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Originally Posted by Escobar
Great post. Everyone automatically assumes that they are going to be healed once they get out of surgery. The key thing is that everyone is different and everyone's situation is different. People are very quick to crucify someone for something negative. We rarely hear of anything positive.
Dr. William Zerick of Columbus, OH did a L2-S1 fusion on me and my back feels wonderful. There are days that I am stiff and there are certain chairs I can't sit in for long periods of time, but for the most part I feel great. I have a considerable amount of flexibility and I am doing quite well. The only negative thing going on with my body as a result of my injury is dealing with the nerve damage and trying to manage it.
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sounds like your NS did a good job. You are lucky to have such a good outcome , as though some people believe they will be miraculously 100% back to normal after spine surgery, the fact is that you wont. You cannot go back in time to when you did not have an injury , you can only stop it from further damage and hope to get at least 70 - 80% relief . If you get anything more its a win. After, it's just a matter of getting the right help from pain mgmt or phys therapy to help get comfortable. good luck!