http://artificialdiscreplacement.org/uncategorized/hey-im-getting-lower-back-surgery-i-was-wondering-if-i-will-be-in-a-wheelchair-during-the-recovery-period/02/10/2010/ A resource for disc replacement information Sat, 03 Apr 2010 21:52:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://artificialdiscreplacement.org/uncategorized/hey-im-getting-lower-back-surgery-i-was-wondering-if-i-will-be-in-a-wheelchair-during-the-recovery-period/02/10/2010//comment-page-1#comment-875 Marie Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:21:25 +0000 http://artificialdiscreplacement.org/uncategorized/hey-im-getting-lower-back-surgery-i-was-wondering-if-i-will-be-in-a-wheelchair-during-the-recovery-period/02/10/2010/#comment-875 My grandmother has had two back surgeries and was never in a wheelchair during recovery. She did have to wear a back-brace after the first one, but I think that was it. I would talk to your doctor though just to make sure. Good luck! Recovery can be hard but you'll feel better in the end. :) My grandmother has had two back surgeries and was never in a wheelchair during recovery. She did have to wear a back-brace after the first one, but I think that was it. I would talk to your doctor though just to make sure. Good luck! Recovery can be hard but you’ll feel better in the end.

]]> http://artificialdiscreplacement.org/uncategorized/hey-im-getting-lower-back-surgery-i-was-wondering-if-i-will-be-in-a-wheelchair-during-the-recovery-period/02/10/2010//comment-page-1#comment-874 Beth Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:08:21 +0000 http://artificialdiscreplacement.org/uncategorized/hey-im-getting-lower-back-surgery-i-was-wondering-if-i-will-be-in-a-wheelchair-during-the-recovery-period/02/10/2010/#comment-874 It completely depends on the specific surgery you have and the training/opinion of your surgeon. The only person who will be able to answer this for you is the surgeon himself. It is perfectly possible, even likely, that you will not need a wheelchair at all for any of the recovery period because if the aim is to keep you up and mobile then that's what they tend to like to do from day one post-operation. All back surgery carries a risk of complications though and if something goes wrong then you could need a wheelchair for a bit. It completely depends on the specific surgery you have and the training/opinion of your surgeon. The only person who will be able to answer this for you is the surgeon himself.
It is perfectly possible, even likely, that you will not need a wheelchair at all for any of the recovery period because if the aim is to keep you up and mobile then that’s what they tend to like to do from day one post-operation.
All back surgery carries a risk of complications though and if something goes wrong then you could need a wheelchair for a bit.

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