Guest guest Posted September 20, 2001 Report Share Posted September 20, 2001 Hi, Was reading this thread: ====== >One week from today at this very hour I will be lying flat on my back, Nope. You will be bound to the table, but you will be in an almost standing position. But, you won't know that. ===== Is this particular to a specific surgeon or they all do it this way? I have Rabkin in SF. One of my biggest concerns about surgery is lying flat. If I lay flat on my back more than a few minutes my lower back gets really twisted up. Apparently I have extra meat in the upper part of my behind and back, and I'm high waisted, so there is a LOT of pressure on the small of my back and it really hurts -- I have thrown my back out for days in just a few minutes of this!! I fear being flat that long might actually damage my already-messed up lower back vertebrae. But when i read that they actually may stand you up a little, I was actually happy to hear it -- but is this standard? Again, I have Rabkin.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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