Hi everybody,
As you know, I'm scheduled to have surgery on June 18. I'm really starting to worry about it more as time goes by. One of the things I was thinking about is the bending after surgery. My surgeon gave me a booklet to read, telling me about the different activities that I can do post-op. With regard to bending this is wat it says:
One month after surgery -> NO BENDING
Three months after surgery -> Bend slightly forward at the waist (no more than 20 degrees)
Six months after surgery -> Bend forward up to 45 degrees
One year after surgery -> Bend fully forward from the waist.
I remember reading in another thread that someone said that you can bend from the waist but you can't bend or twist ur spine itself after surgery. But from reading this it seems like I won't be allowed to bend at all for quite some time. This kinda concerns me, because the other day I tried doing some things without bending and it was really hard, some near impossible... so I'm really wondering how I'm going to manage.
Any thoughts are welcome
As you know, I'm scheduled to have surgery on June 18. I'm really starting to worry about it more as time goes by. One of the things I was thinking about is the bending after surgery. My surgeon gave me a booklet to read, telling me about the different activities that I can do post-op. With regard to bending this is wat it says:
One month after surgery -> NO BENDING
Three months after surgery -> Bend slightly forward at the waist (no more than 20 degrees)
Six months after surgery -> Bend forward up to 45 degrees
One year after surgery -> Bend fully forward from the waist.
I remember reading in another thread that someone said that you can bend from the waist but you can't bend or twist ur spine itself after surgery. But from reading this it seems like I won't be allowed to bend at all for quite some time. This kinda concerns me, because the other day I tried doing some things without bending and it was really hard, some near impossible... so I'm really wondering how I'm going to manage.
Any thoughts are welcome
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