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Dear tracie127 To begin with always remember that the rate of recovery is also affected by you frame of mind and willingness to take care of your self and get up and go. If your a depressed person you will take longer to heal. I have a rod running from the middle of my spine to practiccally the tail bone which had to be removed. This operation was done several years ago and it took me a month to be reabilitated enough to where I could do it myself. I was walk ing talking and going about my usual. With a few exceptions because  of the rod I cam not flex my back and bend over all the way it doen't hurt the rod prevents me from doing it. I had to use narcotic pain pills 10/325 percoset for two months and then I threw the remaining  pills away. I tried all the fancy new pills like ultrim and another one that has a simular name and others I can't remember. I also used things like a shock belt that shocked my back while in pain but didn't work. So I absalutly had to use opoid pain killer like percoset 10/325. You want to remember that if you are given opieds percoset or oxycodon that they are very habit forming so you will want to get off of them asap. They also cause constapation which is exstreamly unpleasent. Hydrcodone will have the same effect stay away from oxycoton you don't need that strong of mediction. You may experiance a small pain after yoy start walking and sitting for about the first week but it goes away. If you start having sharp pain intamition shooting down you leg  or legs after the operation that could mean the doctor during surgery may have brused, or the rod is touching the nurrve. I do't know what the weather conditions are in your area cold weather effects the rod and when it rains you may get stiff a little until your body gets use to it. I hope what I have writen is of some help. Good luck on your surgery. Before you go getting that rod put in your back ask you doctor about the latest thing metal toggles that replace the rod and are lockated at each area where the bad or old disc was the toggles are not hookeed together and will give you a wide rage of bending ability and cut down on stifness. Have a good day and good luck on the operation.