Sorry this is a long intro. Hi, My name is Rick, I am 53. Ex firefighter, very active and pretty fit, not athletic, but I am used to running all day long. 5'10" and 190 lb. I had lumbar fusion surgery on Nov. 17, 2010. L3,L4,L5, and S1. The Doc included S1 because he found a fX during the surgery. Things went well for 3 weeks, I was walking alot and doing small things around the house. At this time one of the screw caps moved and pain was intense. The Dr convinced me to try therapy to see if I could continue the healing process and if sucessful they would go in and remove the hardware in 10 or 12 months. Therapy included massage, heat, ice, elec. stim., and mild pt. Well the pain was way too much. So now a second surgery two weeks ago. Replaced the screw cap and also found one of the screws in S1 had worked loose, so I hae a larger screw in that hole now. I just not stable and things seem to be dragging so slow. I dont know if I am expecting too much too soon, I know it may take a year for this get good. Has anyone out there gone through anything like this. I have renowned Dr. at a nationally acclaimed spine insitute. This was all brought about by a perosn who ran a red light and nailed me and my wife at an intersection.
any input is appreciated. thanks, rick