So true that others don't understand.  They want you to suffer silently and think you can pray etc and it will go away.<br>Judy<br><br><br><br>

@sutherlin, you mentioned you were seeing a neurosurgeon on the 22nd of March. Were you able to make that appointment? What did you find out and are you still looking at having surgery?

I had a nerve block on the L4 nerve yesterday 3-30 and for the first time in 6 years I was pain free. The neurosurgeon wanted to pin point the exact cause before he does surgery which I am thankful for. Now waiting to see when to schedule surgery. He will be doing the one where they cut away bone to make the channel bigger. He said he doesn't want to fuse because already having the Harrington rod in the main part of my back will just send us on a slippery slope to hell.

Hi - Good luck with your surgery - let us know how everything goes. Where is the surgery going to take place?

@sutherlin Good luck with your surgery. It sounds like you have a really good doctor so I am sure it will all go well.
JK

I live in Montana. I originally had the harrington rod done at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota 39 years ago. I have never had any issues with the rod at all. It's those vertebrae below that have taken all the jarring and twisting all these years that have the problem.

Thank you @contentandwell