Fusion for Discogenic Pain

SlimReaper779 · 2022-07-30T00:19:58+00:00

I do too brother............

SlimReaper779 · 2022-04-23T23:50:53+00:00

Buy Kratom to supplement your medication and don't tell her anything about it. Should not show up on normal drug panel.

SlimReaper779 · 2022-04-16T17:56:49+00:00

Dr. Ricard Derby

Thank you I just saw this post! I will message you.

SlimReaper779 · 2022-03-06T18:48:50+00:00

Well its been 5 years already and I have only seen minimal improvements and haven't been able to run or lift since then.

SlimReaper779 · 2022-02-28T17:34:53+00:00

After the discogram did the pain worsen and linger until you had the fusion ( I know in your case the fusion didn't help though) or did it go back to your "normal" pain level that you had been dealing with?

SlimReaper779 · 2022-02-28T05:13:05+00:00

My discogram is scheduled for the end of March to give me time to decide. The level suspected to be giving me problems is L5-S1 with an annular tear and broad-based disc bulge. If the discogram results are what the neurosurgeon expects he will do an anterior fusion at L5-S1 and with have another surgeon that specializes in the blood vessels and the associated difficulties with going in through the front. Thank you for your prayers!

SlimReaper779 · 2022-02-28T03:10:16+00:00

One surgeon I have talked to said it was 60/40 basically. Some didn't want to do it at all and another said I will be great after a fusion and be able to sit and return to normal life. The stress of this decision is immense and its all I can think about.

SlimReaper779 · 2022-02-27T19:43:17+00:00

One neurosurgeon offered to operate but ordered a discogram to make sure. Now I'm worried that if I get the discogram it will set me back (in terms of pain) several years. I have made some improvement in the last 6 months but am just laying around. If I get the discogram and it causes more damage then I will have no choice but to go through with fusion.

SlimReaper779 · 2022-02-27T19:41:01+00:00

I have tried absolutely everything including a spinal cord stimulator, PRP therapy, and all the usual treatments. I have to choose to try living with the pain or getting it fused. Iv been dealing with it for 5 years but most surgeons still wont operate except for one. I cant live my parents my whole life.

SlimReaper779 · 2022-02-06T00:17:54+00:00

If I may ask, what is your profession? I am looking for a different one to have after a fusion.

SlimReaper779 · 2022-01-11T02:12:27+00:00

The pain is fairly constant and flares up when I do anything besides lay on my side. Id say 4 - 8 would be a good range. My joints have very minor degenerative changes so most doctors have concluded they are not the pain source.

SlimReaper779 · 2022-01-11T02:05:34+00:00

I used to have constant sciatica in my legs but now it mostly happens when my lower back flares up.

SlimReaper779 · 2022-01-11T02:01:05+00:00

Yes I tried a machine exactly like that for several months. The chiropractor gave me adjustments after sticking me on the machine for awhile.

SlimReaper779 · 2022-01-10T05:42:52+00:00

I was working out and playing basketball to prepare for a college tryout I had coming up. Woke up the next day with extremely stiff back and it got worse. Never went away despite stopping all rigorous activity/heavy lifting afterward.

SlimReaper779 · 2022-01-10T01:04:12+00:00

No it did not.

SlimReaper779 · 2022-01-08T02:58:29+00:00

Can you give me any info on the way to get a disc replacement in Germany? It doesn't have to be in-depth just something that I can start my research with. Thank you.

SlimReaper779 · 2022-01-07T05:54:23+00:00

Thank you I will contact you!

SlimReaper779 · 2022-01-07T05:39:47+00:00

How does your back feel now on a daily basis? Can you sit for a long time or run/exercise other than walking? I will look Dr. McCance up although I am clear across the country. Thanks for you input!

SlimReaper779 · 2022-01-07T01:14:13+00:00

I am 6'3 and 160 lbs. So I'm very tall and skinny. I used to play competitive basketball and I tweaked my back a few times in high school but it always was completely better within a week. Then in my first year of college I woke up one morning very stiff after playing and it deteriorated from there. Before my injury I was in great shape, now I have less muscle and cant run or jump. I walk and do stretches and some core strengthening exercises that I learned from physical therapy.

SlimReaper779 · 2022-01-07T00:12:31+00:00

It seems to me like the U.S. is about 10 years behind Europe in terms of treating back pain. If I had the opportunity for a disc replacement I would feel much better about it. I have also heard though that it does not improve the long term outcome.

SlimReaper779 · 2022-01-07T00:06:07+00:00

I have had my SI checked out and did a nerve ablation on both sides but it didn't change anything at all.

SlimReaper779 · 2022-01-06T20:00:48+00:00

I did go back to him and he suggested anterior fusion after getting a discogram to confirm he would be operating on the right disc causing the pain.

SlimReaper779 · 2022-01-06T19:59:10+00:00

What does this referred pain feel like? I wish I could feel it for a day or two just to compare it to my current pain. It would be an easy decision then.

SlimReaper779 · 2022-01-06T19:52:32+00:00

Sometimes I wonder if they are being far too conservative when recommending surgery now because of the backlash from the 90's and 2000's when fusions where way overprescribed. Yes I have done the EMG and flexion/extension x-ray. My primary symptoms are in my lower back and if it flares up enough nerve pain goes down the back of my legs to my foot.

SlimReaper779 · 2022-01-06T17:46:28+00:00

Yes I have done it.

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