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On June 8 I was fused from T3-L3. I will be 5 weeks post op on Tuesday and I am still having the hardest time with pain in my shoulders/upper arms/neck. THe pain still feels the same as it did at 1 week post op. For example, when I go to put my hair in a ponytail, I can't because there is so much pain in my shoulders. I just clip it up real quick and quickly bring my arms down because it hurts so much. I was just wondering to those that had high fusions when this pain will begin to subside and start to go away. I start physical therapy tomorrow so I'm sure they will work with these areas. Dr. Boachie said he cut tons of muscles up there since my kyphosis/scoliosis was high up and it will take time to heal. So for those of you who were fused around T3, did you still have pain around 5 weeks post-op? If not, how long would you say my shoulders/upper arms will start to feel better? Also, when I log roll into my bed, it hurts so bad to do this because of my shoulders. My shoulders honestly feel like they were run over or just punched a 100 times or something like that.
Thanks, hope everyone is enjoying this beautiful Sunday.
JenM
On June 8 I was fused from T3-L3. I will be 5 weeks post op on Tuesday and I am still having the hardest time with pain in my shoulders/upper arms/neck. THe pain still feels the same as it did at 1 week post op. For example, when I go to put my hair in a ponytail, I can't because there is so much pain in my shoulders. I just clip it up real quick and quickly bring my arms down because it hurts so much. I was just wondering to those that had high fusions when this pain will begin to subside and start to go away. I start physical therapy tomorrow so I'm sure they will work with these areas. Dr. Boachie said he cut tons of muscles up there since my kyphosis/scoliosis was high up and it will take time to heal. So for those of you who were fused around T3, did you still have pain around 5 weeks post-op? If not, how long would you say my shoulders/upper arms will start to feel better? Also, when I log roll into my bed, it hurts so bad to do this because of my shoulders. My shoulders honestly feel like they were run over or just punched a 100 times or something like that.
Thanks, hope everyone is enjoying this beautiful Sunday.
JenM
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