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    I am only 5 weeks post op but I have really gotten past the pain pretty quickly. I feel great as far as pain goes, however, I feel like I am walking around with a pole down my back, of course, and it feels so strange. I know the pain will eventually go away but does the feeling of something being in your back ever go away? I am just hoping that eventually I will not be able to feel the rods and I will feel like my old self again.
    Jamie Age 29
    Mother to a 6 year old daughter & an 11 month old baby boy.

    2000 Curves - 28/40/32
    2008 Curves - 39/63/44
    Surgery Date - 3/25/08
    T4 - L1

    63 degrees corrected to 15 degrees !

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    Hi Jaimie,
    Congrats on getting to 5 weeks post op and feeling so good. Yes, the feeling of your rods goes away. I'm almost 11 months post-op with a fusion of L3-T4 and am very mobile. I do not feel the rods in my back even though I have one petruding screw.
    Hang in there
    "You must be the change you want to see in the world."

    Previously 55 degree thoracolumbar curve
    Surgery June 5, 2007 - Dr. Clifford Tribus, University of Wisconsin Hospital
    19 degrees post-op!

    http://abhbarry.blogspot.com

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    • #3
      After awhile you will forget about the rod and will not notice it when you are walking around. You are just getting used to walking with your spine in a different position and are probably still stiff when walking. This all goes away in a few months.
      T12- L5 fusion 1975 - Rochester, NY
      2002 removal of bottom of rod and extra fusion
      3/1/11 C5-C6 disc replacement
      Daughter - T7 - L3 fusion 2004

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      • #4
        It comes and goes for me (9 months post-op). Lately, for some reason, I've been getting that "pole" sensation more than I had been. Can't make a connection with weather, work, etc. Another mystery to me!
        31 year old female
        55* (day of surgery) thoracic curve w/compensatory lumbar
        T4-T12 on Aug 15, 2007

        MRI, pre-surgery
        Xray, 3 mos. post-op
        Machu Picchu, 8 mos. post-op

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        • #5
          I'm still aware of my rods, especially when going up or down stairs.....I can feel them pulling.
          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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          • #6
            I am over a year post op and at times I feel my rods. I didn't start feeling them until around 7 months post op.

            Sue

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