- back at work so soon!

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Dear ,

I also could hardly believe my eyes when I read that you were back to work

already. It's so wonderful to read that things are still going well after your

surgery. Good luck with everything, and I hope you take it easy when you

need to. When I had my first surgery (to remove a spinal tumor) I definitely

pushed myself too much, too soon - but with one surgery already under your

belt, I'm sure you're wiser about this than I was.

Take care,

Kirsten

> Hi ,

> First off I want to say you are not doing anything wrong.

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> This is my second surgery. My first was awful!!!! First off the doc did not

> detether me. For the first 2 weeks I hurt so bad that I could not get up and

> down by myself. I could not lift my own legs into bed my husband or kids

> would do it for me. I could not sit down for long it was excruciating.

> I could not wear jeans for 6 month because the pressure on my incision was

> awful.

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> I don't know why this time it has been so different. I could get up and down

> by myself this time right away. ( with the help of a walker) I felt better in

> some ways like my ankles were not hurting. I can lean my neck forward and

is

> less pain full. I also know the docs incision was much smaller and he used

> internal stitches and the other doc used staples. Dr. removed 2

1/2

> inches of scar tissue from my nerves and spinal cord.

> I have been wearing pants after the first 3 weeks.

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> I have a desk job but I started work last week and this past weekend my

back

> hurt really bad and was having spasms. I am working from 9 to 3 . Luckily I

> work for a company that said I could leave if I start hurting too bad. Today

> by 200 I was ready to come home. It still hurts to push a heavy shopping cart

> and I am not supposed to lift anything heavy or bend from the waist.

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> I hope this helps.

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