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unstable L4/5

Spine Health | Last Active: Jun 12 11:19am | Replies (13)

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@joelhoward1092
Thank you for sharing your experience. I am 54 soon to be 55 and dealing with cervical and lumbar spinal stenosis and DDD, etc. I had ACDF surgery on C5C6 due to cervical spondylitic myelopathy which affected arms/legs, hands/feet, bladder, walking, etc. I have severe stenosis at L4-L5 and doing injections for pain to delay surgery but not really working well anymore. I have significant weakness and fatigue and hard to walk, stand, sit, etc. for very long. What type of surgery did you have? I may need to consider surgery sooner rather than later because I am concerned about permanent damage to nerves/spinal cord and worsening weakness by delaying surgery. Thanks!

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I had a hemilaminectomy at L4-L5, which is fairly minor surgery as far as spine surgeries go. I have also had a fusion at L5-S1 and C5-C6 and C6-C7.

If I were you I would at least be checking into surgery as soon as possible. I am not sure where you live, but it often takes a long time just to get scheduled for surgery. As I am sure you know, nothing happens quickly in the medical field!