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Extreme lateral interbody fusion (XLIF) Surgery coming up. Advice?
Spine Health | Last Active: Sep 28 11:58am | Replies (8)Comment receiving replies
I had XLIF to remove old hardware at hospital then they went into my back 3 days later at a surgical center. My husband had to drive me across town to surgical center. It’s been almost 2 years right leg weakness severe pain urinary incontince. I’ve had 3rd opinion they don’t think there is anything about it.
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@ckush - hello, and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. Oh, I'm really sorry to hear you've had right leg weakness, severe pain and urinary incontinence for almost 2 years. That is a very long time to deal with those issues.
Has the surgeon who performed your procedure or your primary care given you help with how to deal with these symptoms in the meantime, while you await more permanent answers?