Approx 9 weeks fusion post-op

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Hi All, well I am about 9 weeks fusion post-op, and I am feeling pretty good.
However, I was my dr. last week and he told me I am not fusing as much as he would like. I asked what I could do to help, and he told me not to take Advil (I havent from the get-go thanks to this site) and do not smoke. I dont smoke. Any ideas here what I could do to help my fusion process? Also, what happens if I never fuse? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks again, this site is AWESOME because the people are AWESOME!!:angel:
 
I hope you fuse and everthing goes well.
When i did not fuse the first time in 2002 it caused my screws to break and i just went through another surgery in march of this year to refuse it cause my spine was really unstable.

I hope it works out for you.
 
I'm surprised that your doctor is so concerned at only 9 weeks post op. Fusion usually doesn't even begin to show on xray until at least 3 months. keep resting, walk as much as you can tolerate, eat a healthy diet, and try not to worry.

Your doctor can order a bone growth stimulator, which may help. There are a couple of different kinRAB. They are worn externally and are supposed to be pretty effective at getting bone growth going. I wore one and was showing bone growth at only 6 weeks post op. My doctor was grinning from ear to ear when we popped up the xray. Neither of us really expected to see much of anything, so it made both of us just delighted.

Hang in there. It's waaaaay too early to start thinking about not fusing. You're still very early on in this.

Take care,
Emily
 
Emily said it well. It is much too early to be worrying about fusion. Stop thinking about fusion and concentrate on healing. Have a positive attitude, feed your body with nutritious fooRAB, walk and rest, walk some more. Don't try to rush any part of your healing. Take your meRAB as prescribed. And walk as much as is comfortable.
 
Thank you so much everyone. You have made me feel a lot better! As I have said before, the people on this site are Awesome!;)
 
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