Today is Wednesday December 9th. It has been exactly two weeks now that I've had my TLIF spinal fusion surgery done here in Dubai and I have to say that today I feel good.
First things first. The pain. The pain is much better today. Over the last two weeks I have had up and down days but I have to be honest to say that overall it has been improving everyday. Yes I do have quite a lot of pain on the surgery site and around it but at the same time it is such an important thing to note that I have no remaining pain from my pre-operation days and that all the symptoms that I went in with for the surgery are now all gone.
A lot of spinal fusion surgery patients complain about new emerging areas of pain symptoms, and how they feel that there have been no, or very little improvement in their situation for post-surgery. I am therefore very fortunate, blessed, and naturally very grateful that I have come out feeling much better and that I have been able to get rid of all the symptoms of severe lower back pain, the sciatic pain down my thighs and legs, and the early symptoms of tingling and numbness.
Just to be fair I just want to mention in a couple of issues that I've post surgery. I have had incessant insomnia ever since I walked out of hospital. I have had to hear constipation issues even though I have not being on any narcotic painkillers at all. But other than that two weeks on, I have to say I am doing fine.
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