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Any realistic alternatives to surgery for severe lumbar stenosis?
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@loriesco
Thank you for the feedback. I believe two back surgeons said that I wasn’t a candidate for the ablation therapy. The first epidural I had in July lasted about seven months most of the back doctors. I have consulted with say if you can get six months out of an epidural keep going and doing it and don’t take the surgery, but I am starting to get to the point where I feel like maybe if I can get the surgery it can be a one and done and don’t have to worry about anymore shots. I will just have to take it one day at a time now and see how it works. Thank you for your reply.
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@genegro You'd rather have doctors cut open your back to perform surgery via laminectomy and/or spinal fusion instead of having to "worry" about any more shots? I'd be a lot less worried about injections than I would be about whether my surgery and recovery went smoothly.
I myself had an epidural that didn't really do much and will try another for the heck of it, but I'd be thrilled to have gotten 7 months relief and would gladly do that twice a year until the day I died, particularly if at least two doctors were telling me to do so. I found the injection to be literally easier and faster than a dental cleaning. Did you have a different experience with it?