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What are people's experiences with spinal fusion surgery?

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@mlbobcat

I had lumbar spinal fusion L4-L5-S1. It’s been 11 months and I’m back on disability and in the same pain I had before the surgery. I don’t know what to do. It feels like my life is over.

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ckamaki | @ckamaki | Jan 1 4:10am

I have a similar experience, but my MRI shows impingement at the nerve roots one level above my fusion. Did your MRI report cover the levels adjacent to your fusion? How long ago were your MRIs? My MRI report compared it to an MRI I had in July and there were changes. Depending on when you got your MRI it may be useful to get a current one and have it reviewed in comparison to your last one

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