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Proposed Spinal Fusion T-10 to pelvis
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@bentrn Thanks. Just knowing I'm not the only one out there "in limbo" is helpful. If I could lose weight, I am sure that would help but with such limited mobility, that's almost impossible. I'm wondering about other people who have had fusions that long, how they are doing and do they regret it?
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Im fused T10-S4. I did this because I crushed some vertebrae and likely would've been paralyzed. I highly advise against this large fusion unless you absolutely have to. Yes. You have pain, now. YES! You will have possibly even more, after fusion. You cannot mess with the spine in that capacity, without major damage.
Eight years of being bedridden (after surgery), due to intense pain, I finally was approved for an intrathecal pain pump. I'm kinda walking again, but the nerve damage from such a major, major surgery cannot be helped in any meaningful way. I am in constant, almost debilitating pain, even with the pump.
Take what you've got and work around it. Your pain is likely not gonna get any better and will very likely get worse. And recovery, after a surgery like that, takes years. I wish I didn't have to tell you this...