Wondering about recovery from surgery
Hey there,
I (25/F) am a few weeks away from my trail and hopefully the implantation of an Abbott Proclaim device to deal with pain from endometriosis.
I really like to plan ahead and did research from which I learned that I should not move my spine as much, meaning bending and stretching etc.
However I am wondering about the extend of how much movement is actually allowed/possible?
Am I supposed to not bend down to pick something up, for example, or should I just move more carefully and leave heavy lifting until I‘m fully healed?
My doctor told me, another patient of his did some damage when chopping wood two weeks post surgery, which sounds definitely more extreme than picking up my dogs food bowl.
My question is, ultimately, do I need any tools or aides to function after surgery or am I just stressing to much?
Thank you :)