Will lumbar spinal fusion solve my leg pain or just add new pain?

Posted by roma76 @roma76, Jul 15, 2023

I have spinal stenosis with increasing leg pain and decreasing ability to walk, stand, or do PT work. Next week I will have L4-L5 fusion with bone graft. I’m anxious about the surgery but also worn out from the leg and hip pain. Anyone else have this fusion surgery? Did it add new pain or resolve the leg pain once the nerves were freed up? Thanks for any input.

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maggie76 | @maggie76 | Aug 6, 2023

In reply to @babykay "I just had a lumbar laminectomy. Don't know if it will help or not.I am in..." + (show)

After I had Lumbar Laminectomy I was in rehab for a month and took PT for close to 2 years. Its 6 yrs now since I had the surgery and I live pain free.

sbcarcht | @sbcarcht | Aug 7, 2023

In reply to @verajeff428 "I have spinal stenosis don’t know what to do next. Had epidural but doesn’t help. Stomach..." + (show)

I have spinal stenosis that’s severe at L4/L5 with crippling sciatica pain. My neurosurgeon agreed to a conservative approach and I began following the Gokhale Method primal posture approach which a Mayo neurologist called “the greatest contribution ever made to non-surgical back pain treatment.” Now I haven’t had a sciatica pain for a couple of years!