I had a visit to my surgeon yesterday because I'm still getting this digging, pressing in feeling in the centre of my back. He said my metalwork is quite close to the surface and that along with having zero fat in the middle of my back this is what's causing my pain. He said if this is still a problem when I'm 2 1/2yrs post op I will have to make a decision on whether to have it removed. He said he can't just take the protruding screws out the whole lot will have to come out. I'm 21mths post op now so I'm not holding out much hope that things will improve further.
I will have to decide whether to live with it and cope by using painkillers and not over doing it-that's my downfall, I tend to do too much. Some days aren't so bad, but those are the days when I don't really do a lot. I really don't want further surgery if I can avoid it and I never expected to be pain free anyway.
Has anyone had anything similar and did it improve with time?
I will have to decide whether to live with it and cope by using painkillers and not over doing it-that's my downfall, I tend to do too much. Some days aren't so bad, but those are the days when I don't really do a lot. I really don't want further surgery if I can avoid it and I never expected to be pain free anyway.
Has anyone had anything similar and did it improve with time?
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