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My spondylolisthesis is closer to a grade 4 . Sometime I can hold myself up straight,...
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.
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Nov 24, 2019
My friend went to Germany decades ago for a ADR of L5-S1, I think was a...
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&#39
@ch2025back Did they use an artificial disc when they did your discectomy or just remove your...
@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
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Apr 8, 2025
Hi. I am a 62-year-old male living on Long Island, NY. I suffered a fracture &...
and the diagnosis was a fracture @ L4 ... It was a cyst @ L4/L5. ... /L4 went. ... /L2/L3 went. ... They fused T12 to L3.
Support Group: Fibromyalgia
Posted: Aug 19, 2019
Beating back ravages of spinal stenosis L3-4 with PT before I get out of bed daily....
Beating back ravages of spinal stenosis ... L3-4 with PT before I get out of bed ... This being done to hold off surgery
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Apr 19 9:39am
I had a Gluteus Medius ans Minimus seperation in 2021 and had surgery to reattach the...
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...
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.
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: May 16 9:35am
I don't have any suggestions on alleviating sciatica pain--I'm on that journey myself and have experienced...
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
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Aug 22, 2020
Heisenburg34 Thank you for sharing this I also have recently went thru a failed back surgery(...
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
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Jan 17, 2024
Hi babette, You mentioned 3 vertebrae, so I'm not sure if you have 2 problem disks...
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...
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
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Mar 31, 2025
@2muchpain2bear I am a 77 y.o. retired RN. Back pain and injury is an occupational hazard....
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
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: May 13 10:44pm
I had a minor decompression surgery last year for spinal stenosis that caused right side sciatica...
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
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Aug 5 12:11pm
Hi. I am a 62-year-old male living on Long Island, NY. I suffered a fracture &...
and the diagnosis was a fracture @ L4 ... It was a cyst @ L4/L5. ... /L4 went. ... /L2/L3 went. ... They fused T12 to L3.
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Aug 25, 2019
Good question. The short answer is the surgery scares me to death. So I’ve done my...
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
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Feb 16, 2023
I am going in for L3-4-5 lumbar fusion minimal invasion surgery through my left side and...
I am going in for L3-4-5 lumbar fusion ... minimal invasion surgery through my ... left side and back for Scoliosis repair
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Aug 19, 2024
I had fusion of my L3/4 & L4/5, with Dr Phillip J Orisek in Sacramento. He...
I had fusion of my L3/4 & L4/5, ... Interbody Fusion is a method of spine surgery ... abdomen) or posteriorly (through the back
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Jun 2, 2025
Sorry to hear about your situation. My fundamental issue is that I have congenital narrowing in...
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.
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Mar 29 7:45pm
I'm so sorry to hear this. I also had failed back surgery - L4/L5 Microdiscectomy. It...
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
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Sep 22, 2022
for the nerve pain in the back and thru the legs you might want to consider...
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