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I am contemplating S1-L5 lumbar fusion. Outcomes thoughts
Spine Health | Last Active: Jun 15 10:41am | Replies (47)Comment receiving replies
I am in the same boat! 53 yo active female, herniated discs/spinal stenosis/DDD L5-L1 .... looking at laminectomy for at least two of them to avoid spinal instability, My pain doc tried everything (steroid injections, blocks, ablation) and nothing had any impact on debilitating sciatic pain and lower back pain.
Waiting for a second opinion from Mayo but my pain doc said I am too young to wait with surgery, as I want to be active again. Considering surgery this fall.
Please let me know what you are considering/doing. so we can commiserate together lol
Sabine
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Hello Sabine in VT! I’m in Vail, and I am choosing the surgery option in Germany for my ddd S1-l5 fusion and motion preserving arthritis through L3.
I’m a 65 yo ski instructor. Swim 1 km per day and walk 8,000 steps/day but feel miserable most of the time. Back is ultra tight and stiffness scares the hellouta me!
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I am 54 and believe I will need surgery L3-S1 but need to learn more about what type of surgery would be recommended. They wanted to just do injections but they are not working anymore (had 3 December- February and pain is returning). My neurologist said why wait for surgery since recovery may be easier being younger. I may consider surgery later this year and will need to time it around my teen son’s school schedule. I am a single parent with no family so scared about how I will manage my home, pets, son’s schedule (he is 14 and has ADHD so has some special needs and not really independent yet), etc. I am so limited in my life due to pain, weakness, numbness, etc. and not able to do much which is frustrating. I am operating at 10%-20% my normal 100% so my house is falling apart and my to do list is so very long. I struggle with depression because I lost my job last year and not able to work now. Not sure I would qualify for disability so I feel my world is falling apart now. I am hanging on by a thread most days.