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GenieHendrickson no more surgery to big of a chance to paralyze me .
Has anyone had spinal fusion and if so what was your experience. The scheduled me for surgery in August.
Hello, again. Yes, to a degree it helped. I don't have a lot of mobility anymore, but I can hold my head up and not feel like it will crumble at any moment. The hardest part is getting used to a lack… read more
Does anyone else have spinal stenosis and resulting leg numbness/pain/weakness when walking? I’ve had stenosis affecting my walking to some degree since I was 26. I keep hearing I’m “too young,” so I’m just curious if others on here experience it as well.
Spinal stenosis is a pain. Pun intended. It's a different type of pain especially when it takes your legs out suddenly. It lingers around. I find a tumeric and collagen smoothie helps take the edge… read more
My hubby had his thoracic spine fused. He's been amazing since he had it done.
I’m scheduled for low back surgery next week and I’m so scared. Will it make a difference with the spondylitis? I have arthritis in my spine and the lower spine has gotten worse. The surgeon said that my lower spine ( the holes beside it and L9
was closed ; I’m sorry that I don’t know what they are called!) He said he can help with the pain but not take it completely away. Has anyone had this experience or can tell me what my odds are for surgery for someone with AS?
I think with any kind of surgery there will be residue pain it depends on what there doing if u have spinal stenosis like me they might put a rod in to stableize it if the vertebrae is involved they… read more
Hi! I have, in September. L3-s1. Because of previous surgery, my surgeon had to repair that surgery first. It took him 8 hours, he was only planning on 4. Recovery has been slow but steady. Pain… read more
Just curious how many people have had to have surgery because of AS? Whether fusions, ablations and so on.
Thank you for the responses. It just seems to be one thing after another, doesn’t it?
My head is leaning forward and I can not help it. I feel like I'm leaning forward. The pain in my lower back and groin is just getting worse. i don't know what to do next.
Thank you mickcraig for posting how beneficial the stimulator has been for you. I have often wondered lately if it is something that I should consider or not.
My stenosis , instrument fusion was done without opening me up to visually see L, 3,2 and the pressure it applied to those nerve roots . Immediately upon waking from surgery I felt it and no one still will address it since Dec. 2020 and. It's visual worsening in 3/2024.
I had a neck fusion in 2011. Now I am worsening. Went to see a surgeon and was told the rods I now have must be lengthened to include the whole neck and into the back. He said to put off surgery til I… read more