David went in for his follow-up appointment yesterday. The prognosis is good; Dr. D said his surgery went text-book perfect. . Dr. D said he looks great, is very happy he is out walking everyday (with Phoebe). He is used to people coming in and asking for more pain medication, which David did not. David had a number questions, all which were answered. The hot spot he is feeling in his upper back/lower neck is due to muscle spasms, which will benefit from physical therapy and pain management. The pins and needles and other had issues are due to damaged nerves and will also get better with physical therapy.
He was able to see the bruise on his spine on an x-ray, which he said was pretty big. He was able to see the titanium plate in his neck, which he said was pretty cool.
Dr. D said he can't look at how he's doing on a day-to-day basis; he is on a 3 month, 6 month, one year basis. He goes back next for a CT scan to check fusion and a few days after that for another follow-up.
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