Experiences with

Spinal Fusion

After an unsuccessful spinal fusion surgery in 2001(and 2 more since) I’ve been taking naproxen for about 15 years and get that together with a long list of other pain meds every 3 months,I’ve now been told I can only have 2 month supply of naproxen at a time which is messing up my repeat meds routine

I just turned 61 and had spinal fusion recently.

i am 10 days out from quad bypass surgery. i have had 5 spinal fusion surgeries and none of them compare to this. mornings are brutal . i have a friend that helps but i am one of those who find it hard to half to depend on others. just asking for a little ; what to realistically expect the next 4 weeks

Hi i was wondering how do everyone.cope with working i had a spinal fusion and decompression 2 half years ago and now dignosed with Fibromyalgia in alot of pain lots of medication .i would love to go back to work but impossible feel so lost my life has really changed.x

i use medical marijuana for chronic pain from 5 spinal fusion surgeries. been using this alone for 3 years. i am suffering from a combination of chronic and acute pain with my heart surgery . i have found using opioids and MMJ is making the present pain much easier to deal with. yesterday i went to the

Hi there I’ve been attending the gym after a spinal fusion just curious

Hi im all new to this page, im looking for advice before i feel like im heading so low.. i can not shake this pain off and the tiredness off.. i have a spinal fusion 3 years ago, and it has stemmed for this, as the consultant has told me.. the weight has crept up and i can not shift it... any advice

So, I propose that some tinnitus could be a warning bell for later things to come and that early intervention might prevent senility and tinnitus ………….has anyone had success relieving T via spinal fusion?

My adult daughter anterior had L5/S1 spinal fusion surgery with instrumentation 3 months ago for excruciating and longstanding pain from a prolapsed disc. She has made fantastic progress and is practically pain free.

I have a spinal fusion about 3 months ago, but I don’t think it’s taken. And so I was wondering if anyone has had bad neck pain.The same as me it was manageable before the op, But now it’s so bad every day , it feels very sore. Thankyou in advance Love tea potxx

My fusion was 11 weeks ago and I still need an occasional dose of my prescription medication. I have heard that otc meds such as aleve and ibuprofen can interfere with bone grafting, so I have been avoiding them. Surgeon said the otc's were okay to take at this point but I would rather wait until I

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Has anyone tried fetnanal patch, I have disc problems in back was previously on burtans patch going to be having a spinal fusion, had my neck done couple of years ago and did not benefit from it, bit worried about spinal fusion been through all the usual meds, pain clinic the lot I am 59 now can't stand

More recently I have been looking at Mindfulness again but specifically for chronic pain as an old spinal fusion is getting very painful and I can't walk further than about 50 yards. This with PMR is not easy. My endocrinologist says I must expect to stay on prednisolone for the rest of my life.

Due to have spinal fusion surgery

Anyone have a L5 S1 spinal fusion for congenital spondylolthesis and the resulting bilateral degenerative neuroframinal stenosis?

I recently under went a spinal fusion to try & fix a painful spinal fracture from early March, 2 weeks later I am still having the same pain when I sit or stand for too long.

Has anyone tried Calmare or Scrambler Therapy for Neuropathic nerve pain post surgery after having a spinal fusion carried out for scoliosis? Been reading about it online, not available in the UK but it is in Ireland, Italy and the US.

prior to the cancer- that spread to lymph and spine- he had a spinal fusion at L4-L5 and malpractice neurosugeron put the screw for spine in his canal. his psa after lupron went from 35 to 4 to 0.04 within first 2 months. it went to 4 in first weeks.

Please share about your recovery period if you have undergone a SI fusion. Thank you😊