I had my 4 week post-surgery
appointment today. They looked at my xray and said it looks good and
I'm healing well. They added a muscle relaxer to “relax my muscles”
(duh), because they are tense and it will relieve some of my pain.
Over the next 2 weeks I'm supposed to
use the muscle relaxers more and the pain meds less often. I should
expect to still have soreness and fatigue for a while still. She
equated it to a broken bone that they can't cast.
I will do another xray in 6-8 weeks and
then see them again for another follow up. She said that although
they successfully removed the pressure from my spinal cord and
nerves, it can take 6 months to 2 years until all the symptoms are
fully relieved.
They will not be able to assess whether
or not I need the Chiari Malformation repair for at least another 6
months. Until then, I can just rest and slowly increase my endurance
of activity while I heal from this disc surgery.
I have had a tremendous amount of peace and comfort during my recovery. Thanks for the prayers!
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