garion64
05-14-2004, 07:35 PM
well day 3 post op all pain i had before is gone and i can feel hands totaly again BUT!!! oh my i was not ready for the pain i have in my back of my neck i cant sit lay down or move pain meds help but not much at least i know what a mucsle spasm is now LOL
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jcjiii
05-14-2004, 09:06 PM
well day 3 post op all pain i had before is gone and i can feel hands totaly again BUT!!! oh my i was not ready for the pain i have in my back of my neck i cant sit lay down or move pain meds help but not much at least i know what a mucsle spasm is now LOL
I am a little more than 2 weeks post op and I still cant get confortable laying down and other than the recliner sitting for any length of time is painful.
I hope you get some relief soon
kathy
I am a little more than 2 weeks post op and I still cant get confortable laying down and other than the recliner sitting for any length of time is painful.
I hope you get some relief soon
kathy
grace2
05-15-2004, 02:26 AM
Garion, sometimes when I couldn't get comfortable any other way I would do this so it might help you: roll a hand towel up lengthwise to make a neck roll pillow; then lie flat on your back with it under your neck. Hope you feel better soon.
Duckdog
05-15-2004, 12:03 PM
I also had better luck laying flat with a cervical pillow. The first few weeks are going to be tough, but it will get better a little at a time. I'm at almost 9 wks and there are still days that remind me that this was a serious surgery and that I must slow down and keep good posture. I found that good posture is critical when sitting in any chair, even for short periods. Good Luck.
garion64
05-15-2004, 02:00 PM
the towel helped a bit i managed to get more than a few hours sleep
im starting to wonder if my being a weight lifter and haveing large sholders and neck has made the mucle spasms that much worse
its so nice to have others who are going threw same thing this board has been a big help getting threw this god bless :)
im starting to wonder if my being a weight lifter and haveing large sholders and neck has made the mucle spasms that much worse
its so nice to have others who are going threw same thing this board has been a big help getting threw this god bless :)
pattymelt
05-15-2004, 06:06 PM
I bought a wonderful microfoam cervical pillow and it has been a life saver. I also found that alternating ice packs and heat to the tops of my shoulders helps the muscle spasms. I am 6 weeks postop ACDF and PCDF 2-3,3-4,4-5, and 5-6 and am still having pain and muscle spasms although not as bad and requiring less pain medication and muscle relaxers than before. I too have trouble getting in a comfortable sitting position but I have a comfy recliner that helps and I also find that one of those cheapy traveling blow-up cervical pillows helps in addition to the hard cervical collar. It supports my neck better when sitting in the recliner. If I sleep in the "wrong" position at night I really have discomfort when I get up. There are good days and bad days but the good days are beginning to outnumber the bad days. I just have to remember that this is major surgery and it will take a good while to recover.
Good luck! :wave:
Good luck! :wave:
Hurdy
05-16-2004, 12:48 AM
Hi all, I will be 6 weeks post op on Monday. I still have alot of pain and extremely tight muscles. Alot of the time i find myself asking why i even bothered having the surgery! I sometimes have worse pain now than before the surgery and still have pain, numbness and tingling in my arms. I just keep telling myself it has to get better sooner or later. I also have one of those form fitting sponge pillows ( not sure what it is really called ) and it was my life saver the first few weeks post op! I wish you luck and i hope the pain gets better real soon! You might want to invest in one of those pillows i was talking about, you can pretty much form it or even roll it to the size that fits you best. They are $19.00 at Walmart. Hurdy