Re: Neurosurgeon proposing L3 -L5 lumbar fusion 9/25/20 😳😳
I had T12/L1 fusion in 2006. They went in from the back in lieu of the side. They must dissect muscles to do this procedure in this manner. Probably due to the way I injured my spine the surgery yielded no pain relief, but did stabilize a crushed T12. Unless you have physical spine issues that require the fusion, I would urge you to try any and all other remedies first, such as SPR perif. nerve stimulation, implanted e-stim, ablation, any and all other possibilities. It took ten years before I was well enough to consider moving my home after the surgery.
Not to frighten you but you should hear this: I awoke in the recovery room feeling like there was a blowtorch on my back (why did they have me on my BACK????), screaming and cursing at the very top of my lungs. Before I even got my vision back, the gave me an injection of something or other to put me out, pumped up the pain meds in the IV, and brought me back around. Just getting to my feet for the therapist was absolute agony, even 5 days later.
Remember the way the doctor looks at the world. If you have a hammer, everything looks like a nail. See a pain management doc.
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