by Fusion Rehab | Nov 23, 2021 | Back Pain, Medication
Well, what can I say except it amazes me how well this anti-inflammatory pill works for me! If you’ve looked at this site at all you know that I had a major back surgery 15 months ago. It was a two level fusion from s4->L1. And, I must have been in pretty bad...
by Fusion Rehab | Nov 19, 2021 | Back Pain, Medication, Sleep problems
So, it’s in the title: 4th day back on Prednisone today on November 19, 2021. I see on Nov. 8, 2021 I say that the inflammation is finally going down. And, that was the case. And, I stopped taking classes because of the inflammation. So, I’ve been going to...
by Fusion Rehab | Nov 8, 2021 | Back Pain, Spinal Fusion
November 8, 2021 So, it’s great keeping a sort of pain diary. I suppose this public website is my pain diary. The good thing is that you can really put things in perspective. I know it was on October 5, 2021 that I first started feeling just a bit of the...
by Fusion Rehab | Nov 1, 2021 | Pain, Productive constructive
November 1, 2021 You know, if my insurance will cover it…and, I don’t know that it will…getting back into PT for a bit would probably be a great idea… I think I could benefit a lot from just a couple sessions. So, even if insurance didn’t...
by Fusion Rehab | Nov 1, 2021 | Anatomy, Back, Back Pain, Gluteal pain, Pain, Spinal Fusion
November 1, 2021 All the hip muscles First look at this diagram.. So, before I had a lumbar fusion, it was extremely easy for me to explain why I was experiencing pain. All the imaging and analysis had been completed. I could very confidently say, “I’ve...