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Massage tonight....maybe not such a great idea
I looked up "massage" and found this thread on the subject, so thought that I would continue it instead of starting a new one (aren't you proud of me, Linda?). I do not know what kind of massage i had....deep tissue or not. i am 9+ months post T3 to Sacrum with fixation and have been doing fairly well except some probable muscle pain and cervical arthritis/degeneration. I told the LMT about my surgery. Well, I now have mild right breast pain (no massage to the girls) and some occasional sharp L upper back pains when I move. Maybe this wasn't such a good idea. My PT said that massage was OK, but I did not ask my surgeon.
Also, a note to anyone wanting a massage, I had not thought out the "now I would like for you to roll over onto your back" part of the massage. With my fusion with pelvic fixation rolling over looks like a beached whale rolling over. She thought that I was going to fall off of the table as I needed to move all the way to the edge to even begin to roll. HELP....has anyone figured this put?
Reading some of the responses above, it seems that many surgeons think that massage is OK. So, have you asked your spinal surgeon if massage is OK, if yes how far after surgery was it OK? Any restrictions per your surgeon?
Susan
I will call my surgeon, Dr. Hu tomorrow to see what says about massage
I looked up "massage" and found this thread on the subject, so thought that I would continue it instead of starting a new one (aren't you proud of me, Linda?). I do not know what kind of massage i had....deep tissue or not. i am 9+ months post T3 to Sacrum with fixation and have been doing fairly well except some probable muscle pain and cervical arthritis/degeneration. I told the LMT about my surgery. Well, I now have mild right breast pain (no massage to the girls) and some occasional sharp L upper back pains when I move. Maybe this wasn't such a good idea. My PT said that massage was OK, but I did not ask my surgeon.
Also, a note to anyone wanting a massage, I had not thought out the "now I would like for you to roll over onto your back" part of the massage. With my fusion with pelvic fixation rolling over looks like a beached whale rolling over. She thought that I was going to fall off of the table as I needed to move all the way to the edge to even begin to roll. HELP....has anyone figured this put?
Reading some of the responses above, it seems that many surgeons think that massage is OK. So, have you asked your spinal surgeon if massage is OK, if yes how far after surgery was it OK? Any restrictions per your surgeon?
Susan
I will call my surgeon, Dr. Hu tomorrow to see what says about massage
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