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Has anyone had laminectomy then needed spinal fusion?
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tonyst, so, with intractable pain, you would? Suffer?
None of us are fans of surgery. We're desperate to escape pain.
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No, I wouldn’t suffer. Currently taking Norco with acetaminophen every 6 hours. Flexeril 3 times a day and Gabapentum 300 mg. This keeps me pain free as long as I don’t do anything to aggravate the pain.
Currently searching for an alternative to fusion surgery.
I’m looking at the TOPS procedure. I would post it but am not allowed to on this site.
You can search TOPS surgery for back pain on the internet.
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Interestingly, the notes for my laminectomy described intractable pain which I didn't disagree with. The pain I have been experiencing the past few months TRULY is intractable! I sought a new surgeon because the surgeon who did my laminectomy didn't want to hear that my pain was terrible!