1st follow-up post-spine surgery
Mum's first follow-up was a mere 6 days after she was discharged. We both expected it to be two weeks later. Fortunately, my sister volunteered to bring her to that appointment and thus giving me time for my much needed rest. Thank you, sis :)
Key points from that follow-up:
(1) Temporarily don't do any physio. Just walk.
(2) Ban on squatting is only temporary, subject to Dr Tan's evaluation.
(3) Full recovery is estimated to be between 3 to 6 months.
(4) The surgery went longer than expected because bone had grown onto the old screws and so it took more time to remove them.
Next appointment is scheduled to be a little more than a month later. X-ray will be taken then.
A few days later, I spoke with mum: there is improvement in her walking overall and the pre-surgery pelvic/leg pain is totally gone. Yay! :)
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