Sean, one other thought: I know it seems odd that you would begin distraction pain after 4 months w/o it, but the ankle pain also sounds alot like the distraction pain many of us experience after surgery. I have never had any ankle problems either, but after my 3 level lumbar, I constantly am dealing w/ the stiffness in my ankles, especially in the evening when I am less active, and first thing in the morning. Just more food for thought.
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CindyLou
bicycle accident 6/19/01
2 compression fractures, T12, L1;
vertibroplasty @ above levels, 9/15/01
4/06 hip labral tear repair
4/07 Lumbar ProDisc replacement by Dr. B., 3 levels; L3-6
7/2/08 ALIF of L6-S1
7/30/08 Removed bone cement.
8/7/08 Diagnosed with pulmonary embolism, double pneumonia, collapsed left lung, pleurisy, pleural effusion.
3/10/09 right SI Joint Fusion; seeing light at end of tunnel, for first time in 8 years!!
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