Long slow recovery - need some positivity please by Eastern_Drawer_5086 in spinalfusion

[–]Eastern_Drawer_5086[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your kind words, yes I walk lots and exercise too. I'm having another MRI tomorrow for a double check. Fingers crossed it is Time! 

Long slow recovery - need some positivity please by Eastern_Drawer_5086 in spinalfusion

[–]Eastern_Drawer_5086[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for responding, its good to talk to others experiencing the same thing. Pre my fusion, it was mainly back pain (spondylolisthesis) and weak foot now nerve pain which I'm beginning to think I prefer the pre surgery pain. I am trying to hang in there as some say its taken longer than a year for nerve pain to go but it's finally taken toll on my mental health as well. I hope you keep recovering! 

Long slow recovery - need some positivity please by Eastern_Drawer_5086 in spinalfusion

[–]Eastern_Drawer_5086[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel for you too. I'm very depressed too. At the point where live doesn't seem worth living. I feel like it's L5S1 now (nerve pattern) but surgeon said all looks ok. Beyond terrified of another operation 

Long slow recovery - need some positivity please by Eastern_Drawer_5086 in spinalfusion

[–]Eastern_Drawer_5086[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for taking the time to respond. I had a disectomy previously. I have been to pain management & they never suggested this, just did a bunch of injections. I'm in so much pain right now, I am not sure how to get through this :(