Hi everyone,
The issue here is definitely not that I'm not going to see my surgeon about this - I definitely will - I'd just like to be armed with a little information before I see him.
I had a big back surgery revision in October for flatback syndrome - had rods reattached, two incisions (one front, one back), a bunch of osteotomies, and four fusions, yada yada yada... most of you seem to have similar issues so I won't bore you with further details.
Anyway, I am still getting swelling in my left foot and ankle after almost 16 weeks post-op. The surgeon reassured me that as I "get more active" the swelling will go down. I work as a secretary so during the day I'm not able to be active - shouldn't the swelling be going down by now anyway? It is WAY better on the weekends when I'm out and about, but I'm worried that it's extremely rare for this to still be a problem so long after the surgery. I didn't have swelling issues the first time around when I was 13. I'm 25 now but still in otherwise great health.
Did anyone else have swelling so long after?
Thanks,
Valerie
The issue here is definitely not that I'm not going to see my surgeon about this - I definitely will - I'd just like to be armed with a little information before I see him.
I had a big back surgery revision in October for flatback syndrome - had rods reattached, two incisions (one front, one back), a bunch of osteotomies, and four fusions, yada yada yada... most of you seem to have similar issues so I won't bore you with further details.
Anyway, I am still getting swelling in my left foot and ankle after almost 16 weeks post-op. The surgeon reassured me that as I "get more active" the swelling will go down. I work as a secretary so during the day I'm not able to be active - shouldn't the swelling be going down by now anyway? It is WAY better on the weekends when I'm out and about, but I'm worried that it's extremely rare for this to still be a problem so long after the surgery. I didn't have swelling issues the first time around when I was 13. I'm 25 now but still in otherwise great health.
Did anyone else have swelling so long after?
Thanks,
Valerie
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