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I see Dr. Janmeet Sahota with Tricity Orthopedics in Richland WA.

I can get on the floor and play with my kids again, I can sit cross legged on the floor, with my legs out in front of me or...

Hi Ed, no spine pain and I’m 6 months out! My SI joints get a little pinchy at the end of the day if I have done too much that day but other than that I can’t complain. It definitely beats the...

Hi all! I am now 6 months post op T10-S2 fusion with 3 disc replacements (L3/4 L4/5 L5/S1). My original fusion was 18 years ago T2-T12. Before this most recent fusion, despite a progressive curve in...

I started experiencing knee pain in my right knee about 3-4 months after my most recent fusion (T10-S2) and I am now T2-S2. I would get a lot of pain with my knee in a 45degree angle especially while...

Ed, when you ask how I feel percentage wise, what do you mean? In terms of feeling normal? Fully recovered? Etc?

Appointment went well today. All hardware is strong and stable and nothing has...

That’s awesome! Sorry it has taken me so long to get back to you; I still don’t know how to get alerts sent directly to me. Life is going well! Now that I’m 2 months out I feel much less strapped to...

Getting down on the floor is easy for me, I know I shouldn’t be right now but with a stubborn 14 month old who isn’t crawling or walking it’s hard not to give in and play with her. It’s easy for me...

I am the farm manager and I set my own hours. I checked wi Th my boss, the farm owner, who is also my father in law and he said to take as much time as I need. Starting next week, adding one hour...

Tina, I don’t feel pain in my back no matter how I carry something whether it is at my sides or at chest level, and I am thankful for that. A full milk jug weighs about 8 pounds. I am no back to work...

I wouldn’t say I feel an increase in pain when I lift but more so tightness in my low lower back and pelvis. I am technically still in the no BLT zone of recovery so I don’t lift much. My carrying...

Everything of what you quoted and said in your reply makes sense to me. All the more reason to put them far, FAR behind me. My goal is to be off the dilauded completely by the September 1st at the...

Hi Ed, things are still going well!

As far as meds...I attempted going from 10mg of flexiril 3x per day to 2x per day and the nerve pain was RAGING! So I said, “you know, it’s not addictive and...

I had another appointment today, this time to get the last of my stitches out; what better way to celebrate 1 month into post-op life than being bandage free!?!?!

We did some more films and...

I don’t feel that my balance has suffered or been depleted. I guess by robotic I could also say “dis-jointed” or not as fluid as before surgery. I don’t know if it’s me being too analytical too soon...

The tightness is starting to dissipate. I think it’s just the fact that there has been a MAJOR overhaul of a lot of bones including my pelvis and everything is still settling out into its new...

As I am starting to trust my body and do more things I notice a very localized tightness at each SI fixation location. Has anyone else experienced this and if so did it ever go away? It’s not painful...

BMP was used. I remember my surgeon mentioning it specifically. Thank you for bringing my attention to the markers. That will be helpful in navigating x rays when they are taken. Definitely taking it...

Alright everyone, first post-op appointment today went well. Started by taking out 75 staples combined between 4 incisions. I still have sutures in until next week on my posterior incision just to...

My first post op appointment is this Friday, in 2 days, so I am keeping my fingers crossed for good news. One question though, when sitting upright or slightly reclined in a recliner, my upper back...

The pain so far is much better than when I was in the hospital. The pain feels more like stiffness/soreness instead of sharp shooting hardware on bone pain. When I walk though I definitely feel a...

I think I am pretty well plumb without any lean front/back or side to side. My husband swears i have gained a few inches in height also. Right now now PT has been ordered and the only thing they want...

I would say my pain is mostly just aches and the occasional sharp pains in my pelvis when I walk but overall like a 4 or 5 out of 10. The incisions don’t hurt much but are tender and sensitive to...

The edema isn’t all that bad. At first it easy really bad in my feet
/ankles and also in my calves. This was all after the second surgery that ended up being 3 hours longer than they anticipated. My...

They did do my SI joints.

I have 5 incisions total; belly, waist, center back, and two smaller ones right next to each hip.

I can’t say I can completely rule out an ileus. I thank at about 4...

Hi everyone! I’m so sorry it’s taken so long for me to reply. Here are the updates.

The first surgery was 4 hours and went well. They did an ALIF for L5-S1 and then did a lateral inter body...