Anyone else post Jan 08 surgery?

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That is the date of my L5 S1 micro. Anybody else with same surgery around that time? If so, would you consider yourself recovered or still in recovery mode? I am still hurting and not sure if it is still recovery. Shouldn't I be feeling great by now?
 
I had a one level fusion on Jan. 7th and I am recovering. I feel much better, but I have a ways to go. It is a very individual thing. Any time they open the back, you run the risk of damage to the nerves. Structurally your back may be recovered, but you may have an angry nerve...which will hopefully go away, with time.
 
Niceshot, I sure wasn't feeling great at the point you're at. But three months was a good turning point. That was when I started to feel human again, though I was still hurting a lot. At 9 weeks, I went back to church for the first time, and that just exhausted me. And I sat in the very back so I could stand up if needed. I stood for most of the service. After the three month mark, I continued to see gradual improvement. Six months was the next big turning point.

It's a long slow process to recover from this surgery, but you'll get there! Hang in there! Are you in PT yet?

Emily :wave:
 
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