It was one year ago today, Sept. 11 ~ an easy date to remember , that i had my revision surgery. All my hardware was removed except the inplates (sp?) in the lumbar disc areas.
Even though the surgery was much easier compared to the original, i'm not sure i'm happy with the results. I still have a weak right leg and use a cane when i go outside of the house. Also i now have more rib/thoracic aches and pains and have difficulty in standing upright. If i've been standing for a while, i'm more bent over than my 87 yr old mother . I can put my hands on each side of a doorway and press myself forward to get upright again, but it only lasts a few minutes.
I'm scheduled to meet with my surgeon next week for a follow-up. I rather dread it, because I get the feeling that he wants so much for his surgery to be a success that he doesn't take my complaints or condition seriously. I always come away feeling like a whiner and depressed.
I am, however, glad that i had the fusion done because i don't have those crippling pains in my lumbar area anymore.
Even though the surgery was much easier compared to the original, i'm not sure i'm happy with the results. I still have a weak right leg and use a cane when i go outside of the house. Also i now have more rib/thoracic aches and pains and have difficulty in standing upright. If i've been standing for a while, i'm more bent over than my 87 yr old mother . I can put my hands on each side of a doorway and press myself forward to get upright again, but it only lasts a few minutes.
I'm scheduled to meet with my surgeon next week for a follow-up. I rather dread it, because I get the feeling that he wants so much for his surgery to be a success that he doesn't take my complaints or condition seriously. I always come away feeling like a whiner and depressed.
I am, however, glad that i had the fusion done because i don't have those crippling pains in my lumbar area anymore.
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