Hello, Sorry to hear of your wifes suffering. I am 27 and had been suffering with back pain for almost three years now. Amougst other things, my main back problems were that one of my discs had completley gone and the next disc up was extemley damaged. After much debate I had a spinal fusion with sinthetic? bone graph and solid rods (for where ther... more

Hello - I am 27 and have just had a fusion with 2 solid rods, 2 cages and a bone graft at L5/S1 level (think thats normal for a fusion) amungst other things they said that that disc had completely gone! At L4/L5 i have had flexible rods put in as that disc is almost gone, they help act as shock absorbers - they are rods to hold and support but also... more

Hello, I am 26 and i have had serious back pain for over two years now. my mri scan showed i had an annular tear to one of the discs in my lower back and also disc degeneration. I had a discogram do in feb this year - at the time i was not sure if i should go for it or not as the pain had strangely seemed to improve a little. i decided to still hav... more