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@dkcasey I was fused from L4 -S1 worst decision I ever made but they didn’t find...
@dkcasey I was fused from L4 -S1 worst ... Ines above or go on down to S2 or 3 ... twisted my shoulders not knowing I had surgery ... Neurosurgeons unexperienced NP week 4 ... don’t recommend you having any more surgeries
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Apr 30 8:51pm
I lifted something and popped out a disk L4 L5 and severed a nerve.I immediately lost...
lifted something and popped out a disk L4 ... I had the laminectomy surgery about ... After surgery...I did PT and pain mgt ... unfortunately the feeling has never come back.i ... feeling earlier...go for the 2nd and 3rd
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Aug 13, 2024
Just reading your post found on mayo clinic. Without getting into too much, i have lumbar...
I am 54 and my last of 4 surgeries on ... my lower back was done on 2010. ... The last surgery caused a bunch of new ... go away for a few months and come back ... like an electrode on your s1 thru L3
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Oct 1, 2018
Yes! I started with RFA/RFI 25 years ago being treated at Ucsd. First, they had to...
When I went back 15 years later, it ... well because I needed lumbar spine surgery ... joints off of your spine commonly L3 ... L4, L5. ... and got my life back and could sleep
Welcome @beckyann and @budbarb I feel your pain, or should I say I felt your pain....
For almost 4 years, he was the FIRST ... what was called an X-LIFT FUSION of L3 ... /L4. ... kind of said he didn't want me to back ... that have bunched together near my L3
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: May 7, 2019
Interesting thread. I am six months post L2-5 decompression and fusion. Arthritis. I had the work...
I am six months post L2-5 decompression ... things I learned: (1) Every spine surgery ... neurosurgeon and I would chose no other doc. (3) ... At six months I'm back to being ... figure) to reach maximum recovery. (4)
@dlydailyhope @clutch541 After the car accident < 30 years ago I had spinal compression tests that...
that found a < 10% restriction at L4 ... They did not recommend surgery opting ... Neuropathy was just being studied back ... BTW, I get 3-4 hours sleep & can ... I have slept outside on my 3 season
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Nov 1, 2025
@isabelr Good Morning, Your story sounds very similar to mine. I also had BAD pain in...
out to be coming from my neck AND back ... shots for over 5 years in my lower back ... At the end of February, I had C4/5 replaced ... One week ago today, I had surgery on ... my lumbar spine (L3/4).
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Sep 24, 2018
I was on Mayo connect in February. I had surgery in January for l5/s1 lateral herniated...
I had surgery in January for l5/s1 lateral ... Actually I’ve had this for about 3 years ... There are 4 simple exercises I can do ... on my back.
Posted: Jun 29, 2023
I had a spinal fusion L4/5, unfortunately a piece of bone was chipped during the surgery...
I had a spinal fusion L4/5, unfortunately ... piece of bone was chipped during the surgery ... and lodged in my L5 nerve. 7 years ... and now the right as well, so its back ... If I miss those meds by 3-4 hours I
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Oct 22, 2025
I’m very sorry to read what you are going through. I’m saddened that your primary doctor...
be in pain after major broken bones surgery ... You deserve a second opinion, 3rd-4th ... within 3 months and now 13 months now ... which also showed bulging disc and L4 ... treatments and Doctors who treat Lower back
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Jan 19, 2025
Hi @sassytwo, you are a dynamo! I have degenerative disc disease and a previous (2011) spinal...
a previous (2011) spinal fusion at L3 ... required 2 artificial disc, a cage, and 4 ... The surgery was completely successful ... little to no improvement in my low back ... pain despite the surgery.
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Mar 5, 2024
Your instructions were different than mine, I had my second fusion last July, 2023; both were...
First time from L4-5, then the last ... no bending lifting or twisting for 3 ... months, no PT until after 3 months, ... I use the full back heating pad every ... beat yourself up, it’s a difficult surgery
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Jul 24, 2024
Rchuck - I was diagnosed with chronic L5 nerve damage after L4-5 fusion. Some called it...
nerve damage after L4-5 fusion. ... Some called it Failed Back Syndrome. ... I wish I'd never had the surgery ... I saw 3 neurosurgeons and they all said ... surgery wouldn't help my back.
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Aug 30, 2023
@carol1024 Funny you mentioned the nerves and such. If that is the case in 2025. I...
I have had L1-L2-L3-L4 blown in my lower ... back and C2 in my neck "To date ... are still herniated" with no surgery
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Jan 3 12:02pm
@cyp238ress I am a 55 year old female. I have had ACDF surgery on my cervical...
I have had ACDF surgery on my cervical ... my spinal cord was compressed for 3+ ... I would suggest getting a 2nd and 3rd ... severe stenosis/DDD L4-L5) and neurogenic ... weakness, numbness, etc. in lower back
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Jul 23, 2024
@kstoller22 I like what Chris Trout told you. I just thought I would tell you about...
It was a back fusion from T-10 to my ... pelvis, a big surgery. ... acoliosis, but also had stenosis in L4 ... professor of orthopedic and spinal surgery ... and had 3 other qualifications.
Posted: Jul 31, 2020
@katie215, So sorry that you are having such severe pain. But I write to encourage you...
, L3L4 and L4L5 on both sides along ... right side now along with a cyst at S3S4 ... significant scoliosis and therefore surgery ... ago decided that getting a rod in my back ... with a 9 hour surgery was not for me
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Apr 1, 2019
Have you noticed any muscle atrophy on your right calf or thigh? I also have severe...
have severe spinal stenosis on my L4 ... I really started feeling the lower back ... I have spoken to 3 people now who have ... horror stories on this website of back ... surgery causing nerve damage, but I
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Jun 30, 2024
I am 76 years old, and had 3 level laminectomy, L3, 4, and partial 5 on...
I am 76 years old, and had 3 level laminectomy ... , L3, 4, and partial 5 on November 21 ... sacrum was gone when I woke up from surgery ... Resumed unrestricted walking, including back
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Jan 12 8:14am