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What Causes The Feeling Of Heaviness In The Back After Spine Surgery?
Question: Hi sir this is XXXX patient son I hope you remember us this is just a follow up question the spine surgery happened for my mom in the month of February , now she is getting recovered slowly . My mom started sitting for more than 3 hours nowadays but when she sits for continuous 1 hr and wake up and go to bed to take rest she feels something heavy in the operated area and she adds that she is feeling some sort of pain in that which is lasting for at least 10 mins and then slowly she is back to normal . after sitting for 1 hr she also feels some sort of pain while changing the position while sleeping . I would like to add this is not happening always but very frequent it is happening . She has her routine checkup in the mid of August , but if this situation is something that we need to highlight immediately I will ask her to move to hospital ASAP . Please advise me thanks a lot for your previous answers you helped us a lot
Brief Answer:
Mild intermittent pain or heaviness is normal.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query.
After a spine surgery the spine takes 3-4 months to heal properly and the process becomes even slower in case of an infection like TB. The feeling of heaviness that persists for a few minutes is just normal and does not suggest of any serious pathology. She can use a L-S belt while sitting to give an extra support to the back. The back muscle strengthening exercises will gradually help her in regaining the normal tone of muscles and then she will be able to sit or stand.
I hope this answers your query.
In case you have additional questions or doubts, you can forward them to me, and I shall be glad to help you out.
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Praveen Tayal.
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Mild intermittent pain or heaviness is normal.
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query.
After a spine surgery the spine takes 3-4 months to heal properly and the process becomes even slower in case of an infection like TB. The feeling of heaviness that persists for a few minutes is just normal and does not suggest of any serious pathology. She can use a L-S belt while sitting to give an extra support to the back. The back muscle strengthening exercises will gradually help her in regaining the normal tone of muscles and then she will be able to sit or stand.
I hope this answers your query.
In case you have additional questions or doubts, you can forward them to me, and I shall be glad to help you out.
Wishing you good health.
Regards.
Dr. Praveen Tayal.
For future query, you can directly approach me through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Praveen-Tayal
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