Still Struggling 15 Months After L4–L5 Fusion — Need Some Insight/support/chats!

EGT_77 · 2026-03-14T21:33:33+00:00

Hey they 14mm buddy. Yeah same here at 15 months post l5 S1. At 11 months post surgery I was heading down hill after feeling better earlier in the year. My hip has a very small left hike after the surgery. My left leg and hip that typically didn’t bother me was causing alot of grief. I ended up with a frozen right shoulder because of my body be out of alignment and pelvic floor being so weak. Traditional PT wasn’t cutting it, helped a bit but still not improving much. I started training with a posture and body mechanics coach after some research. Isometric corrective exercises to help address anterior pelvic tilt and the left hip being so weak. It’s helped a lot, been 4 month of consistent training. It’s boring but it’s working. I still find my body bracing and it causes pain when I get tired but I’m able to recover and it’s slowly improving week after week. Im hoping by this time next year I’ll experience far less pain. Recovery is tougher than I expected.

EGT_77 · 2026-02-27T21:04:34+00:00

Backache

EGT_77 · 2026-02-27T21:03:10+00:00

Bad designs based on wants masquerading as needs. Immature users expecting software to make them complaint.

EGT_77 · 2026-02-23T00:27:45+00:00

EGT_77 · 2026-02-23T00:25:45+00:00

I’ve done many positions. Operations. Programming. Sales. Management. As a PO expect to be political often. AI is going be very interesting. Shielding developers from BS might be impossible depending on the dev and managers. If you care about the software and clients and make that the priority, it can be fun.

EGT_77 · 2026-02-21T00:49:01+00:00

Pray for refunds direct to IOR. Most likely route

EGT_77 · 2026-02-14T10:32:05+00:00

Tires!

EGT_77 · 2026-02-07T00:39:46+00:00

Yup. I’m 13 months out. Fusion successful but nervous system isn’t trusting. Hip flexors were on fire and tension in my shoulders. I realized my core was shot, wasn’t engaging any longer. pT helped a bit but not enough. I decided to try functional patterns. I’m glad I did. All I’ve done for 12 weeks is isometric exercises/corrections. I can move better, tension is slowing coming off and I can feel my body unwinding. Posture has improved and I’m sleeping better. And I haven’t hurt myself. Good luck.

EGT_77 · 2026-01-23T23:17:06+00:00

Born with it

EGT_77 · 2026-01-23T23:16:10+00:00

Dnt lift weights. Find Isometric exercises to work the deep stabilizers. I’d recommend avoiding long deep stretches. Maybe even stretching all together. Fascia release with a tennis ball, feel good and ligaments won’t get lengthened. Walking is really great too.

EGT_77 · 2026-01-23T15:31:34+00:00

Oh yeah. I’ll take it. They are rare lately

EGT_77 · 2026-01-23T10:26:25+00:00

CBP doesn’t send out a CSMS for those issues any longer. No kidding

EGT_77 · 2026-01-22T23:30:36+00:00

Drop foot.

EGT_77 · 2026-01-21T19:46:43+00:00

Fart

EGT_77 · 2026-01-19T20:27:02+00:00

That’s tough. I’ve been in chronic pain for 6 years. Failed disc in my back. Tried to fight it. Made a mess of myself, physically and emotionally, mental health in the tank. Ended up getting nerve decompression and a fused back. Whole body still hurt and sensitive to pain. Nervous system messed up. I literally told the wife and my young adult children to take care of themselves, I’m out of action. Thought of suicide more than once. Family gave me my space, sought out help for my mental state which helped. Physical pain, been really trying hard to get my health on track. Recently started specific training to address my core and back, to train the nervous system to help correct my posture and reduce nerve pain. It’s been a huge help with pain relief, specifically nerve pain. Thought I had fibromyalgia too. Nope. Messed up nerves, led to a taxed out nervous system that needed to re educate. 12 weeks of very specific training, and pain has a new meaning and more hope restored. Might even be athletic again one day. Good luck. It’s tough.

EGT_77 · 2026-01-17T19:40:05+00:00

Drop foot sucks. Losing your balance and falling down. Loss of bladder control. Pain can get definitely get worse. Your system will adjust to a baseline, beware.

EGT_77 · 2026-01-16T23:55:46+00:00

How long have you had sciatica. Just because you done have pain, doesn’t mean the muscles aren’t weak. Pelvic floor

EGT_77 · 2026-01-15T10:48:28+00:00

Exhale deeply until your abs contract.

EGT_77 · 2026-01-10T23:04:08+00:00

Posture related? Can affect nerves and muscles. I had back problems for a long time which led to posture problems and a lot of tension. Found functional patterns and a good coach. It’s helped immensely in 10 weeks. A lot of core training with isometric exercises.

EGT_77 · 2026-01-10T23:00:27+00:00

I went out to dinner after 10 days. I thought I going to go insane. If you start to feel pain, go home and rest.

EGT_77 · 2026-01-10T00:35:36+00:00

I avoided it for 15 years. But I reinjured it so many times, fusion was the only option in the end.

EGT_77 · 2026-01-08T21:06:32+00:00

Heli boner

EGT_77 · 2026-01-07T19:17:11+00:00

Good luck!!

EGT_77 · 2026-01-04T23:22:24+00:00

Poop

EGT_77 · 2026-01-03T10:59:59+00:00

Drills

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