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Back Numbness after back surgery?
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I'm 12 and I had back surgery 4 years ago, and I still do every 6 months for growing rods, and a part of my back (beneath my shoulder) is and has been numb, and I can't feel anything there. Is this serious? Also, will it go away?
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Girl, you need to take a trip to the doctor! Yes the problem your having is probably very serious!
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There's really no way to know for sure.. everyone's body is different... so if i were you i would go to the doctor and ask him is it normal or you should be concerned... i had shoulder surgery (ripped every muscle in my shoulder playing softball) and knee surgery ( i tore my ACL) and when anything seemed odd my mom would call my doctor.... i hope this helps(:
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I think you should go to the doctors if that has been for a while now. If this has been for like 1-2 days then go to the doctors and if it just started then wait then go but its all up toy you. If it hurts you and you really cant do anything then yes go right away. I suggest while on the ride there to but an ice past on it to help it with swelling and other stuff.
Hope I helped.
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Whenever there is an invasive procedure nerves are cut. This is something that is an unavoidable part of surgery. The area around the incision will take time to get some feeling back if it ever gets full feeling back. How long this takes differs from person to person. Nerves are the slowest portion of our bodies to regenerate.
Now the numbness in your back may or may not be caused by any nerves that were damaged during the surgery. This is something you need to make your parents and the doctors aware of.
I am not a doctor so I can't say what your feeling is normal or abnormal. If it is normal the doctors will tell you. If it is not normal they will try and correct it.
My best advice since this is going to be an ongoing situation, surgery, that you keep your parents and doctors very aware of what and how you feel. Hiding any pain, numbness or anything that does not feel right to you is not in your best interest. Don't worry about what the doctor will think of your questions or complaints. The doctor needs to hear these things in order to properly treat you.
Your parents need to know these things so that they can communicate them to the doctor for you. So talk to your parents and let them know about the numbness.
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Any kind of invasive surgery, that opens the skin that envelops us, will injure the underlying tissues. Nerves are usually affected by this - scars are often numb after an operation, at least for a whike. The skin over your back has had to deal with this repeatedly for some time, giving the nerves no time to recuperate. This is understandable as the focus is on improving the size and possibly shape of your upper body.
Given time off from operations and the opportunity to renew themselves, the nerves might grow back.
However, many people never do regain full feeling but consider some numbness acceptable when balanced by the improvement in health.
You could ask your surgeon for her/his opinion on the numbness, he/she's probably done many similar operations and knows the likelihood of nerve regrowth.
Hope this helps, let me know how you get on?
Best wishes x.
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