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SI joint fusion

Posted by cmeadows09 @cmeadows09, Jun 23, 2021

Looking for others that may have had SIJOINT Fusion and continue with muscle pain

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marialyce | @marialyce | Dec 17, 2025
In reply to @luamiller "I've had both my right and left SI joints fused by Dr. Cross at Mayo Rochester...." + (show)
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I've had both my right and left SI joints fused by Dr. Cross at Mayo Rochester. I would say definitely it helped me tremendously. Keep in mind everyone is different, but it truly made a world of difference for me.

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@luamiller what were your symptoms prior to surgery

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cori | @ccchang | Dec 21, 2025
In reply to @alexis7 "I've been told I need my left SI joint fused. My pain doctor wants to do..." + (show)
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I've been told I need my left SI joint fused. My pain doctor wants to do it but I think I'd rather have my neurosurgeon do it if I do it at all. The pain does seem to be getting worse and affecting my leg. What is the success rate? I already have an L4-5 fusion that failed and I now live with chronic L5 nerve damage. Thank you for any help.

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Hi. Who was your doctor and which hospital?

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barbarav1 | @barbarav1 | Jan 6 3:12pm
In reply to @georgiedi "So sorry, I just can't bring myself to have it done and my PT said don't..." + (show)
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So sorry, I just can't bring myself to have it done and my PT said don't have it done.

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@georgiedi what I read, by fusing the SI joints, you might get more issues as time went by because apparently the little bit the SI joint moved made other areas work. Other joints might react badly and you’d have more pain.

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