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  • Be careful of scratching that itch!

    I made the mistake a few days ago of scratching an "itch" on my back...on an area that is still numb from the surgery. I could have sworn that there was a mosquito bite or something and I was thrilled because I could "feel" something there. I scratched it like crazy but I couldn't feel what I was doing. Now I have terrible scratches with scabs on my back and it's a mess. Wow, those phantom itches are terrible! Thank goodness I can't feel what I did, but it's scary that I did that to myself without feeling it.
    Laurie
    Age 57
    Posterior fusion w/thoracoplasty T2-L3 Oct 1, 2010
    Thoracic curve corrected from 61* to 16*
    Lumbar curve, unknown measurement
    Disfiguring back hump GONE!!
    Dr Munish Gupta
    UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA

  • #2
    laurie i feel for you because i still get itches where the surgery site is still numb
    Kara
    25
    Brace 4-15-05-5-25-06
    Posterior Spinal Fusion 3-10-10
    T4-L2
    Before 50T
    After 20T

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    • #3
      I have to thank you for this little heads-up for the post-op future. It's so good to have the knowledge of all you guys with experience but it's not nice at all to hear about you going through it. I know it's numb but I hope you're comfortable and that it heals up quickly.

      B
      Billy
      32 year old male from UK
      Fused at 25yrs
      62 degree thoratic curve
      45 degree lumbar curve
      Fused T3-L1 on 3rd Jan 2012

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      • #4
        I did the same thing the other day. It's crazy how you can be itchy and numb in the exact same spot.

        I've taken to slapping the skin to avoid scratches...but I look crazy slapping my back so I try to only do it when I'm alone lol. =)
        Rebecca
        Age: 28
        Dx w/ scoli @ age 12 S curves T-40* L-42*
        wore night bending brace as teenager
        Curves changed to 50's plus or minus
        herniated disc L2-3, Discectomy October 2007
        fusion L2-3 November 2008
        Revision L2-3 Fusion, Removal of hardware August 2009
        Curves measuring 52 T&L September 2010
        Fused T4-L4, all posterior December 27th 2010
        gained almost two inches in height

        Before and After Exterior
        Before and After X-rays
        My blog: http://herscoliosisjourney.blogspot.com/

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