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@sbtheplumber1 - Sorry for all your issues!
I've come to appreciate that spine neurosurgeons (is that the type doctor you refer to?) are nearly 100% focused just on the work they did and they are actually ill-equipped to discuss any residual pain or rehabilitation challenges you have. They aren't specifically trained for that and have little experience in the myriad of post-surgical spine issues that can develop. I know, sort of makes no sense.
I jokingly say (and I had a terrific neurosurgeon) that his main statement to whatever question I ask is: "The hardware looks good."
Can you get a referral to a physiatrist? That doctor is well schooled in pain causation rather than just the surgical fix you've already had.
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Yes it was a Neurosurgeon. Yes that’s all he says is the hardware is good. The pain doctor was sending me to an Orthopedic surgeon maybe I will ask about a Physiatrist instead . Thanks for mentioning that. He was a really good surgeon the scar healed nicely staff was excellent, they need to tell us this is all we do instead of leaving us miserable when another doctor could be helping us!