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Post back surgery debilitating tightness - Any insight, suggestions?
Post back surgery debilitating tightness ... Open redictin of L3 burst fracture" ... About 4-6 weeks post-surgery he suddenly ... about going because of the rods in his back ... from others who have had this post-back
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Unsatisfactory explanation of recent bruising on forearms/hands
quit about 9 mos ago due to lower back ... Had L3-L4-L5 fusion surgery 9.2.22, ... been walking up to 8m/d, avg about 2-4m ... forearms at all really till right before back ... surgery.
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Spondylolisthesis: My Spinal Fusion at L-4-L5 went well.
4-L5 went well. ... I am now 4 weeks post surgery and walking ... pain in the lower right part of my back ... used to take epidural shots for my back ... but was only getting 3-4 months relief
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Scheduled: Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (ALIF). What to expect?
S1 due to a fracture, and also the L4 ... placement of screw(s) via the lower back ... heal.According to the doctor, recovery is 3- ... 4 weeks of back soreness, with therapy ... What pre-surgery prep will I have to
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Chronic lower back pain & Radiculopathy 21 yrs old
/3 disc protrusion compressing the L2 ... into the front/side of the thigh).• L4 ... /5 disc protrusion compressing the L4 ... causing pain into the shin and feet).• L3 ... /4 and L5/S1 disc height loss consistent
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My pain management doctor suggested this procedure to alleviate my lower back pain due to stenosis....
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/732551/
this procedure to alleviate my lower back ... A spacer would be placed between L3 ... and L4 plus L4 and L5. ... this route rather than the fusion surgery
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I have severe stenosis at L2/L3 and L3/L4. I have constant back pain that intensifies with...
I have severe stenosis at L2/L3 and ... L3/L4. ... I have constant back pain that intensifies ... I have resisted open back surgery.
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@northstar I had decompression and fusion of L3-L5 in 2024. Severe stenosis, degenerative disc disease L4...
I had decompression and fusion of L3 ... stenosis, degenerative disc disease L4 ... They did the surgery only from the back ... It was the most painful surgery ever ... symptoms started to improve after 3
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why were you on the gabapentin? did you have a nerve pain problem that needed suppressed?...
mg of gabapentin/ day after she had L3 ... -L4-L5 back surgery (with fusion) and
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Welcome @carmie, You are in the right place. Sorry to hear you are in so much...
Hoping your upcoming surgery next Wednesday ... Connect as there are many discussions on back ... surgery that mention L2-L4 and more ... search=L3-L4%20back%20surgery. ... decrease the pain pill dosage before your surgery
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