... I had a lumbar laminectomy with hardware and fusion April 7 , 2008 with hopes of relieving my pain . After surgery I was fine, and then started physical therapy . I was in a brace for 3 mos. ... (16 replies)
... Doing my nightly reading on the boards. I have been asking some questions about new pain after surgery. ... (39 replies)
... S1 abdominal fusion surgery, so I'm guessing this leg pain is normal. I will see the surgeon on Monday.I've been on Gabapentin for about 6 months, pre and post surgery, along with other meds. ... (13 replies)
... Hi, I feel your pain I was born with kyphosis, had surgery in 1999, anterior release fusion from T9-L2, along with titanuium rods and screws, After my surgery felt good, till 2003 when develpd herniated disc, now since then I havn't been able to work for two years, I have severe right side middle back pain, also severe sacroliliac joint, and hip pain, did hydro therapy, chiro,... (16 replies)
... I did have posterior spinal lumbar fusion at level L4-5 and same level laminectomy. Pain is above knee on left thigh and on left side of thigh then below knee on top and under calf and sometimes foot (39 replies)
... Im no stranger to surgery, I've had 8 with 3 of them being on my spine since2007, plus countless epidurals, trigger points and prolotherapy. ... (3 replies)
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... Thank you so very much for your note . I also have HUGE problems with scar tissue forming . I had a total knee replacement surgery , and I had severe scar tissue problems that did not allow me to bend as quickly as Ortho. ... (16 replies)
... S1 fused. All I heard for a while was nerve root irritation and "nerve flare ups". My first year after my fusion was frankly a nightmare. ... (16 replies)
... reached a peak in improvement at about 2 months and now I am steadily sliding backwards. I have all of the symptoms you describe and have finally been diagnosed with post laminectomy syndrome AKA failed back syndrome. Now it is just a matter of treating my pain. My surgeon was basically useless when it came to information. ... (16 replies)
... I think that is a decision you need to discuss with your doctor. My first epi hurt but I survived. The second one, about killed me. ... (2 replies)
... Spinal fusion of L4 L5 S1 with instrumentation. ... (23 replies)
... Sometimes due to the surgical process, a nerve becomes irritated due to the trauma of surgery. Depending on the nerve's function, it can cause new pain sensations or it can cause muscle weakness or in severe cases, loss of the use of the muscle, as in foot drop. ... (5 replies)
... op. I was told by my pain management doc that per my MRI I had fibrosis and that each surgery will create more. You might want to check on that with your doctors when weighing in your decission. ... (5 replies)
... compressive lumbar laminectomy in May, 2008. ... (6 replies)
... for one, is probably not the answer for someone else. I don't know if we have statistics that indicate the likelihood of being able to continue to run marathons after either ADR or fusion. Is that your goal? ... (2 replies)
... I'm 51. Surgery followed 3 months of conservate treatment with exercise, acumpunture. ... (7 replies)
... I have doctors appointment to review next week and was just wondering if there are any veiwers with a resonible evaluation of future events to come as a result of the above findings. ... (0 replies)
... I have been in pain for 5 years and it just keeps getting worse. ... (15 replies)
... I woke up with horrible sciatica Jan 2, 2011. ... (5 replies)
