Has anyone had a spinal fusion? and if so did it work for you?
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IT WILL BE! don't despair. i had it done when i was about 22 (i'm 31 now) and i well remember the horrific pain i felt for many months afterwards, thinking i would never fully recover and have a painless day. i spent my whole recovery in a deep depression.
but now, many years later, i'm fully recovered and don't grapple at all with daily pain. unfortunately, that will take a long while to get to. probably not ten years, but at least one year, though as with all sorts of recovery, each day is better than the day that preceded it.
nowadays, i try to keep my back strong with regular yoga, which i highly recommend. other times if i'm doing strenuous activity like moving, i will also get pain and soreness, but i imagine anyone who spends a whole day moving an apartment gets that. i still also have a scoliosis curvature in my spine unfortunately, though it's much smaller than it was before my operation.
good luck to you. and know that there is a full recovery awaiting you at the end of this ordeal, but please don't try to rush it -- give yourself the time to heal and the right to occasionally feel bad. you've been through a lot and you're entitled. :-)
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There are a lot of types of spinal fusion, and it's hard to know what exactly you had. It also depends on how serious the problem was. It should basically work pretty well if the surgeon did the job right. If it stays very painful you need to go back or get a second opinion. As a chiropractor we do our best to prevent the need for surgeries, but a lot of people have them and do fine. You have to realise that you still have a weak spot there and they can and do come back, so you still have to do an exercise program, and watch how you sit, bend and lift. All the best.
someone i work with his wife had it done and said she is now worse than before and would never have had it done if she knew it would hurt this much
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