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New Member, looking for advice (May 2010 having 2 level spinal fusion on L4-5 and L5-S1)

This is a discussion on New Member, looking for advice (May 2010 having 2 level spinal fusion on L4-5 and L5-S1) within the Spinal Fusion (Including Discectomy & Laminectomy Procedures) forums, part of the Spine Surgery Support category; Originally Posted by Rebecca Kathy, Thank you so much for finding this thread and all your advice. I am so ...

  1. 02-28-2010, 09:10 PM #21
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    Default re: New Member, looking for advice (May 2010 having 2 level spinal fusion on L4-5 and L5-S1)

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    Kathy,
    Thank you so much for finding this thread and all your advice. I am so sorry you were in such a bad accident and I hope that you will continue to recover and do well. I really would like to be the mommy I know I am too. Some days are so good I wish that all my days could be like that and perhaps this surgery will lead me to those days. Some days I think I will “fail” my kids if I have the surgery and am not able to be there the way I want too during the recovery. Other days I think I should do it because I will be able to be the “better mom” all the time....
    Did you have to get the second surgery because the first didn’t work? What kinds of things did you do around the house to make it easier for you and your kids after the surgery? I would love to talk..if you have the time!
    Thanks again,
    Rebecca
    Rebecca- For me, I have no regrets about having surgery and wish I would have done it years ago. Would have saved me a lot of pain, trouble and heartache. I will pm you my number and you can send me yours. I can talk tomorrow or really anytime, I stay at home with my kids, so keeps me available.
    31 years old- 1/06- In wreck with 18 wheeler at 25 years old; 6/06- Head on collision on Interstate, both wrecks other drivers fault. Numerous MRI's, PT, chiropractic, acupuncture, TENS therapy, massage therapy, facet injections, epidural injections, Nerve study, Discogram, confirms pain in L4/5, IDET, decompression, Bi-lateral neurotomy L3/4/5, denied by insurance twice, in Active L clinical trial, had surgery March 17, 2009 in Miami, FL- received Active L disc at 29 years old. Pain and medication free as of October 2010!Mommy to Emma- 8 years, Ava- 6 years & had baby Eli after ADR, via c-section on March 25, 2011 , completely pain free still!
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    Default re: New Member, looking for advice (May 2010 having 2 level spinal fusion on L4-5 and L5-S1)

    So I decided to have the surgery...well my husband may have made the final decision! I am going with my original doctor. May 11th he is going to do a laminectomy and fuse S1-L5 and L5-L4. I have found peace in this decision as much as I can. I feel like there is a light at the end of the tunnel. My husband interrupted one of my very common calls asking him to come home because I was in so much pain by saying schedule the F@#8ing surgery we need to move on with our lives. This may sound harsh but in reality he was right. He was right to say it so bluntly this problem isn't and has not been only mine for some time. I AM SO READY TO GET RID OF THE PAIN PILLS and the constant problem of getting the right ones and enough of them and of course all their wonderful side effects! I really hope I will be able to come back here and tell everyone how much the surgery improved mine and my families life! Thanks for all the advice from everyone here! (I also posted this in the Spinal Fusion Forum!)
    Living in Pain for last 10 years.
    Progressively gotten worse over the last 2 years.
    Pain Killers, ER visits, Epidural shots, Chiropractor, PT -None take the pain away
    Doctors say it is DDD / central canal stenosis / Vertebrae shifting
    May 2010 having 2 level spinal fusion on L4-5 and L5-S1
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    Default re: New Member, looking for advice (May 2010 having 2 level spinal fusion on L4-5 and L5-S1)

    Good luck on your surgery. It's a hard decision to make, but one we must all inevitably have to do, if we want to try to get back to a normal life. Hang in there and we will be with you along the way.
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    Diagnosed with DDD in Nov, 2007. MRI, EMG
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    C4/5 deterioration progressing quickly
    MRI on lumbar shows disc herniation at L5/S1, stenosis at L3/4, L4/5, spondylosis and DDD at L2 through S1 in July, 2009
    Nerve Root, Facet Injections and Epidural every 3 months. Ongoing treatment for continued degeneration.

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    Default re: New Member, looking for advice (May 2010 having 2 level spinal fusion on L4-5 and L5-S1)

    Good luck Rebecca with your upcoming surgery. We will be here for you when you land on the other side. I wish you only the best. :thumpup:
    • January 2000 MVA passenger, used jaws of life to retrieve me, neck injury and months of PT
    • June 2001 Bicycle accident, 2 compression fractures at T12/L1, Vertebroplasty Sept. 2001
    • April 2006 right hip, labral tear and repair
    • April 2007 3 level ProDisc @ L3/4, L4/5 & L5/6✷ ✷Lumbosacral transitional vertebra; Dr. Rudolph Bertagnoli
    • July 2, 2008 ALIF & Laminectomy @ L6/S1
    • July 30, 2008 re-opened 28 days later to remove bone cement that had leaked onto S1 nerve root
    • August 2008 Pulmonary embolism, double pneumonia, collapsed left lung, re-hospitalized 1 week
    • March 10, 2009 Right SI Joint Fusion
    • April 27, 2010 2nd right hip arthroscopy to remove adhesions and release psoas muscle
    • September 30, 2010 lumbar facet rhizotomy
    • December 9, 2010 12 bilateral lumbar trigger point and steroid injections
    • December 23, 2010 12 more bilateral trigger point injections w/o steroid
    • February 15, 2011 ESI bilaterally in lower lumbar...relief only for few days. Considering 1 more.
    Did Spinal Cord Stimulator trial from 5/11/11-5/17/11 with excellent results; Spinal Cord Stimulator surgery is Monday,
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