2 weeks post op is this normal
Morning guys hope everyone is well and having a great recovery! I’m currently 2 weeks post op from my L5-S1 microdiscectomy and not having a great time!
About 3 days ago I woke up feeling achy, log rolling out of bed was painful and trying to walk was suddenly extremely stiff and painful. My partner looked at me and said “try stand straight” I said I was…..I looked in the mirror and noticed one hip sitting lower than the other, one shoulder had dropped and it looked like I had some sort of wonky twist in my torso. I did some research and it said I had a posterior tilt.
The pain isn’t getting any better, walking is a struggle, I’ve become scared when I look at the stairs because I genuinely feel like I’m going to fall down them if I try use them, the pain in my back is getting constant any time I move.
Has anyone else experienced this posterior tilt or have I done something wrong? There was a guy who had the same surgery as me same day, we exchanged numbers to help with one another’s recovery and he is fine! He’s up and walking around, he’s driving, getting ready to go back to his office job, he sits down at the table for dinner every night now and seems to be smashing the recovery!