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I think you are so right...listen to your body and all that! Impatience has been my downfall plus info relating to folk getting back to work before this time period.
Anyway, I only hope this helps any other senior out there contemplating Harrington rods in the future. It takes more time to recover...and here's a confession...as a smoker, I know that the habit slows the recovery even more, so giving up speeds the process.
Watch this space people...I have a cruise in September...that's my aim for fitness!
Best wishes to all.
I had my L4-5 fused several years ago, it was a long and hard recovery. Laminectomies are a lot easier to recover from and quite a bit less shock on your system.
You should be able to start decreasing your medication as you begin to feel better. It sounds like you've made quite a bit of progress so far, and you're attitude is great. Thats so important, some people think their never going to get better, and they don't. Self fulfilling prophesy. Do you think the Surgeon is waiting for you to regain your strength before sending you to physiotherapy, sometimes they do that?
Well, take care of yourself and I hope your recovery goes well and fast.
Hello!
I had 2 done......L4 and L5 I THINK with a spacer put into the sacral area. Honestly, I have a high pain threshold but the hysterectomy I had was a cakewalk compared to this!
I think the main worry is that I'm still on strong meds and boy can I tell if I'm late with them....so I obviously need then still. I am a bit obsessed with getting off them purely because after my laminectomy four years ago I was discharged from the hospital without any Duragesic pathes or prescriptions (long week-end too) and had to go through cold turkey till I saw the doctor on the Wednesday ....ten pounds lighter! Don't ask!!
anyway, this time around, I have not been given any physiotherapy or advice to follow...but have gone from a wheelchair to a walker to a stick to walking...so there is progress. I went to a store the other say and am aching all over so I'm telling myself this is like going to the gym and I'm in a 'getting fit' process.
I feel that apart from the surgery....this is a Do It Yourself recovery!
Thanks again Kalvin....my aim is now to walk a mile a day! Hey..I have a personal trainer!!
Carole
How many level procedure did you have done? Sounds like you've been having a pretty rough time of it. Nine weeks really isn't that long in the world of back surgery recovery.
At 8 weeks my Doctors were expecting me to walk a mile a day and being going to Physical Therapy every day. I could barely stand for 15 minutes.
Give it some more time, you should begin to start feeling better soon.
Take Care