I am so very sorry that you both are going through this. I do appreciate the information you have given.

Do we expect any surgeon to take responsibility for a misstep in a surgery? No! Just chalk up the lack of success to the good, old, "Failed Back Syndrome". What a cop out. Heaven help us.

I am one of the lucky ones as I have an orthopedic spine specialist who told me that the last resort will be to operate. He gave me an epidural shot for nerve compression due to disc degeneration impacting my L4/5 and ultimately pressing on the nerve. He is very generous with PT prescriptions and is willing to give me additional epidurals, if needed. Thank goodness because after reading peoples experience with spine fusion - I agree - I would rather live with moderate chronic pain.

I will always need to stretch, work out per PT instructions, and the PT will massage my back to release tension when needed. Pilates has helped but honestly, the type of stretching and strengthening exercises the PT gave me helps a lot more than Pilates. I will take aspirin and just push through with some good days and some bad days.

Actually the operation was in March 2023. My error. Waited a year to see top spine surgeon
here in NY, originally was to see him in 7-2023 but once he heard about prior surgery he office said come back in a year. Saw him for consultation 8-2024 about her a complete waste of our time he said virtually nothing about prior surgery and we left his office without any options by him.
Saw another supposed spine surgeon expert and this time he said go back to surgeon who did operation "I know him and he is a great guy" and he also said my office made a big mistake by
calling you in because if I had knw about failed 3-2023 operation I would have never called you in for a second opinion. Unfortunately spine surgery is a "big club" here in NY.