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Can severe spinal stenosis wait for Evenity before TLIF?
can transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) surgery on my severe spinal stenosis with grade 1+ spondylolisthesis wait 4 months for Avenity to start working to...
Support Group: Spine Health
Last active: Dec 12, 2025
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Spine conditions: Told wouldn't walk w/o surgery. Thoughts?
I have severe lumbar stenosis and Spondylolisthesis as well as a bulging disc. My main symptoms are throbbing in my calf muscles. I was told...
Support Group: Spine Health
Last active: Mar 10 11:29pm
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Bowel spasms caused by spinal nerve impingement?
I have had severe lower right side abdominal pain w/constipation plus corresponding lower back & hip pain especially first thing in am for over 6...
Support Group: Digestive Health
Last active: Aug 16, 2025
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Severe back pain, sometimes restricts my movement highly
First of all thank you to everyone who is going to read this and pay attention. I have been having severe back pain that started...
Support Group: Spine Health
Last active: Jan 8 12:01am
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Can anyone help me understand my results from CT scan on my back?
I had a spinal fusion in2022 which was ok at first but the last 2 years its become hard to walk and stand up straight....
Support Group: Spine Health
Last active: Nov 9, 2024
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Spinal Stenosis & Spobndylolisthesis - Surgeons vs Pain doctors
Hi, I have gotten 2 opinions for spinal surgeons and they both are saying decompression & fusion. I am trying to avoid major surgery. I...
Support Group: Spine Health
Last active: May 26, 2024
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Medicare Coverage Advisory Committee re Spinal Fusion
I just read an article in the LA Times about opioid use for chronic pain and it cited a summary of findings by the Medicare...
Support Group: Spine Health
Last active: Feb 8, 2023
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T-3 on down spine surgery, now zero pain there
I had severe back pain for many many years, I asked can I just have my spine straightened? Had a kind of S shaped spine,...
Support Group: Spine Health
Last active: Feb 3 11:35pm
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Severe spinal stenosis
Age 71yo old gal here. L5S1 autofusion, Grace II spondylolisthesis. Severe spinal stenosis complicated by significant impingement L5 nerves, both foramen caused by loss of...
Support Group: Spine Health
Last active: Oct 22, 2025
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Thuasne Lombastab lumbar belt
Hello, I have been diagnosed with Spondylolisthesis between my L4 and L5. The doc recommended that I wear a lumbar belt, so I purchased one...
Support Group: Spine Health
Last active: 10 hours ago