Hi, Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays to all of you!! My surgery was July 8, 2009. T 10 - S 1 fused, with lots of clean up stuff, & instrumentation from
T 10 - L5. 51 degree lumbar curve - now around 20.
For about a month - 6 weeks now, I've been having fatigue & achiness in my shoulders & upper back to a point where I feel like I have to focus on pulling
my shoulders back & down to feel like I am walking with good posture otherwise I feel like I am hunched forward. I also have pain in my ribs front & back with deep breaths. Is this normal or do I just have very weak upper back muscles?? Is this part of your experience with recovery & does it pass?
Any advice?
HappyDeanna
Dr. Bhatia
UCI Medical Center
Orange,CA
T 10 - L5. 51 degree lumbar curve - now around 20.
For about a month - 6 weeks now, I've been having fatigue & achiness in my shoulders & upper back to a point where I feel like I have to focus on pulling
my shoulders back & down to feel like I am walking with good posture otherwise I feel like I am hunched forward. I also have pain in my ribs front & back with deep breaths. Is this normal or do I just have very weak upper back muscles?? Is this part of your experience with recovery & does it pass?
Any advice?
HappyDeanna
Dr. Bhatia
UCI Medical Center
Orange,CA
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