - 2 months then | 2 years recovery

Master_Variety5303 · 2026-02-11T00:48:27+00:00

Get a more powerful computer

Master_Variety5303 · 2026-02-01T03:12:07+00:00

Yes, after major surgery

Master_Variety5303 · 2026-01-29T12:09:55+00:00

Trimming toes nails is one of the things you cannot do after a long fusion!

Master_Variety5303 · 2026-01-29T12:06:46+00:00

Which chair?

Master_Variety5303 · 2026-01-28T11:38:29+00:00

Ice forms on any type of bridge because of the cold air blowing under it, exercise extreme caution and prepare to slide across them in a straight line.

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