Hi everyone. I don't post here much but I do follow a lot. I have ended up being fused from T3-S1 with the last surgery being September 5 & 6 of 2013. I am also on Forteo daily injections and Lyrica for pain.
While I'm not sure if my fusion would be considered "major" or not but to me it is after only being fused from T3-T7 for 25 years and now having the full fusion done because of a lower curve. Anyway, I was wondering to those of you who have a significant fusion length if you could enlighten me on when/if you have resigned yourself to the fact that you may never "feel" normal again. By that I mean not feeling like you're stiff, can't relax, have issues driving because you can't get comfortable, etc.
I feel as though I'm at a plateau of sorts. Like yes, I have regained the ability of some things but not totally with all things. I have made adjustments in my life as far as bending my legs and not at my waist (what's a waist???), and what-not. I use my grabbers all the time (vertically challenged LOL). I also sit on the floor for a lot of things, i.e. organizing cupboards, looking for things in cupboards, switching the laundry from washer to dryer (front loading machines). I just was wondering if anyone else felt like they're "stuck" in position and going no-where fast.
I hope I don't offend anyone in this post. To me, when I had the minor fusion, it was as though nothing stopped me. Now I'm like "whoa, slow down Chris, you can't move like that anymore".
Chris
fused from T3-S1 with T11 being removed and replaced by a filler
While I'm not sure if my fusion would be considered "major" or not but to me it is after only being fused from T3-T7 for 25 years and now having the full fusion done because of a lower curve. Anyway, I was wondering to those of you who have a significant fusion length if you could enlighten me on when/if you have resigned yourself to the fact that you may never "feel" normal again. By that I mean not feeling like you're stiff, can't relax, have issues driving because you can't get comfortable, etc.
I feel as though I'm at a plateau of sorts. Like yes, I have regained the ability of some things but not totally with all things. I have made adjustments in my life as far as bending my legs and not at my waist (what's a waist???), and what-not. I use my grabbers all the time (vertically challenged LOL). I also sit on the floor for a lot of things, i.e. organizing cupboards, looking for things in cupboards, switching the laundry from washer to dryer (front loading machines). I just was wondering if anyone else felt like they're "stuck" in position and going no-where fast.
I hope I don't offend anyone in this post. To me, when I had the minor fusion, it was as though nothing stopped me. Now I'm like "whoa, slow down Chris, you can't move like that anymore".
Chris
fused from T3-S1 with T11 being removed and replaced by a filler
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