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Constant Post-Op Pain After Lumbar Fusion Surgery

Chronic Pain | Last Active: Feb 17 9:59pm | Replies (15)

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@loriesco Thank you again, Lorie. I have been to several people that I have been paying on my own (chiropractic, acupuncture, trigger point massage), as it is usually much faster than trying to get the insurance to cover it.

My main issue is how many times I've been told that I am not a "textbook case", as I don't have many symptoms that most people usually do with spine and nerve pain. I have never had sciatica pain, nothing radiating into my arms or legs, it has only been in my right flank/oblique area where the muscles are locked in a spasm. Doctors have literally told me, "I don't know what is wrong with you", and they give up after trying one procedure.

So, I'll gladly pay a MFR specialist if it gets to the bottom of what is happening with my body.

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@marcd2k send me a message after you go. Also - try botox too. Insurance covers it. (mine did). Gotta go through a pain management or neurology dept who knows to do this. They commonly do trigger points but are reluctant to request botox. Botox paralyzes muscles and you will need to exercise them when the botox wears off in six months but it brings GREAT relief to muscles which refuse to relax. I've done that for cervical area, shoulder blade and lumbar butt muscles.