6 month post surgery set-backs
I just passed the 6 month anniversary of my L4-S1 fusion. I'm 44F. Recovery was going really well and everything I started trying (walking, trail walking/easy hikes, short bike rides) seemed to feel good and strong until this last month, where maybe I crossed some kind of line and over did it. I also got sick with a cold and was coughing for several days, which actually really hurt. It's been a month and I don't feel like I've fully recovered. I've had lower back pain and soreness and now chores and daily life seems to irritate it. My surgeon is not worried and thinks its par for the course with recovery not being linear, and just says to do more PT. I have my 6 mo. xray in a few days and just feeling discouraged as I was hoping to be back to some activities this summer. It feels like I'm somehow regressing.