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I am currently 53 and also had spinal surgery at L4-L5. L5-S1(bi-lateral laminotomy at age 50)...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/659959/
am currently 53 and also had spinal surgery ... at L4-L5. ... stomach-sleeper as sleeping on my back ... Approx. 3 weeks ago, I started experiencing ... The thought of cervical surgery and
@domiha I am a 55 year old female who had L3-L5 decompression and fusion surgery (included...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1156724/
I am a 55 year old female who had L3 ... -L5 decompression and fusion surgery ... pain/weakness/numbness from lower back ... for me (had them at the worst site L4 ... Have you gotten a 2nd or 3rd surgical
I was fused at L3-L4 with a disc replaced in 2002 then went in for a...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1094255/
I was fused at L3-L4 with a disc replaced ... then went in for a big mistake I mean L4 ... older gentleman that didn’t know I had surgery ... 3 weeks earlier. ... showering and felt a burning across my back
I had stimwave scs placed in my lumbar area and it was placed at t7 and...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1607741/
You put the pad on your back and hope ... retrolithesis, anterolisthesis, c0c1c2c3c4c7 ... T1T4 T7T8T9T10T11T12L1L2L3L4L5 SACRUM ... Or failed back surgery syndrome or chronic ... is not low back
@erinnichole I have had pain in my feet for many years, although I do have some...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1430452/
some numbness down my left leg from L4 ... that a lot of my residual pain in L4 ... Has the surgery in my neck (with 3 disc ... spacers) removed the pain in my lower back ... I am 5 weeks since surgery, and I will
@cira3 I just had my l4 l5 fusion one month ago. I also suffered from deep...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1576479/
@cira3
I just had my l4 l5 fusion ... Backs are so tricky and scary keep working ... and when its right for you, right surgery
@daisy22 I had surgery on L3-L5 (decompression/fusion) because spinal injections for pain were not working anymore...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1143853/
@daisy22
I had surgery on L3-L5 (decompression ... I also had L4 spondylolisthesis vertebrae ... The surgery was extremely painful and ... a full 3 month recovery time for me ... but I had many symptoms from lower back
If lower back then enough is enough, hate to say this but only relief is going...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1512422/
If lower back then enough is enough, ... of vertebrae, both of which i had. 4 ... back surgeries in early 90s by a NUROSURGEON ... ,not Orthopedic, after 3 Stenosis ... decided best thing would be Fusion of L4
@orloffjr Wow you sound like me but you are a little worse, I am 57 also....
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1461592/
I feel and fractured c5 with 3 ruptured ... who wanted to fuse me from C-1 to T-3 ... But before agreeing I injured my back ... spine L4-L5,S1. ... did the revision surgery saying it
I am a 62 year old female. I had fusion of L3/4 done about 20+ years...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1528676/
I had fusion of L3/4 done about 20+ ... started having severe pain in lower back ... I do have osteoporosis (-4.3 on Dexa ... Had L1-L5 fused in Oct 2025. ... Will I need to have revision surgery
I have had this condition for years, but it only occurs sporadically. My left forearm will...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/72751/
disc disorder, and have had lower back ... surgery for fusion of L3/L4.
@klsteffes , Hello, would love to have a conversation with you about your experiences. I am...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1000640/
I am currently fused T12-L4 from a prior ... back injury and am now looking at adding ... have a combination of stenosis in my L4 ... do not bode well for activity post-surgery ... I am planning to have a 3rd conversation
I. Had surgery. In. The. 70s. I'm 56 I. Can't. Do. Anything normal. Without. Having. Pain....
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/149426/
Had surgery. In. The. 70s. ... Back. Feels. Stiff. And. Heavy. ... L4-5and T9-10 I. Am. So. ... Surgery. Or. Do. Anything. ... Every. .3. Hours. Or. Do. And. I.
I had a nerve block on the L4 nerve yesterday 3-30 and for the first time...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/95291/
I had a nerve block on the L4 nerve ... yesterday 3-30 and for the first time ... point the exact cause before he does surgery ... Now waiting to see when to schedule surgery ... Harrington rod in the main part of my back
as a child in the 50s s, , basically an infection in my bones, apparently my...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1454021/
had fusion at c 5-5-7 also lumbar 3,4 ... herniated and L-5 exploded and is gone ... butt and am trying to recover from a L- ... 1 compression fracture, no surgery, ... no walk again. kind expert on back pain
I got my TLIF surgery on my L4/5, a new cage as well as RF Ablation...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1563939/
I got my TLIF surgery on my L4/5, a ... cage as well as RF Ablation for my L3 ... The first five hours or so after the surgery ... Getting out of bed and back in the bed ... worry about twisting or bending my back
Thank you for responding. Yes it was my spine that dropped from -2.9 to -3.1 I...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1171902/
my spine that dropped from -2.9 to -3.1 ... I did have surgery on my L4 to relieve ... Could it be inactive wearing back brace ... I go in for my 3 month blood test in
LasL2-3 and t summer I went to the ER several times because of pain. Spinal stenosis...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1517211/
Back to the ER where I already had been ... I have had several spine surgeries or ... L 2-3 and L3-4 for a bony resection ... which exposed the nerve root L-3. ... I think the first surgery to cauterize
So very few if any good endings, I am very happy for you, I have developed...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/608968/
you, I have developed terrible low back ... MRI says disks L4 & L5 problem, ... a neurosurgeon and he may perform surgery ... shot and not good for much with this back ... to knee replacement, $1400 for the 3
@lisalucier Thank you, Lisa. My symptoms are mostly right sided. My foot and toes are mostly...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1589792/
I've had L4-5 hemi-laminectomy ... (2023) and fusion of L4-5 in 2024. ... and needles primarily down from my back ... yoga 2 times a week, mat stretches 3- ... was taught by my PT after my second surgery
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