My back feels like a board when I try to lean it my back up against a chair. Will that feeling go away eventually? Has anyone else felt like that? Yea I still use a pillow behind it but when I sit in a chair without one I don't lean back cuz of that feeling.
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It does get better, but still at this stage, i have that feeling in my lower back at around the l5/4 area, the rest has cleared. Give it time.Vali
44 years young! now 45
Surgery - June 1st, 2009
Dr David Hall - Adelaide Spine Clinic
St. Andrews Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia
Pre-op curve - 58 degree lumbar
Post -op - 5 degrees
T11 - S1 Posterior
L4/5 - L5/S1 Anterior Fusion
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Originally posted by sillycoffeegirl View PostMy back feels like a board when I try to lean it my back up against a chair. Will that feeling go away eventually? Has anyone else felt like that? Yea I still use a pillow behind it but when I sit in a chair without one I don't lean back cuz of that feeling.
Remember, you are a work in progress.__________________________________________
Debbe - 50 yrs old
Milwalkee Brace 1976 - 79
Told by Dr. my curve would never progress
Surgery 10/15/08 in NYC by Dr. Michael Neuwirth
Pre-Surgury Thorasic: 66 degrees
Pre-Surgery Lumbar: 66 degrees
Post-Surgery Thorasic: 34 degrees
Post-Surgery Lumbar: 22 degrees
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That's a totally normal feeling. I carry a small inflatable pillow with me everywhere and use it a lot.Chris
A/P fusion on June 19, 2007 at age 52; T10-L5
Pre-op thoracolumbar curve: 70 degrees
Post-op curve: 12 degrees
Dr. Boachie-adjei, HSS, New York
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do you have to wear a brace?! I know when I take my brace off to get changed and I lean back against the chair its the weirdest feeling..I can't feel any part of my back so it such a VERY odd feeling.
27 year old female
Upper Curve 110 degrees
Lower Curve 90 degrees
Surgery with Dr. Wood at MGH 1/11/10 && 1/14/10
Fused T2-Pelvis
Back looks amazing and no more Hump! ^_^
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i am jealous! I have to wear this horrendous brace and it drives me nuts! What were you fused from?! I find it weird having no feeling on my back whats so ever.
27 year old female
Upper Curve 110 degrees
Lower Curve 90 degrees
Surgery with Dr. Wood at MGH 1/11/10 && 1/14/10
Fused T2-Pelvis
Back looks amazing and no more Hump! ^_^
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Hi Coffeegirl,
My back felt weird for months. How I used to explain it was that on some days I felt like I had 2 by 4's in there, then 2 by 2's, and as time went on they got smaller and smaller, and there are times I don't even feel the hardware back there.
I'm almost 5 yrs post-op, and I still try to be aware, when I go somewhere, what kind of seating they have. Wooden back chairs still hit me in the wrong places on my back and can't get comfortable. I always have a pillow or jacket that I can lean against just in case. Just try to find out prior to the event.
Bleachers are no fun for me at all, but they have seats that you can adust to your back and it holds you up without pain.
Hope this helped,
Shari
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sillycoffeegirl do you know the levels of your fusion?
I totally understand the feeling you described, I have it and it is difficult to process the sensation. I am quite confident though the feeling will fade or you will become accustomed to it.
remember, you have most likely lost sensation around the incision site, and it takes quite a while for this sensation to return.
For now it is just toughing it out !45L/40T
Surgery 25/1/2010
Australia
Knowthyself
Scoliosis Corrected 25/1/2010 by Dr Angus Gray, Prince of Wales Private Hospital, Sydney. Fused T3-L4.
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Bethany I do believe you may just need to give yourself a bit more time to become accustomed to the hardware. Try and relax and recover for now45L/40T
Surgery 25/1/2010
Australia
Knowthyself
Scoliosis Corrected 25/1/2010 by Dr Angus Gray, Prince of Wales Private Hospital, Sydney. Fused T3-L4.
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Bethany,
Jimbo is right. The more time that passes, the less you will 'know' or 'feel' that your hardware is there. For me, it's the 'new normal' and doesn't feel wierd at all. It's amazing how resiliant we really are.__________________________________________
Debbe - 50 yrs old
Milwalkee Brace 1976 - 79
Told by Dr. my curve would never progress
Surgery 10/15/08 in NYC by Dr. Michael Neuwirth
Pre-Surgury Thorasic: 66 degrees
Pre-Surgery Lumbar: 66 degrees
Post-Surgery Thorasic: 34 degrees
Post-Surgery Lumbar: 22 degrees
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Bethany
It took me about 2 years to get used to the rods. I could not stand to feel them at times but it does get better with time!!!Patty 51 years old
Surgery May 23, 2007(43 Birthday)
Posterior T3- L4
Pre surgery curves
T-53degrees
L-38degrees
and a severe side shift to the right.
Post surgery curves
Less than 10 degrees
Surgery April, 2006
C4 - C6
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Hi Sillycoffeegirl....I have a question. I will be fused the same as you T4-L4. Can you you bend at all??? I don't know what to expect with that long of a fusion...also, about how long is the incision?
Thanks!Laura
62 degrees
49 yrs. young
Surgery 3/31/10 with Lenke
Before and After pics
http://www.flickr.com/photos/13749126@N06/
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Originally posted by Radiogirl View PostHi Sillycoffeegirl....I have a question. I will be fused the same as you T4-L4. Can you you bend at all??? I don't know what to expect with that long of a fusion...also, about how long is the incision?
Thanks!
asking Sillycoffeegirl how much she can bend so soon in her recovery is a bad question because at this point, she is supposed to retrict her bending so that she fuses properly.
I am 16 months post-op, and fused T3-L3. I can bend over and pick a penny off the floor if I choose to. And it doesn't feel odd or restrictive either. I find that when I exercise regularly my back feels it's best--which is good incentive.
I had the same concern as you and was freaked out at the prospect of walking around like a wooden soldier--but it's just not the case (for me.)__________________________________________
Debbe - 50 yrs old
Milwalkee Brace 1976 - 79
Told by Dr. my curve would never progress
Surgery 10/15/08 in NYC by Dr. Michael Neuwirth
Pre-Surgury Thorasic: 66 degrees
Pre-Surgery Lumbar: 66 degrees
Post-Surgery Thorasic: 34 degrees
Post-Surgery Lumbar: 22 degrees
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