mothmin
02-11-2003, 02:49 PM
I'm 9 weeks post-op right now, and I've been thinking about when the exact moment the fusion takes place? I would think it's during sleep. onw day my neck started to burn, and i wondered if it was the bones trying to fuse.
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Elaine
02-12-2003, 12:50 AM
I am six weeks post-op from my second lumbar fusion.
First fusion started to show on x-ray at three months. It can take a year or longer to totally fuse. As for the burning, I think that is nerve related.
Take care,
Elaine
First fusion started to show on x-ray at three months. It can take a year or longer to totally fuse. As for the burning, I think that is nerve related.
Take care,
Elaine
BWL
02-16-2003, 04:09 PM
Fusion is a 24/7 process that can take 12 months to complete. You may feel more pain in bed as you may be moving about in your sleep. I think of it as a fracture healing.