Wife had laminectomy, intertranverese fusion and removal of 3 interspinious spacers plus discetomy about 13v moths ago. Net result spine has now shifted(have x rays to prove it) and in greater pain than before for past year. Cannot get another spine surgeon to comment on her problem. They all stick together to cover one another. Original surgeon says i can fix your problem with an OBLIQUE operation=No Thanks. Very discusted with spinal doctors

@karen1986 - The recovery process from lumbar work can be very frustrating at times. I learned that recovery is NOT a linear process - that is, I didn't experience anticipated regular, small improvements every day. Instead, there were times when I went backwards! How can that be?

Two thoughts: (1) Maintain a journal to describe how you feel as you recover. This will help you in expressing your recovery frustrations as they naturally occur - plus you will be able to more easily identify real improvements. I was losing track of time and there were occasions where I thought I was making no progress... but by going back a week or two or three in my journal I could readily identify some elements of improvement. (2) I hit the wall with my initial PT people. They were great but their approach didn't take me very far. I asked around and tried a physio-therapist (a little different that a PT person). She came at my recovery in a different way and I have made tremendous progress under her direction! Don't be bothered by making a change...