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lizzybrog80
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Hi all,
For any of you who read my initial post, I thought I should update you, though I can't say there's a lot of change. I had the IDET on Friday, 1/25/08 and took off the whole work week after. So for 9 straight days all I did was literally lay flat in bed w/ my brace on. The last couple of days before returning to work I started walking, about 20 mins. per day. My pain level that whole time was no worse than pre-surgery, and at times, better. It was different every day. I would have good days & bad days, which is different than my normal pain, which was constant & almost never changed AT ALL. So this past week I went back to modified work (10:30-3:30) and did fine. I stood at my computer almost all the time, w/ short breaks sitting. I did better than I expected. My pain was actually about the same as the prevoius week. There was one day I felt great & didn't take any pain pills. On Monday I switched from Avinza to Fentanyl patches, so have been trying to get those straightened out...anyway, I feel better than expected. I feel completely normal. But I'm still trying to baby myself. Like, I come home from work and lay down almost instantly for the rest of the night. I wear my brace 24/7. My doc really feels that the 6-week mark is when people start improving. So I'm committed to babying myself until then, and see what it brings. If anyone has questions, feel free to ask!
-Beth
For any of you who read my initial post, I thought I should update you, though I can't say there's a lot of change. I had the IDET on Friday, 1/25/08 and took off the whole work week after. So for 9 straight days all I did was literally lay flat in bed w/ my brace on. The last couple of days before returning to work I started walking, about 20 mins. per day. My pain level that whole time was no worse than pre-surgery, and at times, better. It was different every day. I would have good days & bad days, which is different than my normal pain, which was constant & almost never changed AT ALL. So this past week I went back to modified work (10:30-3:30) and did fine. I stood at my computer almost all the time, w/ short breaks sitting. I did better than I expected. My pain was actually about the same as the prevoius week. There was one day I felt great & didn't take any pain pills. On Monday I switched from Avinza to Fentanyl patches, so have been trying to get those straightened out...anyway, I feel better than expected. I feel completely normal. But I'm still trying to baby myself. Like, I come home from work and lay down almost instantly for the rest of the night. I wear my brace 24/7. My doc really feels that the 6-week mark is when people start improving. So I'm committed to babying myself until then, and see what it brings. If anyone has questions, feel free to ask!
-Beth