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I've had 4 lumb laminectomies on the left. L4 thru S1. It was after my 3rd...
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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
I am going to make a general statement about patients being part of the failed surgeries....
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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.
Thank you Justin and I gladly will share my story if it can help anyone. It...
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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
Hi! My name is Steve. I am an Army veteran (West Point Class of '82). Powerlifter...
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/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
@ericanelson02 TBH I don't have a plan. Next step is another MRI and then one more...
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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
Well, I’m just really amazed to meet people that are in similar situations to my own...
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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
Hi, I have non-diabetic neuropathy. I guess it came on me slowly as I didn't recognize...
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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.
Justin, I'm not seeing how to join a group. I had L4/L5 fusion with cage, 2...
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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
Hi Jennifer. Not sure what to do. Not looking forward to back surgery at all. Overall...
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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
@marybethtruitt Good morning, Which vertebrate did you have fused in 1978? I had a T11-L4 fusion...
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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...
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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.
Does anyone know about endoscopic lumbar forminotomy ? I know I'm spelling it wrong. I already...
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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
Hello @dulfam4, I suffered for lower and upper back pain for more years I can remember....
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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...
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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
Hello Everyone! This is Kate. My original surgery for AIS (adolescent idiopathic scoliosis - you’re all...
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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
Hello, I, too had lower back pain, sciatica on my right side. It was difficult to...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1534021/
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
I've had the scoliosis surgery 9\28 now on the road to recovery it has been rough...
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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'
Hi fifi! I can't respond directly to your question about traveling with spinal stenosis. Looks like...
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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
@kim4hope. I decided to try ART for my chronic pain on my right hip,thigh, knee and...
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@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.
@emarks I can totally empathize with how hard it is to deal with sudden, chronic pain...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1450071/
-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
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