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I'm on the 'other side' now!
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03-21-2009, 06:08 PM
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Your incision looks like it's healing up nicely. After my ALIF, the incision noticeably hurt only for a week or so...then it just faded into the background. Can't remember exactly when the tummy swelling went away but it's gone now at 5 weeks.
One more thing: Milk of Magnesia. It's the bomb. 
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03-21-2009, 08:36 PM
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Kathy,
You are going to have a great recovery, I can tell already. I had the glue also and it did a really great job with the incision. My tummy also went away after a few weeks. Question. I thought that steroids were not good for bone growth so i would think that an epidural when they do surgery would not be indicated? Maybe this is something new but I had three back surgeries and no steroids with them. Anyone, let me know if I am wrong. Good wishes. Phylly
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Cervical fusion C4-6 March 2002 Fall on tailbone causing sciatica and back pain April 05 Conservative Treatment and PM for 2 years Discogram concordant pain @L4-S1 Aug. 07 Prodisc ADR's at L4-S1 November 2007 Foraminotomy July 08 for Sciatica Continued problems and back pain worsened Prodiscs removed and discs fused at L4-S1 Feb. 09
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03-21-2009, 08:45 PM
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I didn't have an epidural with surgery, although it would have been nice. The surgeon also ordered my morphine to be intermuscular (meaning I got a painful shot in the thigh that burnt like hell everytime I needed pain relief). I really am going to start that post surgery thread soon. Oh, I will be flying home on Wednesday afternoon. My husband went home to our girls yesterday, they are doing really good for not having seen me in over a week. I miss them dearly; but know that this time of healing without kids is the best for me. I have people caring for them,when I get home, during the day, when my hubby is at work. They are going to take care of them for as long as I need to heal. I'm sure this will help in my healing and taking it easy.
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34 years old- 1/06- In wreck with 18 wheeler Numerous MRI's, PT, chiropractic, accupuncture, TENS therapy, massage therapy, facet injections, epidural injections, Nerve study, Discogram, confirms pain in L4/5, IDET, decompression, Bi-lateral neurotomy L3/4/5, denied by insurance twice, in Active L clinical trial, had surgery March 17, 2009 in Miami, FL- received Active L disc Had Baby #3 after ADR!
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