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I just had my second round of Sacroiliac (SI) Joint injections. The first round gave me some relief but it lasted 1 1/2 months. I had to wait for the three month mark to get the second. The pain in-between wait times was outrageous bad. Any one have information on Sacroiliac (SI) Joint Fusion.i have had 2 L vertebrae fusions.
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@bussel I have not had an SI joint fusion and my physical therapist cautioned against it because many patients have pain from the procedure. I do have some joint laxity there and it can cause my pelvis to become misaligned. I recently had weakness in my leg because of that and I have done a lot of stretching of everything that connects to the pelvis and done strengthening and that helps a lot. I am just about back to normal. I would imagine there may be some movement in the SI joints with walking to take up the shock of the feet striking the ground. Have you tried physical therapy? If a PT can get your pelvis alignment back to normal and strengthen to stabilize it, it may help. That’s been my experience anyway. Once you fuse the SI joint that cannot be undone. I know someone who was in a lot of pain after doing this and back surgeries that didn’t go away and she was on a lot of pain medications. Surgery is a last resort.
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Hi @bussel - I moved your post on sacroiliac joint fusion here so you could connect with others in an existing discussion on a similar topic:
- Considering SI joint fusion https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/considering-si-joint-fusion/
Fellow members here such as @barbarav1 @roadtorecovery may have information on research or experiences with SI joint fusion as well as the injections you've been having. I'd also like to introduce you to @jenniferhunter.
How have you been doing since the latest injection?