Thank you straydog. I followed your advice and I just called the nurse and she said she is going to speak with my surgeon just to be on the safe side. She said she feels as though my pain is probably...
Hello everyone! I hope y'all are doing well. Quick question.... So, I am now four months post op - yay! However, I was trying to be super helpful to my boyfriend while he was at work last night. I...
Abilene, thank you so much for the good advice! The doctor says she can see some fusion starting! Thank the Lord!! Unfortunately, she had no ideas about the vision problems or the pain when I yawn....
Yes, Abilene!... it's not easy to avoid a yawn! I am also anxious to hear what the surgeon says. Work is going well, I'm still on light duty so I mostly sit at the office, and I normally only work 4...
Hi everyone! I am still trucking along.. I have another check up with my surgeon on Friday, and I'll have some x-rays done to see if there's any evidence of fusion taking place *fingers crossed*! I...
Thanks for the response, Abilene! It's still about the same.. Maybe a little less dry? Maybe it'll continue to go away. I am using the bone growth stimulator religiously and it really doesn't bother...
Hello all! I went to my second post op appointment yesterday. He still wants me to be on light duty at work, part time and only desk duty, which is probably for the best. I received the Bone Growth...
Thanks for the response, Abilene and White Beard! I knew one other past patient of my surgeon that had the same levels done as me, and he also had a bone stimulator. So I wasn't entirely surprised,...
Hi you guys! I hope everyone is doing well! My second post op appointment is on Monday, the 20th. Someone called today and said that my insurance had approved a bone growth stimulator, and they would...
Abilene, So far, so good. I will probably have a better idea by around lunch time, which was when I really began feeling it yesterday. I am going to take note today and see if it comes back. If it...
Abilene, This is new for me. I have just noticed it today. It's pretty constant. I have been up and about more this weekend, as I have felt up to it and I wasn't taking pain medicine which puts me to...
Here's a question for you guys.. Did any of you have dizziness after surgery? I feel like the room is moving some. I haven't taken medicine so it isn't a medication side effect....
Straydog, I think you're probably right. When I go back I will probably ask to swap over to something else. Or at least see what they say/think. Abilene, from my understanding, my surgeon does intend...
I'll check and see what my doctor says. Where I would really like a massage is my shoulders and back near my shoulder blades. The idea of anyone around my neck makes me cringe....
Abilene: that's great that your husband was able to drive for you! What a blessing! I still use a support pillow when I drive just for some extra support. It helps my back and shoulders not to get so...
Thank you, Abilene! I drove for the first time today, with my mom in the car with me.. and only a short distance. I didn't have any problems. In fact, I was honestly in LESS pain than before the...
Straydog, thank you so much for your input! It may be that I end up going back on leave if I find out that I can't handle it. The more I read from y'all, the more convinced I am that it might be a...
I have been reading today and will continue to do that. I don't know what caused it... I was rear ended in an auto accident about seven years ago. I also have been a dancer and baton twirler my...
Thank you for your response, Abilene! Light duty would be some desk duty and admin work. I can change positions as much as needed, and can go home whenever. I would not be on an on call status. I...
I am home from the surgeon!! They removed the steri strips and the scar is about two inches long. The surgeon was pleased with the new X-rays and it was pretty cool seeing the plates in there! They...
Matth3w, did you ever get an answer from your doctor on this issue? I had the exact same symptoms in 2012, which is why I ask....
Yes Abilene! These chairs just rose to just below your shoulders... so no good! I am not sure about how long I will be off of work. My doctor could not really predict it. He may tell me more...
straydog, I tried the search feature to find Abilene's surgery thread, but was unsuccessful....
Thank you to everyone who has responded! I am prone to migraines, and had a particularly bad one yesterday. But the doctor previously told me that I could not take my migraine medicines from one week...
Thank y'all so much for your quick responses! :) They have made my day! Abilene, I am not in a neck collar. As of this morning, some of my muscle tension seems a little better. I don't have any pain...
Hi everyone! I am new here.. I found you guys via a google search. I am about one and a half weeks post op after a two level ACDF surgery (C4-5,C5-6). I am moving around well, but still in a great...