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My spondylolisthesis is closer to a grade 4 . Sometime I can hold myself up straight,...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/281745/
spondylolisthesis is closer to a grade 4 ... The surgery would be spinal fusion of ... L3,L4,L5. ... They say 4 or 5 days in hospital and ... surgeries that did not go well.
My friend went to Germany decades ago for a ADR of L5-S1, I think was a...
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to Germany decades ago for a ADR of L5 ... I had L4-5 fuse 3 yrs ago and the pain ... is back worse. ... now getting a Spinal Cord Simulator, 3 ... neurosurgeons said surgery wouldn'
@ch2025back Did they use an artificial disc when they did your discectomy or just remove your...
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@ch2025back
Did they use an artificial ... in August 2024 on L3-L5. ... This was due to severe stenosis at L4 ... and weakness in lower back, hips, buttocks ... (had neck and back decompressed/fused
Hi. I am a 62-year-old male living on Long Island, NY. I suffered a fracture &...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/272597/
and the diagnosis was a fracture @ L4 ... It was a cyst @ L4/L5. ... /L4 went. ... /L2/L3 went. ... They fused T12 to L3.
Beating back ravages of spinal stenosis L3-4 with PT before I get out of bed daily....
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Beating back ravages of spinal stenosis ... L3-4 with PT before I get out of bed ... This being done to hold off surgery
I had a Gluteus Medius ans Minimus seperation in 2021 and had surgery to reattach the...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1324951/
Minimus seperation in 2021 and had surgery ... After 6-8 weeks of laying on my back ... 3-4, and L4-5. ... developed severe pain in the lower back ... #39;m in a study now on the Transfer surgery
I’m in a similar situation with spondylolisthesis/abnormal alignment and motion at L3-4 and L4-5. I have...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1575821/
spondylolisthesis/abnormal alignment and motion at L3 ... -4 and L4-5. ... I have spinal stenosis at L3-4. ... they said I need spinal fusion at L3 ... -4 and L4-5.
I don't have any suggestions on alleviating sciatica pain--I'm on that journey myself and have experienced...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/318828/
endplate compression fractures of L4 ... and L5, a bulging disc at L4-L5, and ... icing on the cake) severe stenosis at L4 ... -L5 and mild stenosis at L3-L4. ... If I do have to go the surgery route
Heisenburg34 Thank you for sharing this I also have recently went thru a failed back surgery(...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/999268/
also have recently went thru a failed back ... surgery( pains worse now) I had an ... L4-S1 fusion in April. 3 surgeons and ... about the spondylithesis when I go back
Hi babette, You mentioned 3 vertebrae, so I'm not sure if you have 2 problem disks...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/732593/
I have problems with L4-L5 and L5-S1 ... My family has a history of back surgeries ... I have had 3 back surgeries on L4-L5 ... One of my surgeries was a twofer - L4 ... The 3rd time I needed surgery the rupture
I had a very successful fusion C3-C7 back in 2021. I have 4 titanium discs and...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1270989/
I had a very successful fusion C3-C7 ... back in 2021. ... I have 4 titanium discs and have no ... Interestingly, I am going in on April 3 ... for L4 titanium disc and fusion (got
@2muchpain2bear I am a 77 y.o. retired RN. Back pain and injury is an occupational hazard....
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1574160/
Back pain and injury is an occupational ... The older I got, the worse the low back ... with experience that I shouldn’t have surgery ... On April 15, 2025, I had bilateral L4 ... -L5 interbody fusion, L2-L3 and L3-L4
I had a minor decompression surgery last year for spinal stenosis that caused right side sciatica...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1638181/
I had a minor decompression surgery ... The surgery was great. ... I only have severe arthritis in my L4 ... wait 6 weeks before I start rehab and 3 ... tough decision and there are no take backs
Hi. I am a 62-year-old male living on Long Island, NY. I suffered a fracture &...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/150695/
and the diagnosis was a fracture @ L4 ... It was a cyst @ L4/L5. ... /L4 went. ... /L2/L3 went. ... They fused T12 to L3.
Good question. The short answer is the surgery scares me to death. So I’ve done my...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/812711/
The short answer is the surgery scares ... MRI shows severe lumbar stenosis at L3 ... -4, L4-5, and L5-S1, plus spondylolisthesis ... Currently, my lower back symptoms are ... want to risk ending up with failed back
I am going in for L3-4-5 lumbar fusion minimal invasion surgery through my left side and...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1126798/
I am going in for L3-4-5 lumbar fusion ... minimal invasion surgery through my ... left side and back for Scoliosis repair
I had fusion of my L3/4 & L4/5, with Dr Phillip J Orisek in Sacramento. He...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1318635/
I had fusion of my L3/4 & L4/5, ... Interbody Fusion is a method of spine surgery ... abdomen) or posteriorly (through the back
Sorry to hear about your situation. My fundamental issue is that I have congenital narrowing in...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1538288/
surgeries since 2002; now facing a 4th ... because a disc is compromised L 3-4 ... 3-4. ... 3-4 and L 2-3; above my previous solid ... fusion of L 4-5.
I'm so sorry to hear this. I also had failed back surgery - L4/L5 Microdiscectomy. It...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/752463/
I also had failed back surgery - L4/ ... It was 4-years ago and consequences ... the outpatient procedure and stayed 4- ... ~3-years later. ... My goal is never to have another surgery
for the nerve pain in the back and thru the legs you might want to consider...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/145533/
for the nerve pain in the back and thru ... L4-L5 and get cortisone injections ... every 3 months. it doeshelp control ... surgeries and lot of these surgeries ... surgery..... best of luck.....kozlo52
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