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Has anyone had SI joint pain following a lumbar fusion?
Spine Health | Last Active: Aug 24 5:56pm | Replies (13)Comment receiving replies
@denman55
Hope you get relief. I wonder if the angle of your spine has changed post op (since standing brings on the pain) and if there is any new compression/shifting of vertebrae or discs or if you injured your back or twisted to bring on the new pain. I was told my recovery and full fusion would take 3 months so I want to be really careful not to twist.
The MRI will need to include your full lumbar spine and sacrum to compare to pre-op imaging.
Here is my recent X-ray.
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I do happen to feel that there is and has been a shift in my spine --- because I now have a "bulge" outward that I can feel -- and when I sit back in a chair, the bulge touches the chair first before I am even seated back in the chair. But I had a CT scan of my lumbar spine recently and just saw my Neurosurgeon to review it and he didn't say anything about it, but I still feel something is just not quite right. I do believe that somewhere over the last 3-months I did something to cause this bulge, either twisting or more likely bending when I should not have out of necessity. My Neurosurgeon told me that the bone graft will take 12-months to fuse. I never thought I would be in this position 3-months post-op. Hopefully the Bone Growth Stimulator will help me, but I am anxious to see the results of the new MRI next month.