Hello. I am 23 year old female and I had a spinal fusion surgery when i was 14 years old for a very severe scoliosis. I have recently been to a doctor and I have evidence of degenerative changes in my lower back (arthritis). On normal days I feel regular aches and pains but on bad rainy days especially in the winter the pain can be excruciating to the point where I went to the hospital once and cried through a whole day of classes another time. I have tried wet heat bags that you microwave and put on the location of pain and have recently been prescribed muscle relaxors.
My question is this. Is this normal and do other people who had this surgery go through this every time it rains too? What do you do about it and what helps the most? Thank you I appreciate every answer.
My question is this. Is this normal and do other people who had this surgery go through this every time it rains too? What do you do about it and what helps the most? Thank you I appreciate every answer.
Your problem is interesting. As you can see from the other replies, many have weather-related pain. I'd check another thing, though.Although I don't have weather-related pain, I did have a lot of pain from degenerated discs below the fusion. I was fused from T4 to L4. Because of the discs, I was fused from L3 to S1 with L3-L4 being a non-fusion at that level.Anyway, sorry to get off your subject. Just wanted to keep you aware that if you continue to have low back pain, your discs may be going. Source(s): I had my scoliosis detected in 7th grade and wore a Milwaukee brace from 8th grade until my freshman year in college. I was borderline on whether to have surgery or not so it was decided not to do it. Over the years, my curve increased so I had my spine fused at age 39.
ReplyDeleteYes its normal, i get it on cold wet days,i too was fused at 14 because i had severe scoliosis, and im now in my thirties and it seems worse now than what it was in my twenties! i just rest in bed with a warm electric blanket on bad days, it seems to soothe it away so maybe you could try this too. Source(s): Got severe scoliosis.
ReplyDeleteYeah I think it has to do with the change in air pressure. I do too. I have arthritis tooI take TylenolI sleep on an electric blanket at night
ReplyDeleteyes thats normal and just putting heating pads on for me helps and taking advil. its something you just kinda learn to deal with too.
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