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Originally Posted by wdfifteen
The surgeon who did my back showed up this morning. He asked some questions and said he’d seen it before. When they do back surgery they put you on a table that secures you at the shoulders, ribs, and hips. You abdomen is free to extend below you to pull you internal organs away from your spine. The abdominal muscles are basically hyper extended. He said on long surgeries the abdominal muscles are strained to the point of damage, and I was on the table for 2 and a half hours. The other docs eliminated all the usual suspects, so I’m inclined to believe he’s right.
The treatment is rest and muscle relaxers. He’s going to see how I’m doing tomorrow and maybe put me in a nursing home for a week to rest.
Me - in a frkkin’ nursing home. Unbelievable.
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They don’t have some sort of sling to support the abdominal muscles? This sounds like a known problem.
Don’t think of it as a nursing home - it’s a recovery facility. For you, anyway.