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MILD procedure scheduled. Comments, please?
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Hi….I have retrolisthesis T12-S1; severe bilateral facet arthropathy L1-L5; thickening of ligamentum flavum L1-L5; disc desiccation L1- L5/S1; severe central stenosis L2-L5/S1; mod severe to severe foraminal stenosis L1-L5 bilat. Have lost 4 “ in height. As a teen also suffered compression fractures of T10 and T12 with wedging so I have significant kyphoscoliosis in the lower thoracic/upper lumbar spine. In 2018 it was recommended I have decompression lami T9-L5 with fusion at all those levels. But then had Medrol, retired from job as a PT (after 38 years!), took up swimming, lost 40 lbs and have done well for the past 8 years! But now I’m having periodic sacral pain and post thigh and lateral calf pain. Legs sometimes feel heavy and walking is sometimes awkward (similar to before my C4-7 decompression lami in 2009). My spine is a mess in other words!
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@gioanna guess you can try RFA/RFI. That worked for 20 years until surgery was needed and I had found the right orthopedic surgeon. I guess I am responding to the poster above and not the original 87 year old lady. I am going back to the surgeon because my spine is collapsing below my 2018 L3 - L5 fusion. I had cervical C2 - T1. Sounds like you have degenerative disc disease, and this is what happens. You need to have a GOOD ortho surgeon on board. If you have any doubts, get another. Mine is amazing. We work together on my future. I have no doubt I will continue to worsen and only have 7 more years to get those next surgeries accomplished. It sounds like you have compressed nerve roots. Try a good MFR therapist and if the pain is unbearable consult with your ortho surgeon for a recommendation.