I don't post much, but I do read a lot. Everyone is so knowledgeable here!
I first found this site 3 years ago when my rod broke. Since then I have just dealt with any pain I might have. Very recently while working on my house, I started to have constant pain that over the counter medicine wouldn't help. I went back to the doctor who said it was time to have surgery to have the hardware removed and to fix where my back didn't fuse.
For the past couple of weeks I have done basically no physical activity and my back only hurts mostly at night and in the morning.
So I don't know if I should have this surgery or not. Is the pain just going to get worse and worse until I HAVE to have the surgery as soon as possible? If I start being active again, am I going to start having pain again? Is it something I should wait to do? I can say that when I am in pain, it is worse than it used to be.
It is such a big decision to make! I am going to make another appointment so I can ask more questions...hopefully that will ease my mind a bit.
Any input would be greatly appreciated!
I first found this site 3 years ago when my rod broke. Since then I have just dealt with any pain I might have. Very recently while working on my house, I started to have constant pain that over the counter medicine wouldn't help. I went back to the doctor who said it was time to have surgery to have the hardware removed and to fix where my back didn't fuse.
For the past couple of weeks I have done basically no physical activity and my back only hurts mostly at night and in the morning.
So I don't know if I should have this surgery or not. Is the pain just going to get worse and worse until I HAVE to have the surgery as soon as possible? If I start being active again, am I going to start having pain again? Is it something I should wait to do? I can say that when I am in pain, it is worse than it used to be.
It is such a big decision to make! I am going to make another appointment so I can ask more questions...hopefully that will ease my mind a bit.
Any input would be greatly appreciated!
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