Hi Y'all!
I am one year post revision surgery(yay!) T10 to L5 anterior -posterior. Overall have improved a lot over the last year but not back to square one. I am just wondering from the old timers out there(Years post,not age!)what to expect. I am back to work which is somewhat physical as I am an OT (no lifting). I am surprized how much my mobility changed from extending down one level, but am getting use to that. Have hit my head quite a few times not realizing I don't bend as well as I did!! My frustration now is my left leg is weaker than it was, I still lean slightly forward, when I'm tired my upper back is painful and I feel like it is falling over the top of the rods. I can't lay flat on my back or I have terrible SI joint area pain. Never had pain lieing down before and it definetely is interfering with my sleep. Will these things continue to improve? I have had a lot of PT which helped a lot. I am heading to my 1 year appointment soon. Advice?? Comments?? I want to be prepared for my appointment with realistic expectations. Thanks so much!!!!
I am one year post revision surgery(yay!) T10 to L5 anterior -posterior. Overall have improved a lot over the last year but not back to square one. I am just wondering from the old timers out there(Years post,not age!)what to expect. I am back to work which is somewhat physical as I am an OT (no lifting). I am surprized how much my mobility changed from extending down one level, but am getting use to that. Have hit my head quite a few times not realizing I don't bend as well as I did!! My frustration now is my left leg is weaker than it was, I still lean slightly forward, when I'm tired my upper back is painful and I feel like it is falling over the top of the rods. I can't lay flat on my back or I have terrible SI joint area pain. Never had pain lieing down before and it definetely is interfering with my sleep. Will these things continue to improve? I have had a lot of PT which helped a lot. I am heading to my 1 year appointment soon. Advice?? Comments?? I want to be prepared for my appointment with realistic expectations. Thanks so much!!!!
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