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@grandmar I had a laminectomy in December, 2016, and it was one of the best things...
My brothers have both had fusions of ... various lumbar disks, and they still ... Active Release Technique, relieving lumbar ... tweak and to address other issues (radiculopathy
Support Group: Fibromyalgia
Posted: May 2, 2018
My surgeon is recommending a two stage surgical procedure. Day 1 would involve replacing the discs...
Day 3 would be a lumbar fusion from ... MRI indicates : severe lumbar stenosis ... -Left L5>S1 lumbar ... radiculopathy
To expand a bit (and I am finding context is everything): I am 76 and formerly...
I had 3 bouts of radiculopathy of one ... I could only walk while flexing my lumbar ... surgical fellow who would be doing the fusion ... patient for the procedure having only radiculopathy
Same problem; HNP @ L4-L5, with radiculopathy/sciatica. Was losing strength & control of Rt leg. Microdiscectomy/laminotomy...
Same problem; HNP @ L4-L5, with radiculopathy ... Constant lumbar pain (4 on 1-10 pain ... Asked about spinal fusion as maybe a ... sent me for a 'discography' to see if fusion
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Apr 26, 2012
@leximercedes What doctors/specialists have you already worked with besides orthopedic doctors? Have you been to a...
I was diagnosed with cervical and lumbar ... , cervical spondylotic myelopathy, radiculopathy ... numbness and recently had decompression/fusion
Posted: Aug 25, 2024
Thank you for your reply. Yes I think my pain has tended to spread out from...
My lower back, as I’ve had two lumbar ... fusion surgeries, the left leg pain ... It only says there is no ridiculopathy
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Aug 22, 2024
@sb4ca THANK YOU! Reassuring words mean a lot! I've always been a glass half-empty type, so...
She had a fusion, and that solved her ... ongoing issue with the nerves in my lumbar ... Perhaps, as you say, there is some radiculopathy ... spine surgeon has suggested that a fusion
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Mar 17, 2024
I’m 76 and had lumbar fusion in July for radiculopathy that made walking or standing very...
I’m 76 and had lumbar fusion in July ... for radiculopathy that made walking ... feel there was any choice but the fusion
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Oct 7, 2023
Hi Jennifer, how are you? Thank you for your reply. You said: WHY are you doing...
I keep reading that untreated radiculopathies ... issues (neck, upper thoracic spine, lumbar ... a fear of losing flexibility with fusion
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Feb 26, 2023
It makes me want to scream and cry when reading stories of people being in chronic...
spine surgeries, 1 laminectomy, lumbar ... fusion L4-S1, and cervical fusion C4 ... 've been dealing with cervical radiculopathy
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Feb 3, 2022
I’m seven months out from an L4-S1 laminectomy with interbody fusion. In that time, I’ve done...
an L4-S1 laminectomy with interbody fusion ... CT lumbar spine was negative. ... EMG at six weeks postop showed “radiculopathy
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Oct 13, 2025
@bprather I have spine issues and had cervical and lumbar surgeries/fusions due to spinal stenosis, degenerative...
spine issues and had cervical and lumbar ... surgeries/fusions due to spinal stenosis ... , get updated MRIs of cervical and lumbar ... with lumbar spine compression, I had ... EMG would show normal and at times radiculopathy
Posted: Oct 10, 2025
@berniej1 I like your name “Pet Detective” 😉 Did you have an accident or injury a...
What does your cervical, thoracic and lumbar ... pinched/compressed spinal nerve roots (radiculopathy ... My lumbar decompression/fusion surgery
@njbay Where are you located? Do you have any health insurance? Do you qualify for Medicaid,...
neurogenic claudication in cervical and lumbar ... I did spinal injections in lumbar spine ... I have had decompression/fusion surgery ... herniated disc at c6-c7 that is causing radiculopathy
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Mar 21, 2025
@ibz9193 I have cervical and lumbar stenosis, degenerative disc disease, cervical myelopathy and lumbar neurogenic claudication....
@ibz9193 I have cervical and lumbar ... disc disease, cervical myelopathy and lumbar ... spinal cord and nerve roots causing radiculopathy ... definitely sounds like you are having radiculopathy ... and fusion surgery on l3-l5 in 2024
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Apr 22, 2025
My lumbar (same as you) was a BREEZE Recovery one year. I am loving it after...
My lumbar (same as you) was a BREEZE ... I now, at 68 have had horrible radiculopathy ... isolated it from L1/L2 (above the fusion
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Apr 3, 2025
@kmf Thank you for further details. I can understand why the doctors are focusing on the...
Have they confirmed if the fusion process ... mskneurology.com/chronic-spinal-pain-and-radiculopathy-diagnostic-approach-and-common-imaging-pitfalls ... ://mskneurology.com/identify-treat-lumbar-plexus-compression-syndrome-lpcs
I had the NevroHF10 implanted in September 2021 after having the one week test implant. I...
had 2 temporarily successful spinal fusions ... Nevro stated that it is good for lower lumbar ... After the preliminary testing for radiculopathy
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Apr 26, 2023
@daisy22 Before my lumbar laminectomy in 2022, I saw 5 different neurosurgeons before choosing one. MRI...
@daisy22 Before my lumbar laminectomy ... I think that would have involved a fusion ... I was complaining of he neuropathy/radiculopathy ... said, "If I went back and did a fusion ... .... but it seems it needs to be a fusion
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Nov 6, 2025