Post spinal fusion surgery

[Brightman]

2 weeks tomorrow after surgery to fuse 7 vertebrae after Prostate Cancer spread to my T 10. Radiation caused a compression fracture and weakness in nearby vertebrae. Just wondering if anyone else has had this done. Pain medication Palexia and Oxyndone have hardly impacted. Spinal surgeon says pain should reduce after 4 to 6 weeks. Any advice would be greatly helpful.

[Oldie68]

Sorry, I don't have any experience with this sort of pain. Do you mind sharing what kind of radiation were you receiving?

[Brightman in reply to Oldie68]

The radiation I received was called SBRT. It is a strong dose over 3 sessions. Much better than the 20 radiation doses I had on my prostate originally, having to have a full bladder and empty bowel!! I also had SBRT on the tumour on my 6 th rib last year and that has cleared up well.

[Oldie68 in reply to Brightman]

Thank you for your reply. I am just about to start Xofigo. That's why I was asking. Wish you the best. Hopefully the pain will go away or at least become more manageable. Keep us posted.

[strongmouse]

Sorry to hear all that you have gone through. I can't directly help you but I had a friend who had a spinal fusion done and it made all the difference to her once she had recovered from the surgery. Surgery generally can cause inflammation and nerves to be more sensitive and can take longer than we think to recover from..

Take care, be patient and I hope you make a good recovery

[Brightman in reply to strongmouse]

Thanks for that. I am in week 3 since the surgery and according to the surgeon will start to feel better between weeks 4 to 6. Hopefully things will be better by then. I am feeling slightly better each day, but still need the strong painkillers to get through.

[strongmouse in reply to Brightman]

Hardly suprising you still need the strong pain meds, but as it heas you should be able to reduce them. Take each day as it comes. Glad to hear there are some positives too.