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Oct 10, 2012, 06:50 AM
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Member Since: Oct 2010
Location: Michigan
Posts: 6,543
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Cherry, don't expect the surgery to help with the pain much. Surgery is ONLY for mechanical problems, not for pain. Usually after surgery, you're left with the same pain or worse. Also, if they're using instrumentation, you're going to have to worry later on about breakage -- the instrumentation many times will either move/break and more surgery is needed to repair it. Screws break and plates moves, etc.
The healing time for the kiind of surgery you're looking at is going to be quite long. You're going to need some help during that time so I'm glad you're moving back home. You won't be able to do much at all after surgery, other than walk around with help. There will be other restrictions, but let us know when you're closer to surgery and we can give you more information.
I wish you the very best with your bariatric surgery too. Please take care of yourself, and let us know when you have that done. Prayers are coming your way! Hugs, Lee 
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