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Hardware failure from fusions

Posted by eddiestella1 @eddiestella1, Aug 5, 2023

Have any of you had hardware from previous surgeries causing you debilitating pain? And did you have it removed and did that take care of
Your debilitating pain? I’ve had 6 SI joint fusions and last fall I had hardware removed and new hardware was added to my SI joint. I got a third opinion from an orthopedic doc. He thinks my pain is coming from the hardware. He wants to remove the screws that may be causing the pain. It will have no affect on the fusions I had because that area is all fused.

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jola13 | @jola13 | Aug 9, 2023
In reply to @eddiestella1 "Do the pain meds help you? I take 9 pills of Gabapentin per day for the..." + (show)
@eddiestella1

Do the pain meds help you? I take 9 pills of Gabapentin per day for the neuropathy in both feet also take 6 mg of hydromorphone which I’ve come immune to. So I don’t get any pain relief. Maybe the deep dull pain is from the hardware then.
Thank you for getting back to me. And I wish you luck with everything. Sending prayers your way.

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