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I am being steered towards injections despite progressive symptoms…
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Heather,
You are very young. I’m sure the doctors want to exhaust every possible non-surgical solution possible. Once you start down the road of fusions, you will be faced with more fusions eventually. I had my first fusion at 42, I have had four more since then. My last surgery failed. I’ve been living in hell since then. I am scheduled for a FULL SPINAL fusion, from T10 to Pelvis, including the S1 joint. It’s a huge surgery. I honestly wish I had just held out through the first bad disc for it to fuse on its own. Maybe it wasn’t possible, but our bodies eventually fuse on its own. I read they used to put people in a brace for a year so the bad disc would just fuse on its own.
All my rambling to say, you’re so young, please try everything other than surgery for as long as you are able!
Prayers for your pain relief,
Jack
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Thank you so much for sharing this with me, Jack. I’m truly sorry for everything you’ve been through — that’s an incredibly difficult road, and I can understand why you’d want to warn someone else from going down the same path. I really appreciate your honesty.
I absolutely hear what you’re saying about surgery and fusions, and I don’t take that lightly at all. My hope is to avoid surgery if it’s truly safe to do so. At the same time, my concern has been whether there’s spinal cord involvement, because from what I’ve learned, that can change the conversation from pain management to preventing neurologic loss.
I’m trying to make sure I ask the right questions and fully understand my options before committing to anything — surgical or otherwise. Your perspective is really helpful, and I’m grateful you took the time to share it with me.
I truly hope you find some relief and peace moving forward, and I’m keeping you in my thoughts. Thank you again for your kindness and prayers.