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Degenerative discs- had laminectomy on my way to fusion
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I am 80 years old. Carpenter all my life, abusing my body and certainly my back.
Thirty years ago I had a fusion S1 - L-4. Very successful up to recently. Had another fusion
up to L-3 nine months ago. I am doing great - the most important thing I believe strongly is
keeping the body in motion - walking every day and stretching.
They wanted to fuse me up to the T-1 but opted to try this less invasive approach and I am very
happy and mostly pain-free. The problem with fusion - the discs above tend to give problems and
pain because of deterioration - I am old but will continue the best I can - good luck.
Peter-Paul
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@peterpaul thanks for the reply. 30 years worth of activity sounds like a successful result from your S1-L-4. I’m leaning toward the S1-L4 at this point. My surgeon can’t/won’t say how much nerve damage I have is permanent. That’s fair enough. If I can get another 10 years of farming activity under my belt, seems worth the surgery. Being smarter with my duties is an absolute. On the good side, there is a lot of room for improvement on that front.