▁A . ▁The ▁st om ach ▁t ube ▁is ▁usually ▁removed ▁once ▁the ▁patient ▁has ▁been ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁recovery ▁room . ▁B . ▁The ▁c ath eter ▁is ▁usually ▁removed ▁as ▁soon ▁as ▁the ▁patient ▁feels ▁good ▁enough ▁to ▁walk ▁around . ▁Most ▁likely ▁around ▁the ▁second ▁or ▁third ▁day . ▁C . ▁The ▁lung ▁d rain ▁t ube ▁is ▁usually ▁removed ▁last ▁or ▁once ▁the ▁flow ▁has ▁slow ed ▁greatly ▁or ▁completely ▁stopped . ▁D . ▁IV ' s ▁are ▁removed ▁usually ▁on ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁or ▁ 5 th ▁day . ▁Once ▁the ▁patient ▁is ▁able ▁to ▁take ▁pain ▁medic ation ▁or ally ▁ ▁Medic ation ▁▁ ▁H yd roc od one ▁ ▁Ac et amin oph en ▁ ▁Vic od in ▁ ▁Rec overy ▁and ▁outcome ▁After ▁being ▁dis charg ed ▁from ▁the ▁hospital ▁the ▁patient ▁will ▁be ▁required ▁to ▁wear ▁a ▁back ▁bra ce ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁three ▁months ▁after ▁surg ery . ▁After ▁nine ▁months ▁to ▁a ▁year ▁a ▁patient ▁will ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁res ume ▁all ▁normal ▁activity . ▁Un like ▁other ▁sp inal ▁fus ions , ▁with ▁a ▁minim ally ▁invas ive ▁thor ac ic ▁sp inal ▁fusion ▁only ▁about ▁ 1 0 ▁percent ▁of ▁mob ility ▁is ▁lost . ▁This ▁lost ▁mob ility ▁is ▁usually ▁in ▁tr unk ▁rotation . ▁This ▁surg ery ▁is ▁designed ▁to ▁let ▁a ▁person ▁still ▁have ▁about ▁the ▁same ▁flex ibility ▁as ▁he ▁or ▁she ▁did ▁before ▁the ▁surg ery . ▁However , ▁this ▁means ▁that ▁full ▁correction