... they say we get big and small bumps on a road to recovery after spinal surgery for a reason. ... (1 replies)
... Hi. I had several surgeries to my spine. In the cervical region I had Harrington Rods placed from C3 to T5 level and in the lumbar from L2 down to the hip area. ... (11 replies)
... I had a 2 level fusion 4 days before you and everytime I sit up it feels as if someone is cracking me in the back with a baseball bat. The pain gets worse with activity. Especially, on a day that I push it. I am still not allowed to drive amd probably will not until March 2nd at my follow up appt. ... (9 replies)
... sometimes hip pain after I walk on the treadmill. My dr. said I needed to get to 1 mi. per day walking before the one month mark. I am an advid user of herbal sleep remedies. ... (9 replies)
... Just like Shelly, I have significant searing and burning pain in my RT hip. ... (9 replies)
... wow sounds like me, but 2 months after my fusion I had hip and quad. ... (9 replies)
... One problem I developed due to fusion is inflammation in my SI joints. My PM has said this is a common problem with fusion patients because the fused vertabrae puts extra stress on the SI joints. ... (9 replies)
... I finally had a laminectomy,diskectomy with spinal fusion on May7th of this year. The disk had calcified so it was kinda rough. ... (9 replies)
... I'm 4 months after surgery and developed pain in the back of my legs, feels like my hamstrings are going to rip. A little hip pain and butt. ... (13 replies)
... I did not have my hip used in the surgery either. They used a bone morphogenetic protein. They told me that my hip and leg pain is from my nerve. They said when they restored the disc space, it caused my nerve to stretch and become inflammed. ... (9 replies)
... i had spinal fusion in feb 2007,and have had nothing but pain since.I've suffered with alot of burning pains in my shoulder blades,and alot of chest pains. ... (18 replies)
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... As a new member to this bulletin board I would like to share my post op complications and see if there is any one else with a similar situation that found relief after the removal of hardware. ... (9 replies)
... Im a 28 year old woman that had instrumental spinal fusion of the L4 and L5 which included a bone graft taken from my hip. ... (14 replies)
... for the replys and welcome msg. im still having the hip pain more when im walking i mentioned it to my surgon on my 6week check up and said i shouldnt have much pain there cause he didnt use bone from my hip he used it from the bone bank. ... (5 replies)
... It could also be aggravated by your sleeping habits. If I don't have pillows under my knees, I always have hip pain in the morning. ... (5 replies)
... You're still very early in your recovery. Hip pain could be from a lot of things. It could be that you're using muscles differently due to pain or caution of your back. It could be nerve irritation, which takes a long time to calm down. ... (5 replies)
... hi im 20yr and had a 2 level spinal fusion on l45-l5s1 2months ago and now having lots of hip pain could it be from the hardware (5 replies)
... lly uncomfortable. That definitely got better. That is great he is walking and resting. I over do it too much and then pay for it the next day. I am still in pain but I can honestly say if I rest and take care each day gets better. I have nerve and hip pain but it is not as bad as the first few days. ... (7 replies)
... weeks after the surgery...at least. The healing or fusion time depends on many factors...one is if you smoke or not. I do not. Smoking impedes the healing process and the ability for the bone to fuse. ... (10 replies)
