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@robert8842 Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect, a place to give and get support. You are looking...
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Leg/buttock pain after L4/5 kyphoplasty
I fractured L4 and L5 after falling on the driveway. I was seeing both a chiropractor and pain specialist (difficulty walking/standing for long periods) due...
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Considering L5-S1 fusion
I am 46 year old - athletic and active. Was diagnosed with Spondylolisthesis and pars defect 2 years ago after sudden onset back pain. I...
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I have degenerative discs diseases L 3 and L4 with spondylolisthesis at L4L5. I was recommended...
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Recent L5-S1 fusion
Diagnosed with Spondylolisthesis about 30 years ago. Didn’t cause me much pain except for the yearly episodes of throwing my back out and being laid...
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Cervical degeneration after nearly 2 years getting worse
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/ceervical-degeneration-after-nearly-2-years-getting-worse/
Hi, I have been getting worse since August 2022. Throughout this experience I have seen neurosurgeons, pain managent specialists to no avail. In August 2023...
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Finding a surgeon
How do I pick a surgeon - let alone once I decide to have surgery??? I’m 72 and live in Southern California so have access...
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Interspinous Process Spacers for spinal stenosis
Has anyone tried Stabilink (MIS Interlaminar Spinal Fixation System). It's a device placed in the spinal cord for people suffering from degenerative disc desase and...
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Has anyone had the Via Disc procedure?
I’m a 73 year old woman who has back pain for several years. Lumbar spondylolistesis, Lumbar spondylosis, stenosis of intervertebral foramina - and there’s more....
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