balloon kyphoplasty

[Danimal16]

Congrats Steve, and continued best for your continued recovery.

[gchappel]

It is still a fracture. The glue holds pieces in place- but is not as strong as a completely healed bone. It will take a couple of weeks for the pain to be completely gone and forgotten.
Sounds like you had a great result- it is often like magic.
Take it easy, do your rehab. Try to remember how much better it is than it was before, not how it still hurts.
Don't forget to treat the underlying issues- osteoporosis or whatever.
Enjoy life
gary

[stevej37]

^^^ Yes..I'm being very careful about it. Doing easy indoor walking and stairs in short amounts.
My bone density test is Monday...that will be very helpful in case I am susceptible to another fracture.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by stevej37

Third day: Have had a dull pain in the area when sitting since surgery. Not like before, but pressure made it worse. The Dr said there would be some soreness from the expansion of the vertebrae.

Woke up today...it's gone and everything feels great. Haven't had to take any pain pills.

This is a fantastic thread, lots of good news. Thanks for the updates and glad that it went really well.

[stevej37]

I measured my height this afternoon.
I re-gained a half inch since last week...heh-heh!

[stevej37]

Day 4.....Wound dressing fell off. Looks like two mosquito bites...about 5 inches apart.
Hardly any dried blood on the gauze. Not replacing it.

[astrochex]

Great to hear that healing is progressing and that you are experiencing positive results.

[Bill Douglas]

Excellent!

[john70t]

Originally Posted by gchappel

Don't forget to treat the underlying issues- osteoporosis or whatever.

Calcium, magnesium, and the 100 different ways to cook broccoli.

[stevej37]

Bone density test taken today. Saw the pics before I left. Commented to the nurse that my backbone didn't look completely straight.
She answered..."Not uncommon for your age" Lol...thanks.

I'm happy that she didn't call me 'Sir'

[Mahler9th]

Bone density tests and osteoporosis-- have some experience on the medical/commercial side. I remember the very beginning of Hologic...

I hope that your recovery is rapid and that the procedure results exceed expectations.

[vash]

Originally Posted by stevej37

Bone density test taken today. Saw the pics before I left. Commented to the nurse that my backbone didn't look completely straight.
She answered..."Not uncommon for your age" Lol...thanks.

I'm happy that she didn't call me 'Sir'

Did she speak loudly, slowly with exaggerated enunciation?

[stevej37]

^^^ No...but she was good at holding a blanket between her and me.
My jeans would interfere with the rays, so I needed to drop them to my knees.

I told her the blanket wasn't really necessary....at my age, I am never shy...lol

[Steve Carlton]

Was your bone density good?

[stevej37]

Originally Posted by Mahler9th

Bone density tests and osteoporosis-- have some experience on the medical/commercial side. I remember the very beginning of Hologic...

I hope that your recovery is rapid and that the procedure results exceed expectations.

Thanks...I'm anxious to see the results. They should be posted tomorrow.
Meantime...every day my back feels better. Standing more than 15 minutes is easy now. (again)

[stevej37]

Originally Posted by Steve Carlton

Was your bone density good?

I should know tomorrow...they post it to 'my chart'

[Steve Carlton]

I was wondering if the nurse had an opinion...

[stevej37]

^^^ She was tongue-tied.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by stevej37

^^^ No...but she was good at holding a blanket between her and me.
My jeans would interfere with the rays, so I needed to drop them to my knees.

I told her the blanket wasn't really necessary....at my age, I am never shy...lol

The blanket wasn't to protect you, it was to protect her.

[stevej37]

^^^ I told her to just stand back a foot and she would be ok....(I wish)