Steve
the pain after the VATS was for breathing. It hurt so much to take a breath that i just stopped breathing in PACU AND was put on a respirator. All without pain meds.
I really believe whoever got to that disc damaged the nerve that controls breathing (phrenic). That started all my problems.
So my cervical 3 level fusion was much less painful (swallowing was difficult but my prescription for that was ice cream!!!)
The lower one that i wanted drRegan to do and he only got the posterior half is still painful, but i have a fracture there now. My surgeon just showed it to me today., So that one is not resolved yet.
judy
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