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Hello, my name is Chris. I am a career Paramedic in the Buffaly new York area. In 2003 I injured my back while at work. Back then I saw a neurologist, he stated that the injury I had, although painful, would not require surgery at that time and he referred me to a pain specialist, whos care I have been under for seven years now. I contiued to work as a Paramedic even now whole dealign with the pain.
I have been on numerous pain medications over the years. i started out with the lortabs, seven years ago, and have now worked my way up to heavier pain management medications. Ia m tired of taking the medicaiton, so I began the process of doing all of the testing for a implanted pain pump. While during the testing, the MRI showed that I have a 7mm shift in my spin between L5 and S1. I was immediatly re-directed to the neuro surgeon for evaluation. He recommended that I have surgery to fix the issue. The proceedure is called a MAST TLIF, I am wondering if there is anyone out there who has gone through this proceedure. Im concerned about being able to returnt o work upon healing, the amount of time it takes to heal, and just about anyting else I should be aware of. Thank you in advance to anyone who answeres back.