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Just had disc replacement C5-C6, C6-C7 yesterday. I felt fairly well until leaving the hospital. Now the pain is severe. What should I expect? Any advise on how to manage outside of the pain meds. They are not helping. I live alone, with no help. I need help though.
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đĽ đ â¤ď¸Been Where Youâre At & Had The Very Same Levels You had Fused ACDF 6 Screws & a Plate & Iâve also had L4-S1 and Spinal Cord Stim implanted/removed during 1st Lumbar Fusion. My Advice is What Worked for Me, I Had the Soft Colar And My Surgery was Middle Of May & Lived in Georgia & It Was Already Hot & with The Colar I was Even Hotter.( early menopause at 36 am now 55) my Spine Doctor ordered a Twin Size Ajustable Bed, I decided to keep it & paid a small copay. I Did Everything in That Bed. But Youâve Got to Get Up & Walk As Much As Youâre Body will Let You. Donât Try to Be A Super Hero & Decide to Vacuum⌠Youâll End Up Worse Than Youâve Ever Felt. Learn to Turn Youâre Body, not Youâre Neck until Itâs Comfortable For You. Youâre A Bit Over A Week Post-Op, with the Pain you Felt after leaving the Hospital ( I Fail to Understand why my lumbar fusions were 5+ days inpatient, my Neck Fusion I was sent home after 12hrs) I felt like My Enitre Neck from Ear to Ear had been cut open and yanked & pulled on & just Wanted to Chug My Ice Water but Iâm Sure You know By Now thatâs Not Going To Happen. The Softer Youâre Food is and not to hot or cold. I found if I heated water for hot tea to let it sit about 5+ to somewhat cool off so You donât Jerk Youâre Neck same with the heat of Youâre Food. If You havenât already, get A Grabber that can pick up anything or reach something just too far out of reach. Thatâs also something Youâll Figure out is How & When Youâre Body will Let You do Whatever. Listen to Clues Youâre Body sends You before Youâre Pain or Muscleâs Send You before Youâre Pain gets out of Control. I guess We are â¤ď¸Alikeâ¤ď¸ Because Pain Meds Really Didnât Help Me Much as Long as I Took care of The Muscle Spasms I Was Better. I Hope & Pray Youâre Doing Better but whatever You Do⌠Donât Talk Yourself Out of Calling 911 If You Feel Totally Different or Something Just Isnât Right. Better to Get it Checked Than to End Up with Worse Issues. Iâm Not wanting to Scare You. But Itâs Something I had To Face & I Wouldnât Want To Wish That On Anyone.
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