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I had spinal fusion back in 2017 for spondylethesis (L5-S1 were supposedly out of alignment). Even though two previous MRIs showed nothing of the sort. Being fairly naive to this whole back pain thing, I assumed that this would make things better. So, I went ahead with the L5-S1 fusion. Four months later I was still in pain. Should have left things well enough alone. Has anyone heard of Disc Centers of America? They claim to be able to repair any kind of disc problem using their "patented" spinal decompression machines. 30 visits, one hour or more. Needed $6000 up front with no guarantees. I came close, very close...then remembered the spinal fusion fiaco. I did not go through with the procedure. Has anyone out there had any experience, good or bad, with this company?
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If the procedure is question is not an FDA or medical community approved therapy covered by insurance you’re potentially taking a chance. I’m 71 and 33 years ago I had your surgery for same reason only my hardware is stainless steel. We now know that is a poor choice of materials and why titanium is the gold standard. Fast forward to today and I have chronic pain along with OA, spinal stenosis, bilateral PN and was offered to replace my SS with titanium. My initial recovery took 6 months and I was considered disabled for 5 years. I wouldn’t redo mine now unless necessary. So I can’t have an MRI of my torso, oh well. Get an exercise program from PT and don’t ever stop doing it and build up your core strength.
It’s a little confusing if your MRIs were negative why did they operate? Were you having symptoms? I fell 14 feet in 1972 fractured my skull and maybe injured my back but nothing was evident at time. In 1988 I fell in a California earthquake and fractured L5 and misaligned my spine leading to my fusion. As a back patient I never expected to be totally out of pain. Hope you get answers or learn acceptance.