Good Morning Ltedeschi,

I had my fusion on June 30, 2003. About 2 months ago I had noticed that I was putting on some weight and at first I was thinking it was from being less active. That would make perfect sense as the only exercise I can get is walking but I have had a difficult recovery and haven't been able to do as much walking as I would like. I then started to research a medication that I was taking that my pain management doctor had kept increasing during my recovery. I was taking neurontin and I found that some people gain weight with this med. I also found a similar med called Topamax and some people lose weight with this med. So I asked me doctor and she changed me medication's. I have know lost what I gained and then some. But this was only my situation. I agree with what Acme had said about the walking if you are able to do so. As walking is the most important part of recovery and it is basically the only exercise you can get to burn off the calories at this point of your recovery. I wish you the very best.