Happy Halloween fellow scoli-friends -
Just checking in with my 3 month post-op report. As with my last check-in, all is well on the recovery. Every day is better than the last and life is slowly starting to get back to normal. I am working at full-tilt, keeping up with life at home, exercising 45-60 minutes a day 6/7 days per week and starting to feel like my old self again.
There is only one exception, and that is sleeping or feeling okay lying down for any length of time. A few weeks ago, I started waking in the middle of the night with a horrible stiffness and achiness that radiates up my spine and through my rib cage area. The only thing that can alleviate this is getting up and walking around until it subsides. It's not great for getting the sleep needed and I end up with only 4 or 5 hours a night. I've tried changing the softness and firmness of the bed, elevating my head or feet and using a heating pad but nothing seems to help. It's interesting that this is a new problem and it has me wondering, what's going on now?? Perhaps it a healing phase that I need to get through? Just thought I would check in to see if anyone has any tips or suggestions that I could try that does not include pain medication.
I see my surgeon again on Wednesday for my 12 week appointment, but I doubt he will have any recommendations for me. I love my surgeon, but I don't think he has a full understanding of what the fusion feels like or the recovery for that matter with regard to pain. His focus is obviously the hardware and fusion itself, which is understandable. It's why this forum is so wonderful and I'm grateful that there is a place to ask these questions and get honest, first person feedback and support.
Just checking in with my 3 month post-op report. As with my last check-in, all is well on the recovery. Every day is better than the last and life is slowly starting to get back to normal. I am working at full-tilt, keeping up with life at home, exercising 45-60 minutes a day 6/7 days per week and starting to feel like my old self again.
There is only one exception, and that is sleeping or feeling okay lying down for any length of time. A few weeks ago, I started waking in the middle of the night with a horrible stiffness and achiness that radiates up my spine and through my rib cage area. The only thing that can alleviate this is getting up and walking around until it subsides. It's not great for getting the sleep needed and I end up with only 4 or 5 hours a night. I've tried changing the softness and firmness of the bed, elevating my head or feet and using a heating pad but nothing seems to help. It's interesting that this is a new problem and it has me wondering, what's going on now?? Perhaps it a healing phase that I need to get through? Just thought I would check in to see if anyone has any tips or suggestions that I could try that does not include pain medication.
I see my surgeon again on Wednesday for my 12 week appointment, but I doubt he will have any recommendations for me. I love my surgeon, but I don't think he has a full understanding of what the fusion feels like or the recovery for that matter with regard to pain. His focus is obviously the hardware and fusion itself, which is understandable. It's why this forum is so wonderful and I'm grateful that there is a place to ask these questions and get honest, first person feedback and support.
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