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I've had 4 lumb laminectomies on the left. L4 thru S1. It was after my 3rd...
I've had 4 lumb laminectomies on ... L4 thru S1. ... It was after my 3rd that I woke up with ... from fall or just bad arthritis from surgeries ... needed a fusion before in the other surgeries
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Mar 26, 2024
I am going to make a general statement about patients being part of the failed surgeries....
I have had over 45 surgeries, 4 individual ... cervical fusions (C3-T1 in total), ... L3-S1 fusion, new shoulder and I could ... I get back home from my walk around ... Two days later I was back to work.
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Jun 14, 2025
Thank you Justin and I gladly will share my story if it can help anyone. It...
I did have a slight herniation at L4 ... surgery" in Philadelphia (an orthopedic ... and then the slippage and herniation L4 ... I needed trimming L4 and fusion L5-S1 ... anterior cages and posterior fusion L3
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: May 4, 2017
Hi! My name is Steve. I am an Army veteran (West Point Class of '82). Powerlifter...
/25/25, I've had twelve spinal surgeries ... , including L3-S1 fusion, C4-T1 fusion ... My first surgery was after a deadlifting ... severe chronic pain in my neck, low back ... Taking 3 each 7.5mg Percocet, along
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Dec 31, 2025
@ericanelson02 TBH I don't have a plan. Next step is another MRI and then one more...
chrome.1.69i57j0i10i22i30j0i390i512i650l3j0i512i546l2.34703j0j15& ... ) in the vertebrae located between L3 ... body per lifetime, with a maximum of 4 ... amp;aqs=chrome.1.69i57j0i512j0i22i30l4j0i390i512i650l2.5085j0j15& ... invasive procedures and, if necessary, surgery
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Jun 4 12:44pm
Well, I’m just really amazed to meet people that are in similar situations to my own...
situations to my own with all these surgeries ... replacements, my lumbar makeover at L3 ... , L4, L5, and less happy with my cervical ... spine surgery, which was a failure ... said it’ll take a couple years for my back
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Dec 7, 2024
Hi, I have non-diabetic neuropathy. I guess it came on me slowly as I didn't recognize...
Spinal Stenosis, Spondylolisthesis at L4 ... x-raySevere degenerative disease at L4 ... The L4-5 anterolisthesis corrects with ... narrowing of disc spaces above the L4 ... -3., 2 knee replacements.
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: May 17, 2023
Justin, I'm not seeing how to join a group. I had L4/L5 fusion with cage, 2...
I had L4/L5 fusion with cage, 2 rods ... and 4 screws. ... Since the surgery, I've had a new ... Then about 2-3 weeks ago, I think I ... action biker fell and had a serious back
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Mar 18, 2019
Hi Jennifer. Not sure what to do. Not looking forward to back surgery at all. Overall...
Not looking forward to back surgery ... Epidural steroids into my L4 and SI ... going bad.when i first shattered my L4 ... So needless to say for the past 3 ... He does noninvasive and open back surgery
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Jul 10, 2021
@marybethtruitt Good morning, Which vertebrate did you have fused in 1978? I had a T11-L4 fusion...
I had a T11-L4 fusion last December ... McClendon (neurosurgeon) performed the surgery ... I was originally scheduled for surgery ... communicate with them and don’t sit back ... I believe there are 3 major Mayo Hospitals
Hi all!! It's been a bit of time since I wrote. For those of you who...
I had surgery on my C5/6 spine. ... story) Within days, my headaches came back ... At week 12, when I went back for my ... Now, the headaches are back fast and ... for my L3/4.
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Jun 25, 2018
Does anyone know about endoscopic lumbar forminotomy ? I know I'm spelling it wrong. I already...
3-4 which only worked for a couple of ... and throbbing in my legs started back ... Because that surgery didn't work ... because I don't really want to go back ... to the guy who did my first surgery
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Jan 17, 2025
Hello @dulfam4, I suffered for lower and upper back pain for more years I can remember....
Hello @dulfam4, I suffered for lower ... and upper back pain for more years ... About 4 years ago I decided it was time ... it was time for the lumbar spine, L3 ... /4.
@msmith49 I have what you have. It is called cervical spondylotic myelopathy which is spinal cord...
soon on L4-L5 (spinal injections no ... only took pain medication for about 4- ... My surgery was in January 2022. ... I went for 3 years with no doctors diagnosing ... Not looking forward to it but I have back
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Jul 21, 2024
Hello Everyone! This is Kate. My original surgery for AIS (adolescent idiopathic scoliosis - you’re all...
I was fused from T 4 to L 1 with the ... Around 30 yrs later, I was having low back ... blocks, Radiofrequency Ablation of 3/ ... 4 lumbar levels bilaterally over the ... Back when this first stated I went to
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Aug 6, 2021
Hello, I, too had lower back pain, sciatica on my right side. It was difficult to...
Hello, I, too had lower back pain, sciatica ... an MRI which showed a bone cyst on L4 ... In the states, surgery cannot be done ... for 3 months post hip steriod injection ... go ahead and schedule anterior THR surgery
Support Group: Joint Replacements
Posted: Mar 24 5:19am
I've had the scoliosis surgery 9\28 now on the road to recovery it has been rough...
I've had the scoliosis surgery 9 ... tailbone it took 14 hours to do and 4 ... for 10 days and now Home Health Care 3days ... a week for 3 months ,Medicare has paid ... I go back to doctor next week I'
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Nov 14, 2023
Hi fifi! I can't respond directly to your question about traveling with spinal stenosis. Looks like...
I did have surgery about 10 years ago ... - laminotomies on S1, L5, and L4. ... (Before the surgery I had symptoms of ... Finally, use ice on your lower back, ... inflammation in the short term, 1-3
Posted: Dec 4, 2024
@kim4hope. I decided to try ART for my chronic pain on my right hip,thigh, knee and...
@kim4hope. ... After 3 months of PT that gave me no ... After 6 sessions over 3 weeks, I was ... ART has kept me from having major back ... surgery to fuse my L4-L5.
Support Group: Autoimmune Diseases
Posted: Aug 14, 2017
@emarks I can totally empathize with how hard it is to deal with sudden, chronic pain...
-L3 herniated disc makes it 8mm. ... Before my lumbar surgery to decompress ... and fuse L3-L5, my MRI showed my L4 ... It caused me low back pain, pain/weakness ... over several years and when the last 3
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Nov 30, 2025