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I am 30 days post surgery TODAY !!! I had a T9 thru L5 with removal...
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I am 30 days post surgery TODAY !!! ... replacement of L3 L4 & L4 L5 fusion ... spine curve and rotation prior to surgery ... gone I still deal with pain from the surgery ... THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME MY LIFE BACK
In 1986 I crushed L1 in a horse riding accident. I had surgery where a rib...
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I had surgery where a rib was removed ... My back was fused from T12 to L3 with ... In 1991 I went through more surgery ... Harrington rods installed from T11 - L4 ... me a long time to recover from this surgery
Jen, this is Marield65. I just got operated on for a cyst on my spine at...
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reaction to the meds and went home the 3rd ... That was just one of my 5 back surgeries ... I have one more back surgery to go and ... This surgery will be another fusion ... of L3 to L 4 & 5.
Hello @efgh1020 - I thought I would reply to your private message in this discussion -...
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Disk replacement & spinal fusion (L4 ... of L3-L5 to relieve compression of ... 4-L5: https://connect.mayoclinic.org ... /discussion/spinal-fusion-at-l-4-l5- ... connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/new-2/
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I’m 76 and had episodes of right leg/buttocks pain on and off for 4 years. Sometimes...
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MRI confirmed profound stenosis at L4 ... Injection was to L2-L3 because there ... wasn’t enough space in the L4/L5 to ... I opted for fusion of L4-L5 in mid-July ... -L3 area).
My surgeon is recommending a two stage surgical procedure. Day 1 would involve replacing the discs...
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would involve replacing the discs at L4 ... indicates : severe lumbar stenosis L3 ... -L4 central, left L4-L5 lateral ... - L2-L3 dynamic, L3-L4 les dynamic ... -Left L4
Hi Everyone, I am approaching 3 months post TLIF surgery on L4/L5 and Laminectomy L3/L4. The...
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Hi Everyone, I am approaching 3 months ... post TLIF surgery on L4/L5 and Laminectomy ... L3/L4. ... soreness on the middle part of my back ... Because the surgery was done overseas
I had spine surgery for L3-L4 stenosis in 2021. This was second back surgery ( herniated...
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I had spine surgery for L3-L4 stenosis ... This was second back surgery ( herniated ... L5-S1 in 1992) both done by a Neurosurgeon
I have post surgical nerve pain(3.5 yrs post op from 2 back surgeries L1-L5) with metal...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1511619/
I have post surgical nerve pain(3.5 ... yrs post op from 2 back surgeries L1 ... -L5) with metal at L4-L5.
@jenniferhunter I have so enjoyed reading everything you have posted about MFR. An injury to my...
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An injury to my back in early March ... endplate compression fractures at L4 ... and L5, a bulging disc at L4-L5, severe ... stenosis at L4-L5, and mild stenosis ... at L3-L4.
I had decompression surgery with no fusion between l3 and l4 already but it didn't last....
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I had decompression surgery with no ... fusion between l3 and l4 already but ... It helped me for 4 months and then the ... symptoms came back.
I’ve done ablation periodically over 25 years. It absolutely helped. The first time it lasted 15...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1303176/
Over the 25 years that I had back pain ... ablation was not used to cure lumbar back ... pain itself — for lumbar back pain ... Surgery was necessary at L3 L4 L5. ... I was super happy with my lumbar surgery
@annie1 I had severe stenosis at L4-L5. My MRI showed I had no space whatsoever at...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1324063/
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I had severe stenosis at L4 ... nerve roots with fusion to stabilize L3 ... My L4 vertebrae was slipping over my ... Before surgery, I had pain, weakness ... and numbness in my lower back, hips
For 4 years I had the steriod shots in my spine L3-L5 about every 10 months....
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For 4 years I had the steriod shots ... in my spine L3-L5 about every 10 months ... My only real relief would be surgery ... doctors would not clear me for the surgery ... it worked pretty good relieving the back
My symptoms where always back burning pain along with left sciatic nerve pain when sitting. My...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1277720/
My symptoms where always back burning ... /l2, L3/L4 and L4/l5 laminectomies because ... Non of the surgeries resolved what appeared ... Last surgery was l4/l5 in 2021 and things ... After my l3/l4 surgery in 2016 didn&
I am a 79- year-old male and had the L3, L4, and L5 fusion done in...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1074936/
am a 79- year-old male and had the L3 ... , L4, and L5 fusion done in January ... The surgery was done in two stages. ... are pictures three months after the surgery ... performing this miracle and giving me back
@ljc50 I am so far glad I did the surgery in L3-L5 to decompress and fuse...
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in L3-L5 to decompress and fuse those ... I had L4 slipping over L5 and severe ... stenosis at L4-L5 causing significant ... pain/weakness and numbness in lower back ... be good to help strengthen core and back
I will be having a Laminectomy/microdiscectomy on L3-L4-L5 on April 19th. This is being done due...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1044515/
having a Laminectomy/microdiscectomy on L3 ... -L4-L5 on April 19th. ... The pain from the back to the ankle ... how I will feel post-op after the surgery
Recent MRI states: L1-L2: Minimal symmetric disc bulge, which along with facet arthropathy, prominence of ligamentum...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1524183/
Adequate neural foraminaL2-L3: Disc ... Adequate neural foraminaL3-L4: Symmetric ... with severe thecal sac stenosis at L3 ... -L4 and L4-L5, mild thecal sac stenosis ... at L1-L2 and L2-L3, and multilevel
I would get a second opinion. I've had 3 back surgeries. It's hereditary. My dad has...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1213918/
I've had 3 back surgeries. ... I have had 4 discectomies, 3 laminectomies ... . #1 laminectomy, L4-5 left side, laminectomy ... and discectomy. #2 L4-5 and L5-S1, ... laminectomy L4-5 right side side
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