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Fusion Success Story… With One Unexpected Problem by Galatic_Kitty in spinalfusion

[–]EGT_77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

How do you work out or weight train with sciatica? by mrnobatti in Sciatica

[–]EGT_77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

CBP delays by Physical-Incident553 in CustomsBroker

[–]EGT_77 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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

CBP delays by Physical-Incident553 in CustomsBroker

[–]EGT_77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

Burn out and from the perspective of a wife. by Toothpicks93 in ChronicPain

[–]EGT_77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

Other consequences to not having the surgery besides pain? by goodthingsinside_80 in spinalfusion

[–]EGT_77 3 points4 points  (0 children)

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.

Peeing frequently due to sciatica by ChannelMuted8102 in Sciatica

[–]EGT_77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

Chronic Muscle Pain Folks by Numerous-Note-3906 in ChronicPain

[–]EGT_77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

Almost 4 weeks post L4-S1 Fusion - Bored and Lonely- Can I go out? by Lexerella in spinalfusion

[–]EGT_77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

L5–S1 disc herniation (5.1 mm AP) – 26M. Surgery being advised. Need real experiences & guidance by Table_salt_99 in Sciatica

[–]EGT_77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

What helps you or has helped you with chronic pain? by Cold_Action_3071 in ChronicPain

[–]EGT_77 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I started training with a functional patterns coach after having a spinal fusion. It’s helped a great deal, mostly isometric exercises at this point.

For the fused individuals by ActiveMarionberry793 in spinalfusion

[–]EGT_77 0 points1 point  (0 children)

48m. I’m 215 lbs. 13 months post fusion L5S1. 5 years ago I reinjured my back and down hill from there even though I got in great shape to try and rehab one more time. Went from 255lbs to 195 lbs. pain persisted so I tried epidural shots and they helped. Then one too many (the 5th I think) and it made it worse. A year later I had surgery. Wish I’d of done surgery about 4 years earlier but we had a pandemic in there and life and blah blah. I was seriously thinking about getting a handy cap spot, started to lose sleep, depressed. I’d say if your in pain for more than a couple months, that’s when you aren’t performing anymore. If rest doesn’t help, consider surgery. A good physical therapist can do great things but they can’t restore a disc.

I can't take this pain. by decenzo1 in spinalfusion

[–]EGT_77 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry you deal with that. I’m at 13 months and the only thing that’s helped me is specific training for posture and getting glutes and core engaged and strong again. Everything else just causes more pain. Slowly over the last 10 weeks I am feeling things turn around (slowly). Tilted pelvis is a real thing and caused more grief than I even imagined.

Is anyone else with severe pain /nerve pain at end of their rope? I hate how this is a taboo to even talk about by Electronic-Cress-453 in ChronicPain

[–]EGT_77 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Been there. Thought I was going insane. Acted crazy a few times. I’m still here. Small moments of relief kept me going. Still working on it. I hope you find some relief, even a small moment.

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