5 Week Post Op

I had a good checkup today.  First, I met with the orthopedic doctor about my sacral fracture.  Nothing had shifted, it was healing and I only had to come back in 2 months if I wanted to.

Then I met with the neurosurgeon.  I finally got to see the original imaging. 

This was the CT scan.  Can you tell which vertebral body doesn’t look like the others? The crushed one is also bulging into the spinal canal.

This is the radiograph taken today.  The broken vertebrae is the one between all of the screws.  It is a little shorter than before the accident, but much better than before surgery.  I have to wear the back brace for 2 more months, then go back for another radiograph.  I have been told that I can lift a little more weight but still no bending or twisting.  

So far so good.