I have been diagnosed with a degenerated
disc at l5s1. It hurts to sit--to type,
to read, to watch tv, to eat, etc. Three
orthopedic spine specialists agree only a
fusion at l5s1 will relieve my pain. I've
tried years of physical therapy and
chiropractic help with no results
whatsoever. Recovering from this type of
surgery seems very serious. But I really
want to get rid of the pain and am leaning
towards surgery soon. Comments please.
Thank you.
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teacherg
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 09 Mar 2007 Posts: 10 Location: WI
Re: Fusion Surgery Or No? Posted: 03-09-07 04:39am
I was looking at the date of this post and
wondering if you did indeed go through
with it. If you did, I hope that it
helped. I am about 8 days past a spinal
fusion, bit I was in a similar situation
where I just couldn't do anything without
being in pain. This is not a fun process,
and it is difficult to get around. If you
did indeed have the surgery, please
contact me. I would like to exchange
stories ie: what helped, didn't , etc.
