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Spinal Fusion issues

Spine Health | Last Active: Oct 19, 2025 | Replies (75)

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@mpar6771 Hi, sorry about Ur circumstances... So has ur Doc offered any ideas what may be Causing your pain? Is it only your back or anywhere else. And wanted to know if Epidural Fibrosis was ever discussed or considered. If not might also be a possibility you want to google. It's basically scar tissue from the surgery growing around and adhering to your Lumbar nerve roots and Compressing them...Even though none of my providers suggested it, it seems to have a high incidence in failed back surgeries... best wishes going forward.

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@smn1 So my original surgeon has not, he saw that there was fusion on the left Myelogram. He said it had to be my SI joints and sent me to have injections done and never did a follow up he said I'm no longer and active patient of his.
I had a hip surgeon (who also specializes in spine) look over some X-rays for my hip. He dismissed the SI joint being the cause after injections failed and the x-rays. He ordered a MRI and one with contrast. They see the scar tissue pressing on the roots but they haven't said that it's causing my pain. He went back to the myelogram and saw that my S1 and S2 never fused, and made a pseudo joint he has ordered injections. This is rare he only sees in 1-2 patients and in only 1-2% of people. It's possible because of my age being the reason that they haven't fused but it shouldn't be painful so if the injections will provide more insight.

@smn1 Also I do want to say my symptoms have gotten worse.
Before: Pain was in my lower back and down my left leg. I had shaking "episodes" with my left leg where it would violently shake for a 1-2 minutes. I had 2 fractures at my L5 by the time I got the surgery the second fracture is what led me to getting the surgery because it worsened my pain in my lower back. I only took ibuprofen in those moments
After: Pain has just increased in level and is constant. It still like before but also just worse in my pelvis, right hip and has started going to mid back now. I am on tramadol because I refuse anything stronger and other medicine hasn't worked.