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Posted 6/5/2016 9:54 PM (GMT 0)
Hi everyone
I would like to know if surgery can possibly flare fibro? I was told last week by my neurologist I would need cervical spine surgery because of stenosis. (Which I am NOT looking forward too) I believe my cervical canal is at 6mm and it's suppose to 10mm. I have never had surgery before. I am only 43 and my spine is ate up with degenerative disc disease. :( I am going to need surgery on the lumbar spine too.
My fibro has been pretty under control for about 3 years. I don't have too much active pain anymore, just that muscle soreness all over and fatigue. I do start having flares if I do too much of course. I was just wondering if it could go back to that nasty bad pain and sickness again?
thanks
Posted 6/5/2016 10:26 PM (GMT 0)
Klambert, I happened across your post & I cannot answer your question about surgery & fibro. However, I saw where you will be having cervical surgery. We have had many, many members in the chronic pain forum have c-spine surgery. We have a sticky called CP101, in this thread many members that had surgery have listed tips for folks needing the same. We have had folks say this info was so helpful. I hope you will get a 2nd opinion before agreeing to any surgery. Take care.
Posted 6/5/2016 10:49 PM (GMT 0)
No one can tell you for sure what your body will do be we can share our experiences.

I was 42 years old when I became extremely sick with Crohn's disease. I was hospitalized for five weeks and had four blood transfusions before I ever had surgery. I had my entire colon removed, fistula taken care of, along with adhesions from a previous surgery. It was a 5 1/2 hour surgery. Seven and and a half hours after surgery I was sitting up in bed talking to my husband on the phone!

Eleven days after surgery I spent six hours at the mall Christmas shopping and I did this with 86 staples still in me. I went every day that week until Friday, when I had to go back to the Cleveland Clinic to have the staples removed. All of this with no extra fibro pain. I also threw a New Year's Eve party, with the help,of my family, to thank all my friends that helped take care of my young children for so long a time. I was tired after the party (40 people) but no extra pain!

So, as you can see, fibro did not rear its ugly head but I wasn't looking for it either. I just wanted to get on with my life and am thankful for the good life I have.

Sherrine
Posted 6/6/2016 1:40 AM (GMT 0)
Thanks straydog, I will check it out.
Sherrine, glad your fibro didn't act up! that was a lot of pushing the limits. :)
Well, hopefully mine will remain calm too.
thank you
Posted 6/6/2016 1:52 AM (GMT 0)
I always push things to the limit. It's a bad habit but it's the perfectionist in me. But I'm also a positive thinker and the doctors said that's why I did so well with the whole ordeal.

I focused on getting better and out of the hospital. Christmas was coming, I had three small children, and all,I thought about was getting Christmas gifts for them. I wanted to get back to normal and I wanted things to go back to normal for my children also. I have always found that if I focus on other things, my fibro pain fades somewhat in the background. I think this and the fact I was t watching for fibro to affect me, helped me a lot.

Sherrine
Posted 6/6/2016 2:48 AM (GMT 0)
I am like that too, push myself. I am constantly doing, doing, doing. I did however help my daughter move a week ago and that put me in a bind for 3 days. The weird thing is after helping her most of the day I had the tightness, some fatigue and dizziness started. I used to not get dizziness as a first symptom. I took a muscle relaxer and quit helping lol. The next day I slept a lot.
I don't know if fibro goes through stages, but when I first had it, it was BAD. I couldn't shower, so tired, felt sick as a dog, it felt like I was being stabbed all over. It took me 2 years to be able to do some light cleaning, gro shopping, and making meals without flaring. I now can do a lot more. Maybe it ran its worse course? I never want to go back to that.
Posted 6/6/2016 3:32 AM (GMT 0)
I had staples across my chest from a mastectomy and was in chemo. My husband and I went swing dancing. Not Glen Miller-rock n roll. I also push myself. My fibro was ok . We still laugh about it. I am a very positive person. I never let fibro slow me down. I have had other surgeries also and my fibro was ok . Just my experience. I know not everyone is the same.

Puppylover
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