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Old 04-03-2011, 01:25 PM
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Originally Posted by 6pack View Post
Wow! 6 months. How many levels did you have operated on? I thought 8-12 weeks was sort of the norm for recovery. My surgeon isn't taking xrays until 12 weeks just prior to return to work
I had C5, C6, & C7 fused, but he was questioning whether to do C4 also. I'm told not to expect to see any fusion until the 6 month mark so that's when i will be allowed to return to work.

Not really complaining about it, since I'm getting benefits while I"m off, no use pushing myself and hurting myself worse. But I did question why it would be so long, and I was told for what my problem and injury was, 6 months was normal.

Every situation seems to be different, huh?
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