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Sorry it’s lengthy : After having a failed lumbar surgery April 2023 I’m worse than before...
lengthy : After having a failed lumbar surgery ... April 2023 I’m worse than before the surgery ... was something wrong and sent me to 3 ... after it, non of them looked at my back ... on a bed I slept in a recliner for 4
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Nov 20, 2024
@yusef - Hi Yusef! 71-yo female here. Just saw my spine doc today to review results...
I have severe spinal stenosis at L3- ... 4-5 with left side sciatica down into ... for the things you do to "fight back ... Spine doc wants me to have a surgery
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Apr 9 2:28am
I became, or discovered I am a very gifted poet, having penned over 300 pieces of...
not just a recipient, I am part of a 3 ... micro discectomy due to failure of L4 ... and the disc between L4 & L5. ... This followed surgery back in 2023 for ... could be up to 6 months before my back
Support Group: Transplants
Posted: Apr 14, 2024
Hi - I am still searching for factors that may have come together to cause what...
care specialists. 2nd opinions on back ... unexplained falls occurring as far back ... 2017. 2018 -Spinal stenosis dx with L3,4,5 ... Plan was to do major spine surgery to ... Mid March 23 - Waiting to get on surgery
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Oct 21, 2024
What treatment worked for you?? I am a nurse also. I am scheduled for a punch...
replacements 2009/2019, Spinal Fusion at L3,4,5 ... As listed above I did have ortho surgeries ... change in my symptoms with increased back ... To begin with my increased back pain ... There were plans for a major back surgery
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Sep 22, 2024
Hi All! An update on my saga...… I am scheduled for surgery on Sept. 17th. I...
.… I am scheduled for surgery on Sept ... having a procedure called X-Lift for L3 ... /4. ... work on getting my muscle strength back ... at least some of my quality of life back
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Aug 24, 2018
I have had 4 cervical spine surgeries in the last 4 years. My first being in...
I have had 4 cervical spine surgeries ... in the last 4 years. ... This time it was my C3-4 & C4-5. ... fusion, this time thru the back of the ... Now I have Herniated L4, 5-6 and sometime
Hi, I was 29 (30 now, all happened recent)when end up having a celiac aortic aneurysm...
Back at the hospital, I honestly dont ... I undergone 3 surgeries, one for repairing ... Had four surgery to go back to fix the ... Was in the icu unit for 3 weeks before ... in regular unit for another 4 weeks
Support Group: Aortic Aneurysms
Posted: Oct 27, 2018
I am so glad to have found this site. I have has Diabetic Neuropathy for probably...
have Arthritis in my very crooked back ... thru L 4 to take pressure off of the ... Ablation in both legs, had Tarsal Tunnel surgery ... get relief before they have tried 3 ... or 4 programs.
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Apr 9, 2016
@wsh66 LOL. Yes, my husband is a lucky man. We lived for 20 years in rural...
My back hurt so badly all the time, ... The 20 acre farm plus 16 miniatures, 3 ... The outpatient surgery eliminated my ... My surgeon said the L4 pain relief would ... using 6 mg of CBD oil subliminally 3
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Apr 29, 2018
Hi @heisenberg34 Your situation (and probably your age) is much closer to my son (he is...
surgery - he just wanted his life back ... He found the surgery failure, removal ... The saying that 'surgery is good ... surgery (I had a major injury 50 years ... (lumbar spine - L4 to S3), travels
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Mar 12, 2025
Good Morning All!! It's been 6 weeks since I had my X-Lift Fusion surgery for L3/4....
weeks since I had my X-Lift Fusion surgery ... for L3/4. ... Anyway, another 6 weeks of wearing a back ... #39;ve been using the walker since surgery ... , I expected the same with this surgery
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Nov 1, 2018
Hi, Wow, we sure seem to go through some heck of a body break-downs as we...
I’ve had 3 or 4 epidurals since my surgery ... I had an L4-5 lami w/fusion and spacers ... Now back to nothing.
So in keeping you in the knowledge flow the best I can I have now had...
therapy company I recieve treatments 3 ... surgery on L-3,4 and 5 area and my ... surgery. ... him soon to see what plan of action surgery ... Check back in on the 8th and let you
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Dec 1, 2023
Hi all! Just thought I'd catch you up on what has been going on in my...
now about 8 weeks since my spinal surgery ... on L3/4. ... the pain kicks in and I don't go back ... I can't get steroids until my back
Support Group: Fibromyalgia
Posted: Nov 17, 2018
Thank you for responding to my post. I got the THS blood test and it's in...
Size: 1.3 cm. ... (4 to 6 points) LEFT LOBE: 4.5 x 1.6 ... ISTHMUS: 0.3 cm AP. ... Booking the surgery suite is backed ... this all figured out and get my life back
Support Group: Thyroid Cancer
Posted: Aug 10, 2025
@martyn Hi, I am also in UK aged 81 and in quite good heath. GP was...
Luckily I was in the doctors surgery ... All was back to normal in a couple of ... For the 3rd and 4th week I reduced Pred ... was premature and Rheum suggest jump back ... As I lay in severe pain on my back my
Posted: 4 days ago
Hi Ella! Thank you for sharing your experience. I have a very similar story, actually! I...
I started having chronic back pain around ... I continued having worse and worse back ... with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: Type 3- ... multi-level spinal fusions so far (lumbar: L3 ... -S1 and Cervical and thoracic: C4-T-
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Sep 8, 2025
@gailg @geneo I too have scoliosis, cervical spondylolysis, cervical compression fracture at C7, lumbar degenerative disk...
I had excruciating pain for about 3 ... pain on my right side involving my L4 ... was going to require a major surgery ... together due to some trauma, even from surgery ... want to shout it to everyone who has back
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Sep 20, 2017
I thought I’d give a little update. Tony, I really appreciate your input. I don’t think...
I don’t care if it’s 2 or 3 years from ... I will try to avoid back surgery though ... out and refuse to attribute it to my L4 ... who actually performed a couple of surgeries ... mention, nothing was really working for 4
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Jun 21, 2024