What's it like, long fusion people, the first time you feel a body that won't bend anymore? Or do you get used to it very gradually since you are in such a fog from heavy medication the first several days?
I just have this fear of coming out of surgery and trying to move and suddenly feeling this new body that doesn't bend, doesn't twist, and knowing that there is no going back, and feeling trapped! Like stuck in a permanent body cast, or back in my Milwaukee brace that will never come off. I don't have a choice, I have to do this, but I wondered what it's like? Do you feel trapped, or do you adjust as the meds wear off and not feel such a sudden drastic change? I haven't seen anyone talk about this, so there must be a reason.
I just have this fear of coming out of surgery and trying to move and suddenly feeling this new body that doesn't bend, doesn't twist, and knowing that there is no going back, and feeling trapped! Like stuck in a permanent body cast, or back in my Milwaukee brace that will never come off. I don't have a choice, I have to do this, but I wondered what it's like? Do you feel trapped, or do you adjust as the meds wear off and not feel such a sudden drastic change? I haven't seen anyone talk about this, so there must be a reason.
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