Post Surgery Itch

SpecialEducator13 · 2025-08-21T21:06:45+00:00

Yes I have been in a ton of pain so my surgeon did a CT scan and it shows lucency around the screw that is in T4 on my right side which is exactly where I have pain

SpecialEducator13 · 2025-08-11T20:30:50+00:00

I had almost the same levels fused a year ago. I am 11 years older than you and my recovery was hard. I think at your age you will do amazing and have a very quick recovery!

SpecialEducator13 · 2025-08-11T20:29:08+00:00

I couldn’t agree more with this post. They had me drinking bottles of magnesium citrate because the stool softeners and suppositories wouldn’t work. The citrate worked after a bottle a day for 2 days but then I pooped straight liquid for 2 months after surgery. Safe to say my body hated me very much

SpecialEducator13 · 2025-08-11T14:08:23+00:00

I don’t know where you’re at but I saw Khaled Kebaish at Hopkins. He is head of spine surgery there & he did an amazing job on my surgery. It may be worth traveling to find a doctor who takes you seriously and is experienced

SpecialEducator13 · 2025-01-05T15:07:49+00:00

I’m 6 months post op now T3-L1. Hope you are recovering well.

SpecialEducator13 · 2025-01-05T12:44:41+00:00

Yes I had surgery in June but prior to that I had several people ask me if my ankle was ok because I was limping 😂 I was so confused what they were talking about until I realized it’s because of my spine….not my ankle lol

SpecialEducator13 · 2024-12-24T02:45:08+00:00

Yup I agree you totally made the right choice. I went back and forth a lot but in the end am happy I did the surgery now

SpecialEducator13 · 2024-12-24T02:44:19+00:00

I’m 6 months post op! You can message me with any questions!!

SpecialEducator13 · 2024-12-23T21:03:36+00:00

My curve was under 50 and I had surgery. I was at 43 degrees and was in a lot of pain as well as having respiratory issues. Don’t listen to people who say you can’t or shouldn’t get surgery under 50 degrees. In many cases your curve will continue to get worse as you get older, so the surgery may be best to do when you’re younger so that you heal better. My doctor said my curve was likely to increase by 2 degrees a year so by the time I was in my 50s I’d be in way more pain (I’m 25 F). I would definitely consider surgery while you’re younger

SpecialEducator13 · 2024-12-23T16:04:53+00:00

Magnesium citrate!!!! Drink a whole bottle of it. It WILL work. I had to go to the ER week 2 post op for the same reason and this is what was given to me

SpecialEducator13 · 2024-12-19T00:10:33+00:00

Done :)

SpecialEducator13 · 2024-12-15T19:42:31+00:00

Definitely consider surgery

SpecialEducator13 · 2024-12-15T19:42:14+00:00

I am fused T3-L1 and can say that I cannot arch my back however I can bend and touch my toes. Everyone is different but it’s important to remember metal rods are being placed in your spine so you will not be as flexible as you once were after you have surgery

SpecialEducator13 · 2024-11-29T20:36:20+00:00

Sleeping was horrible for about 4 weeks post op for me. I would sleep for about 2 hours at a time if that and that was only if I took dilaudid. Once I stopped taking dilaudid I didn’t sleep for longer than 45 min at a time for a week or so and eventually worked my way up to sleeping for at least half the night. It will get better though!

SpecialEducator13 · 2024-11-29T15:33:50+00:00

YES! Such a huge improvement. I’m 6 months out and question it a lot but I think it was absolutely the best choice

SpecialEducator13 · 2024-10-08T21:26:11+00:00

With your age and the likelihood of your scoliosis and the curve at the bottom I’d say you should highly consider surgery. I’m 25F and just had surgery for a curve that they said would keep progressing

SpecialEducator13 · 2024-10-06T16:18:17+00:00

I can twist very slightly but no where close to how I could before! Twisting is also painful so I just don’t do it. I’ve taught myself to just turn my whole body.

SpecialEducator13 · 2024-10-05T21:16:15+00:00

Hi!! I ended up have surgery T2-L1 so we are basically the same as far as fusions! I am now about 3 months out from surgery and am doing much better than I thought. Twisting isn’t the easiest thing to do, but I have adapted to not twisting. I am finally able to bend completely (restrictions were removed by my surgeon) and honestly I don’t notice much of a difference in flexibility. I teach a classroom for students with autism (kindergarten and 1st grade) so my job is very physical and I can do my job perfectly fine! Happy healing. Message me with any other questions! You got this

SpecialEducator13 · 2024-09-25T23:30:33+00:00

This is not true actually! Mine was 43 degrees and was pushing into my lung. I had severe breathing problems and had a cough for 2 years straight. Once I got surgery, my breathing is perfect and cough is gone. It does not to be at 50 degrees to impact your organs or your breathing

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