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  • #1

    Post-op swelling

    Hey all

    I'm almost 4 weeks post-op and was curious on hearing other's experience on how long it took for post op swelling/bloating to go down.

    I'm all swollen/bloated in my mid section. None of my cloths fit well. I had to loop elastic through my button hole in my 'fat jeans' to fit in to it. I ordered few articles of clothing that hopefully will fit better but I'm hoping the swelling goes down soon...
    30 something y.o.

    2003 - T45, L???
    2005 - T50, L31
    bunch of measurements between...

    2011 - T60, L32
    2013 - T68, L?

    Posterior Fusion Sept 2014 -- T3 - L3
    Post - op curve ~35


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    Hi green! It took a really long time (6 weeks or more) for the swelling to go down for me so don't be alarmed. I actually think it wasn't till I had really cut down on my narcotics. But I also heard the anesthesia takes a long time to get out of your system.
    Surgery Jan 6, 2014 at 38 yrs
    Posterior Fusion T10-L4, osteotomy 1 lev.
    Pre op-Thoracolumbar Curve-50 degrees

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    • #3
      Are you just swollen or have an abdominal pain too?
      I am stronger than scoliosis, and won't let it rule my life!
      45 years old - diagnosed at age 7
      A/P surgery on March 5/7, 2013 - UCSF

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      • #4
        No abdominal pain. Just feel swollen and puffy
        30 something y.o.

        2003 - T45, L???
        2005 - T50, L31
        bunch of measurements between...

        2011 - T60, L32
        2013 - T68, L?

        Posterior Fusion Sept 2014 -- T3 - L3
        Post - op curve ~35


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        • #5
          Hi...

          Swelling is really common. Sometimes, it takes way longer than other times, and I don't have a clue why there's such a difference.

          Did you have an ALIF?

          --Linda
          Never argue with an idiot. They always drag you down to their level, and then they beat you with experience. --Twain
          ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Surgery 2/10/93 A/P fusion T4-L3
          Surgery 1/20/11 A/P fusion L2-sacrum w/pelvic fixation

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          • #6
            Just posterior, no ALIF
            30 something y.o.

            2003 - T45, L???
            2005 - T50, L31
            bunch of measurements between...

            2011 - T60, L32
            2013 - T68, L?

            Posterior Fusion Sept 2014 -- T3 - L3
            Post - op curve ~35


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            • #7
              Hang in there. It should resolve. One caveat... some people report that their new lordotic curve actually makes their tummy more prominent.
              Never argue with an idiot. They always drag you down to their level, and then they beat you with experience. --Twain
              ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              Surgery 2/10/93 A/P fusion T4-L3
              Surgery 1/20/11 A/P fusion L2-sacrum w/pelvic fixation

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