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Having Lumbar S1 L5 surgery Feb.: Should I wait till pain restarts?
Having Lumbar S1 L5 surgery Feb.: Should ... I have had 4 spine surgeries. 3 were ... successful for 12 years each and the 4th ... worked, but then the sciatic came back ... ME HISTORY OF PAIN NORMALLY COMES BACK.PLEASE
Support Group: Spine Health
Last active: Jan 24, 2025
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PN with lymph fluid leaking in both legs with severe pain
My husband has been to 3 local wound ... shoulder and damage to his spine, L4 ... L5 area. ... Had failed back surgery 7 years ago. ... He's been on oxycodone for the back
Support Group: Neuropathy
Last active: Mar 10, 2024
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Spine Tuberculosis contamination - hoping to create awareness
I'm 51 and 3 years (April, 18 2023)ago ... me to an orthopedic surgeon to fuse L3 ... -L4. ... The surgery went well but after 1 month ... spine can be stabilized so I can get back
Support Group: Infectious Diseases
Last active: 2 days ago
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Many issues w/my back and neck -I dont know what to do about my pain
in diameter of the thecal sac at C3- ... foramen at C7-T1Posterior disc bulge at T3- ... bulge with posterior annular tear at L3 ... bilateral neural foraminal narrowing at L4 ... neurosurgeon who at first said I needed surgery
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Last active: Mar 8, 2025
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NF1 and nerve pain from hell post-fibroma surgery. Ideas?
nerve pain from hell post-fibroma surgery ... I had a L3/L4 fusion in 2020 at the ... apex of my Scoliosis to relieve back ... One of which was on my L5/S1 Vertebrae ... Fast forward a few weeks after the surgery
Support Group: Spine Health
Last active: 3 days ago
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I am 30 days post surgery TODAY !!! I had a T9 thru L5 with removal...
I am 30 days post surgery TODAY !!! ... replacement of L3 L4 & L4 L5 fusion ... spine curve and rotation prior to surgery ... gone I still deal with pain from the surgery ... THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME MY LIFE BACK
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In 1986 I crushed L1 in a horse riding accident. I had surgery where a rib...
I had surgery where a rib was removed ... My back was fused from T12 to L3 with ... In 1991 I went through more surgery ... Harrington rods installed from T11 - L4 ... me a long time to recover from this surgery
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Jan 5, 2025
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Jen, this is Marield65. I just got operated on for a cyst on my spine at...
reaction to the meds and went home the 3rd ... That was just one of my 5 back surgeries ... I have one more back surgery to go and ... This surgery will be another fusion ... of L3 to L 4 & 5.
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Aug 14, 2017
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Hello @efgh1020 - I thought I would reply to your private message in this discussion -...
Disk replacement & spinal fusion (L4 ... of L3-L5 to relieve compression of ... 4-L5: https://connect.mayoclinic.org ... /discussion/spinal-fusion-at-l-4-l5- ... connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/new-2/ -- Low Back
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I’m 76 and had episodes of right leg/buttocks pain on and off for 4 years. Sometimes...
MRI confirmed profound stenosis at L4 ... Injection was to L2-L3 because there ... wasn’t enough space in the L4/L5 to ... I opted for fusion of L4-L5 in mid-July ... -L3 area).