Just want to find out if there is anyone with fusion done in
this forum?
some info about me, I was involved in a car accident almost 2 years
before, been a passenger directly behind the driver, traveling back
to Singapore from a photography trip in malaysia. The car which I
was in got into a head on with a lorry, probably lucky that
everyone was asleep (except for the driver) and had our seatbelts
on, but the accident left me with some serious injuries. I had an
emergency surgery done for internal bleeding in my intenstine,
stomach, colon. Family moved me back to Singapore where they
discover I had a fracture in my L3-L4, I undergo a fusion for my
lumbar spine. So much for my spine, back to my other injuries, the
wound on my tummy wasn't healing and the doc decides to remove a
few stitches to help the healing processes and it was left opened
till they decided that I needed to do a skin graft over the open
wound to help the healing, so I go through with another surgery to
help the skin over my tummy to heal faster.
All is well, my back feels fine now, after so much rest. No physio
was recommended, except for pilate, which I didn't attend. My
stomach region has a badly disfigured scar, not one of those
surgery scar, but rather a healed, closed up open wound, look like
a vertical eye. Secondly, the sides of my body is now improportion,
the left side looks bigger than the right. My digestion is abeit
screwed as well. Previously, I had no problems taking any degree of
spicy food (my family is peranaka), but since the accident, I get
the runs easily, any chillies will cause me the runs. Right now I
have totally changed my diet because of it. I'm now waiting to
receive the medical report from the JB hospital, so I can go seek a
local specialist for my digestion and piles problem (I contracted
the piles because of the frequent toilet visits)
my main concerns is the sides, the disfigured tummy and my
digestion. Planning to go for a plastic surgery in the near future
to mend my tummy. I haven't had a followup since late 2005, and
enquires at the local GP on the irregular differences on the side
of my body came up with no question. I do feel some aches everytime
I lay on the left side.
I find having people with similar problems to talk to, helps
mentally. Although the accident has been almost 2 years now, the
bad memories is still fresh.
any comment is greatly appreciated.
TIA
Simon