Tramadol is too addictive. Toradol is not, but you can't take toradol on a continued basis.
chicka, my daughter had hers done, and was sore for the first couple days. No lifting of anything heavier than fork, or pulling up her blanket allowed. No driving, and no bathing for a week. No deep bending. The first thing she noticed was that the pain in her shoulder was gone. Next she noticed the numbness in her hand was gone, and she had feeling again. She was in a bit of pain the first couple days after the procedure, and took the stronger pain meds. By the third day, Motrin was enough. When she went back in a week for them to check it, she was allowed to bathe, drive, and was to start physical therapy the next day. By then, she was taking the occasional Motrin, but not on a steady basis. She was getting around fine.
When she started physical therapy, the fist thing she noticed was a little difference in the weight. The artificial disc is slightly heavier than the natural bone, but not enough to be bothersome, and she got used to it right away. She's about 6 weeks into physical therapy (give or take a couple weeks due to my poor memory) and she's doing fine. She still can't lift anything heavy, and has more physical therapy, but she is glad she had the procedure done. When she had it done, it un-pinched the nerves, and she had a prior problem with it compressing on the spinal cord, and she was leaking spinal fluid. All of that has healed, and she's going strong.
chicka, my daughter had hers done, and was sore for the first couple days. No lifting of anything heavier than fork, or pulling up her blanket allowed. No driving, and no bathing for a week. No deep bending. The first thing she noticed was that the pain in her shoulder was gone. Next she noticed the numbness in her hand was gone, and she had feeling again. She was in a bit of pain the first couple days after the procedure, and took the stronger pain meds. By the third day, Motrin was enough. When she went back in a week for them to check it, she was allowed to bathe, drive, and was to start physical therapy the next day. By then, she was taking the occasional Motrin, but not on a steady basis. She was getting around fine.
When she started physical therapy, the fist thing she noticed was a little difference in the weight. The artificial disc is slightly heavier than the natural bone, but not enough to be bothersome, and she got used to it right away. She's about 6 weeks into physical therapy (give or take a couple weeks due to my poor memory) and she's doing fine. She still can't lift anything heavy, and has more physical therapy, but she is glad she had the procedure done. When she had it done, it un-pinched the nerves, and she had a prior problem with it compressing on the spinal cord, and she was leaking spinal fluid. All of that has healed, and she's going strong.
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