Merry Christmas everyone and the best of this celebratory times to you. I've got a whole lot to celebrate actually - I'm alive, I'm well, I've recovered a whole lot better from my lumbar fusion back surgery than anticipated, and of course it is Christmas.
During this time, the lumbar fusion bone mass is becoming established. These movements should continue to be avoided to avoid stress at the fused segments:
Excess lifting (anything over 10 to 15 pounds), Bending, Twisting
Patients who were prescribed a back brace to help immobilize the back will probably be advised to continue with it for six weeks to three months after surgery.
It's there and it's not sometimes. There are some bouts of pain – usually after I have overdone it – usually after I have climbed the stairs way too many times, or jumped off where I was sitting (the low sofa is bad, and I forget), or when I have over done the walking – like going Christmas shopping for the family in Dubai Mall. (Dubai Mall is the world's largest mall. Mistake.).
Just as a reminder to any one who has been reading my posts, or some one coming in from the cold, I have absolutely NO pain whatsoever from my pre-operation symptoms. The intense pain down my lower back, down my butt, my thighs is gone. The early tingling sensations – gone. The numb foot – gone. So, every reason for my having gone in for back surgery – all gone. The pain that I sometimes have is post operation pan at the site of the incisions. And it comes and goes. So it is sporadic, and honestly, other than a few hours when its intense – it is not, never unbearable. So there.
I am also walking every single day – without fail, and I am invariably either increasing distance walked or pace achieved most every day. I walk every morning – early morning (around five in the morning) when its pitch dark and kind of cold – as cold as it gets around here in Dubai – and I come back refreshed, with a sense of achievement – but some days a bit exhausted.
Rules in Play
Its important to keep the BLT rules in mind. Yes, it has been a whole month (sometimes that feels like a long time, and some times just like yesterday) – but the No Bending, No Lifting, No Twisting Rules are important, they are still in ply, and more than ever they are important now. The forums say...During this time, the lumbar fusion bone mass is becoming established. These movements should continue to be avoided to avoid stress at the fused segments:
Excess lifting (anything over 10 to 15 pounds), Bending, Twisting
Patients who were prescribed a back brace to help immobilize the back will probably be advised to continue with it for six weeks to three months after surgery.
How's the Pain?
It's there and it's not sometimes. There are some bouts of pain – usually after I have overdone it – usually after I have climbed the stairs way too many times, or jumped off where I was sitting (the low sofa is bad, and I forget), or when I have over done the walking – like going Christmas shopping for the family in Dubai Mall. (Dubai Mall is the world's largest mall. Mistake.).Just as a reminder to any one who has been reading my posts, or some one coming in from the cold, I have absolutely NO pain whatsoever from my pre-operation symptoms. The intense pain down my lower back, down my butt, my thighs is gone. The early tingling sensations – gone. The numb foot – gone. So, every reason for my having gone in for back surgery – all gone. The pain that I sometimes have is post operation pan at the site of the incisions. And it comes and goes. So it is sporadic, and honestly, other than a few hours when its intense – it is not, never unbearable. So there.
Physiotherapy and Walking
I am getting two sessions of physiotherapy a week. They last about an hour, and consist of core muscle toughening exercises followed by a few minutes of pain management electro therapy, ultrasound and infrared.I am also walking every single day – without fail, and I am invariably either increasing distance walked or pace achieved most every day. I walk every morning – early morning (around five in the morning) when its pitch dark and kind of cold – as cold as it gets around here in Dubai – and I come back refreshed, with a sense of achievement – but some days a bit exhausted.
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