I hope that today finds everyone in less pain than the day before! I finally got the doctors coordinated and will be getting my home TENS unit tomorrow! YAY! I love it when my PT uses it after my...
I'm sorry to hear that going back to work has been so trying and that last night was hard! It must have been scary to wake up choking, not to mention painful. I still can't make it through an entire...
Michael, I'm glad to hear that you seem to be doing well! Yesterday was my 1-yr anniversary of my L5-S1 fusion using the ALIF approach. It's definitely a roller coaster to recover from. Another...
Hello CPers! Thanks for the warm welcome in my greetings thread. Growing up I've always had pain in my upper back, between my shoulder blades. I a lways attributed it to being top heavy and nothing...
Good luck Hydrangea! I had a spinal fusion on L5/S1 last April so have recently been in a similar place. It sounds silly but if you can buy satin sheets, I highly recommend it! For about a month...
Oh wow! Three weeks out, how are you doing? What approach did they take? I had the ALIF but have 5 incisions, one on my abdomen and 4 on my back. My poor mother is constantly wondering where she went...
[b] checking mirrors. He took me in and began cracking and popping away. After 2 weeks I was still unable to move. I went to my friend who is a chiropractor and he took xrays. Turns out that I had...
Best of luck on your surgery! I just had a spinal fusion at L5/S1 on 4/20/2009. They did the anterior approach so they went in through the stomach and then I have 4 incisions in the back for...
Thank you for the welcome Jag! I've been searching for a positive forum for chronic pain and was very excited when I came across this one. So far the people seem to be so very supportive and helpful....
Hi Dany! I am new to this forum as well, this is actually my first post. I'm a 30 year old female, I've never been married and have recently begun dating a very patient man, no children. I am still...