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Any tips for Failed Back Surgery Syndrome?

Chronic Pain | Last Active: Jun 22 12:01pm | Replies (37)

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Don’t you love it now they have a name for thi? failed back surgery. What a joke I’ve had three failed back surgeries, two in the lumbar spine and one in the thoracic. I’ve had a spine cord stimulator implanted. The company went out of business. But the stimulator never brought relief. I’ve tried to acupuncture. Massage. Prednisone step downs.
My surgeries were 10 years ago. I still have pain and trouble walking any distance. But they’ve been with me for such a long time that they’ve normalized. Life is just going through days with failed back surgery pain.

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I know what you're talking about. The surgeons say... ""yes, have the surgery, it will fix the cause of your pain." Then after the surgery, you still have pain, and they say... hmmm... we'll, your post-op MRI looks fine, I don't know why your back hurts. They should tell patients the statistics on lumbar surgeries: 50% success rate 1st surgery, 30% 2nd surgery, then 15%, and only 5% on 4th lumbar surgery. Not a great batting average.