Lauren, I am a little over a month out from my fusion and so far so good. For me, this was an easier surgery recovery than from the artificial disc. Pain relief is not yet 100 percent but it feels better each day and really not much pain to speak of.
I went in for an x-ray and it looks good. Looks so much more stable than the AD but that might just be because of what I went through.
Is your surgeon going in from the front? That is what my surgeon did. I agree with JSS - you are going to do great and it will be a huge relief to get this done.
My surgeon ordered a bone growth stimulator for use after the surgery. I didn't know about it, but the company called me and came to my house to set it up and show me how to use it. Just two electrode pads on the back of your neck attached to a small battery pack that is supposed to promote bone growth for the fusion. I would imagine you would be set up with this too?
Just a few more days and you'll be all fixed up. Glad you're going first thing in the morning. I will be sending positive thoughts your way!
Goofy
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Scoliosis, slipped and bulging disks from head to tail, some accompanied by tears, stenosis at several levels, thoracic hemangioma, Schmorl's nodes, facet joint syndrome, DDD, Osteoarthritis with osteophytes
Lupus, fibromyalgia +
ADR 9/10/12, C 5/6, performed by a cervical spine specialist
10/8/12 doc specializing in deformities of the spine - "entire lumbar spine needs to be fused" Ordered MRI (10/15/12)
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