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Nervous New Member (sacroiliac joint fusion 5/17/11) Hi,
I am due to have a sacroiliac joint fusion next Tuesday and am now beginning to feel increasingly nervous. I live in the UK and I am told that although my consultant has performed this operation before, SI joint fusions are not generally performed very often in the UK. I am also worried about coping after the operation.
Does anyone have any hints or tips?
Jul 2002 = Birth of son
Oct 2005 = pregnant with daughter when SI Joint pain started
Aug 2009 = pain gets worse
Sep 2009 = Physiotherapy
Mar 2010 = 1st steroid injection
Jun 2010 = 2nd steroid injection
Oct 2010 = rhizolysis
Jan 2011 = wore SI belt
Feb 2011 = visit rheumatologist
17 May 2011 = due to have sacroiliac joint fusion
Re: Nervous New Member (sacroiliac joint fusion 5/17/11) Hello Kel1976,
Welcome to the Spine Patient Society.
The good news is that being nervous is completely normal before any invasive procedure--if you weren't nervous, you wouldn't be human.
Anyway, there are several Spine Patient Society Members that have had sacroiliac joint fusion in the last year. Here's some recent threads in the Surgical Outcomes Forum -- Sacroiliac Joint Fusion / Dysfunction.
Once again, welcome and please let us know how we can help support you!
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Re: Nervous New Member (sacroiliac joint fusion 5/17/11) Sacroiliac Joint Fusion using which procedure and implants?
good luck, it is absolutely normal to feel nervous
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