Hi everyone,
I miss all of you here at NSF....I just wanted to post to give an update on my condition...first I had a terrible year....not back related but never the less horrid...After spine surgery I had that blood clot to the lungs, than I suffered with abdominal pain from gallstones....than I had mycroplasma or walking pnuemonia and was put on antibotics for 3 months never got better was in and out of the hospital...I had opiods withdrawl symtoms, which I do not wish on anyone...and than I was convientally diagnosied with rhuematoid arthritis...so now I am back at physcial therapy working to get my muscle strength back..to where I was before..rock climbing in Januany!!(after the gallstones and before pnuemonia)...so that was my highest physcial moment after spine surgery...after 7 months to rock climb...It was a great high..no pun intented....I'm working very hard to get at that same stage physically..I'm riding my bike often...my back pain is almost deminished...it only hurts when I excessively abuse it....also I can stand so much longer than before the surgery..i'm happy I had the surgery..and would have done it again.....I would like to add that my back still feels numb....a great portion of my back has a deep tissue numbness and some parts have a tingling sensation...I can say that it continues to get better over the year, very slowly.....my shoulders still seem uneven....my waist looks even...my hips look good too.....my neck hurts when I have it bent to long over the computor but I guess that can happen to someone who didn't have scoliosis surgery...I still need to prop pillows under my knees to sleep...it eases pressure off the spine.....just a little advice to anyone that wants to hear....do not take opiodes for pain management after surgery....it can get addicting, and can be very hard to wean off of...I can happily say I am off of all pain medication including everything...it was amazing to see that I really did not have any pain at all and that it was all from building up a tolerance.....if any one has any question..for me...I would be glad to answer.....
I miss all of you here at NSF....I just wanted to post to give an update on my condition...first I had a terrible year....not back related but never the less horrid...After spine surgery I had that blood clot to the lungs, than I suffered with abdominal pain from gallstones....than I had mycroplasma or walking pnuemonia and was put on antibotics for 3 months never got better was in and out of the hospital...I had opiods withdrawl symtoms, which I do not wish on anyone...and than I was convientally diagnosied with rhuematoid arthritis...so now I am back at physcial therapy working to get my muscle strength back..to where I was before..rock climbing in Januany!!(after the gallstones and before pnuemonia)...so that was my highest physcial moment after spine surgery...after 7 months to rock climb...It was a great high..no pun intented....I'm working very hard to get at that same stage physically..I'm riding my bike often...my back pain is almost deminished...it only hurts when I excessively abuse it....also I can stand so much longer than before the surgery..i'm happy I had the surgery..and would have done it again.....I would like to add that my back still feels numb....a great portion of my back has a deep tissue numbness and some parts have a tingling sensation...I can say that it continues to get better over the year, very slowly.....my shoulders still seem uneven....my waist looks even...my hips look good too.....my neck hurts when I have it bent to long over the computor but I guess that can happen to someone who didn't have scoliosis surgery...I still need to prop pillows under my knees to sleep...it eases pressure off the spine.....just a little advice to anyone that wants to hear....do not take opiodes for pain management after surgery....it can get addicting, and can be very hard to wean off of...I can happily say I am off of all pain medication including everything...it was amazing to see that I really did not have any pain at all and that it was all from building up a tolerance.....if any one has any question..for me...I would be glad to answer.....
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