Guest guest Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 Hi , I'm glad to hear you are up and moving around! I don't know the restrictions on a lumbar fusion since my fusion was a cervical. I had a car accident 5 weeks after my fusion and though OH NO it's going to mess up my fusion, it didn't!! So I think fusions with hardware are a little tougher than the average person thinks it is. I have never had a lumbar fusion, but I have had two lumbar laminectomies. I wore gowns and dresses for three weeks to keep some of the problems you are talking about from happening. I would try to do what the doctor says and use the back brace when you are suppose to, but I don't think forgetting it once will do that much harm, but you may want to check with your doctor. I know how painful lumbar surgery is and I wish you luck and hope the pain subsides quickly! Take care, Barb > > > I just had a Posterior single leval Lumbar Spine Fusion on the 29th of December. I was in the hospital for 5 days and was sent home with a back brace, a thing to pick stuff up off the ground and a weight limit of 5 lbs. I'm not to bend over, twist or reach for anything. I can sit in a chair with a high back and arms for 20 minutes at a time or rest in bed with a pillow between my legs and behind my back. I'm to do several small walks during a day which they modified to one walk around a mall a day since I live in MN where there is snow and do not have a lot of space in the home to move about. > > Walking has been going well though sometimes I am tired and have back pain afterwords, they told me to just take pain meds before I go. What I am worried about is that I'm doing well enough that I have to remind myself to ease myself down into a chair, not to twist, or bend or reach for anything. And I often find I've sat for longer than 20 minutes. I am used to pain being my guide and I am not on much for pain relief so I dont think its masking it too much (50mg of Tramadol 3x daily). Am I going to be ok slipping up? I'm trying my best but when I accedently overdo it or forget to put my back brace back on before using the bathroom (it traps my pants and I cant pull them down unless I remove it) or forget something I worry that my fuse wont take properly. Please tell me there is a little leeway in this. I really want to get this right. > > " Without rabbits a rabbits foot would be nothing but a disembodied hand full of unidentified toes. " -Pogo > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 Thank you for the reasurances Barb, and I will certainly check with my doctor. I have a 6 week post op middle of Feb. " Without rabbits a rabbits foot would be nothing but a disembodied hand full of unidentified toes. " -Pogo spinal problems From: ellijaygal@... Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2011 16:18:03 +0000 Subject: Re: Lumbar Spine Fusion - Hi , I'm glad to hear you are up and moving around! I don't know the restrictions on a lumbar fusion since my fusion was a cervical. I had a car accident 5 weeks after my fusion and though OH NO it's going to mess up my fusion, it didn't!! So I think fusions with hardware are a little tougher than the average person thinks it is. I have never had a lumbar fusion, but I have had two lumbar laminectomies. I wore gowns and dresses for three weeks to keep some of the problems you are talking about from happening. I would try to do what the doctor says and use the back brace when you are suppose to, but I don't think forgetting it once will do that much harm, but you may want to check with your doctor. I know how painful lumbar surgery is and I wish you luck and hope the pain subsides quickly! Take care, Barb > > > I just had a Posterior single leval Lumbar Spine Fusion on the 29th of December. I was in the hospital for 5 days and was sent home with a back brace, a thing to pick stuff up off the ground and a weight limit of 5 lbs. I'm not to bend over, twist or reach for anything. I can sit in a chair with a high back and arms for 20 minutes at a time or rest in bed with a pillow between my legs and behind my back. I'm to do several small walks during a day which they modified to one walk around a mall a day since I live in MN where there is snow and do not have a lot of space in the home to move about. > > Walking has been going well though sometimes I am tired and have back pain afterwords, they told me to just take pain meds before I go. What I am worried about is that I'm doing well enough that I have to remind myself to ease myself down into a chair, not to twist, or bend or reach for anything. And I often find I've sat for longer than 20 minutes. I am used to pain being my guide and I am not on much for pain relief so I dont think its masking it too much (50mg of Tramadol 3x daily). Am I going to be ok slipping up? I'm trying my best but when I accedently overdo it or forget to put my back brace back on before using the bathroom (it traps my pants and I cant pull them down unless I remove it) or forget something I worry that my fuse wont take properly. Please tell me there is a little leeway in this. I really want to get this right. > > " Without rabbits a rabbits foot would be nothing but a disembodied hand full of unidentified toes. " -Pogo > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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