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Originally Posted by CXS
@ nevada, my issues started due to an injury sustained when I was around 20. I was wearing a lap belt (before shoulder belts) and was a passenger in a car that rolled 3 times and stopped after hitting a tree. My upper body was tossed around like a rag doll while my lower body was held in place. I wish I didn't think I was immune to injury when I was young & stupid and dealt with it then but that's the past. Avoidance is no longer an option. |
that's terrible. not even avoidable like mine was. I was just dumb. haha.
to add to what he said below. my recovery was very fast. stupid fast.
a bit TMI probably, but the day after surgery, I was in the bathroom(at the hospital) with my lady friend for a bit of extra curricular activities...
I didn't mention it before, but I was only in the hospital for 2 days. to me, that was amazing. I left 1-3 days early. partially, because I didn't want to be there, but also partially because I didn't need to be there anymore.
I was told if I could walk by myself to the end of the hall, they would let me leave. I tried once, NO GO! I asked them for some real food, as ice chips, and water wasn't cutting it. I ate a meal, then made the trip down the hall. true to their word, they released me.
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Originally Posted by mckennar
I had a similar accident that ruptured my L4L5 and L5S1 in 2011.
I had outpatient microdiscectomy on my L4L5 and L5S1 about 2 years ago. It was immediately life changing. I could walk the same day with less pain than I'd had in my BEST days pre-surgery, and that was AFTER the surgery drugs wore off.
I didn't take any of the pain medication or muscle relaxants they gave me during recovery... I was just sore. Compared to the pain pre-surgery, post-surgery was a breeze. I was finally able to sleep through the night without back spasms, I could finally get out of bed without assistance, and walk up and down stairs. It no longer took me 45 minutes to move 15 feet during a 8/10-9/10 pain episode... it was amazing. Still is amazing.
I don't want to get your hopes up, as your mileage may vary significantly, but it's been 2 and a half years since the surgery and it's easily the best decision I've ever made health-wise.
Now I'm 100% pain free, and back to doing stupid shit to my lower back just like I was when I damaged it in the first place.
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Originally Posted by 1engineer
That's a good one lol. Some years ago my daughter needed screws put in her foot following a soccer injury in college. I talked to the doctor (good guy - top doc with this type of injury in the US) after surgery about "knowing" how tight to torque the screws. He has done literally thousands of bone injuries requiring screws and he said every person is a bit different. Bones are slightly different and he said you can "feel" the proper torque as the screw starts to tighten. To me that's amazing.
Good luck with your surgery and let us know how it turns out. Looking forward to your pain med induced posts lol.
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my brother broke his leg in an MC accident, and needed screws to keep it together. they ended up backing out. you could see, and feel them pushing against his skin. if I remember right, the doc said it was "normal/to be expected" I think he eventually just had them removed.
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