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SI joint fusion

Bones, Joints & Muscles | Last Active: Feb 21 7:00am | Replies (32)

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@tammiesandel

I had L3-L5 done over 10 yrs ago. I had my left SI Joint fused Dec 2019 & the right SI joint fused June 2020. At some point I started having left butt cheek pain & I just thought it was my piriformis acting us, as it has in the past. No matter HOW much stretching I did, the pain didn't go away, but rather started to increase. The pain got so bad that when I turned over in bed, I would be woken by screaming pout in pain. I finally seen my Dr in Dec 2023 & found out it's a non union! So, I'm going back in in a few days for more screws & bone graphs. I will be OVER THE TOP careful with my recovery this time.

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@tammiesandel I'm sorry you need a revision. I wonder if something happened? Did they check for osteoporosis that could cause a failure? That may cause screws to pull out if there is hardware screwed onto the spine. I'm a spine surgery patient too (C-spine).

Jennifer