Hello all! I just wanted to share the great news I just received! As some of you may know I am active duty military. I am also a spinal fusion patient as well. I currently have 2 rods and 16 screws in my spine. Well I have been deployed to Iraq (a year before I had the surgery to correct my spine and in pain!) I am now going to South Korea for a year! I just want to tell everyone who is afraid of not 'being normal' after having spinal fusion to tough it out, work through it. In the end it will definitely pay off! I have still managed to keep my military career and live with 3lbs of metal in my back! I am also able to run, do situps (on a ball though, cause my back no longer arches anymore) and do pushups. I can also meet all the other requirements that the military requires! (i.e. chem gear, m-16 training, and wearing kevlar for prolonged periods of time) So if you think just because you had/going to have spinal fusion means that you won't be able to go back to the way you used to, I guess I'm proof that you can. Thanks for listening/reading and have a blessed day!
~Shelley
~Shelley
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