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This is a discussion on Posterior Anterior 2 Level Fusion DONE!!! within the Spinal Fusion (Including Discectomy & Laminectomy Procedures) forums, part of the Spine Surgery Support category; Hey all! Well Its been 2 weeks since the surgery and I am trying to recoup as best as I ...
Posterior Anterior 2 Level Fusion DONE!!! Hey all!
Well Its been 2 weeks since the surgery and I am trying to recoup as best as I can. The surgeon did warn me about a new level of pain but I really thought he was not realizing how much pain I was already in... boy I was wrong. I was in the hospital for 5 days. The surgery was 5 hours and went really well.
A note for everyone going into the fusion surgery get your OWN laxative! The hospital just wants a bowl movement ONCE during your stay! At least that was the way it was with me. Being backed up caused so much more pain it was unbearable some days.
Still not much of an appetite, but that might help me lose all this weight I have gained, LOL j/k
But all in all still glad I have done it... so far. Still crossing my fingers over my leg. Got to wait to see what happens after the shock wears off. I have learned that the leg goes numb for a bit after the surgery and then a few weeks later have totally different symptoms.
Thanks everyone for all the love and support!
Age 15- Diagnosed with 2 herniated discs L4-L5 and L5-S1
Sept 2001- Microdiscectomy on L5-S1 (Age 15)
Nov 2004- Emergency microdisectomy L4-L5 (Age 19)
May 2008- Discectomy, laminectomy all on my left side of both L4-L5 and L5-S1 (Age 23)
Current MRI count is 17. Current injection count is 6 (all failed). Current pills a day 8 (vicodin and tramadol).
L4,5 L5,S1 Fusion ---June 1 2010!!!
Re: Posterior Anterior 2 Level Fusion DONE!!! CONGRATULATIONS!
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Re: Posterior Anterior 2 Level Fusion DONE!!! Glad it went well. Learn to love eating the prunes and high fibre cereal! Are you all braced up?
Alison 46 year old female
2012 Doing Rehab
2011 Sept 3rd Op Removal of old instrumentation and PLIF L4/L5 - L5/S1 both adr in situ
2010 May Discogram on L2/L3 & L3/L4
2009 May 2nd Op Failed revision fusion on L5/S1 with Charite ADR in situ
2008 Caudal epidural exacerbated nerve symptoms. Prolapse L2/L3
2007 L5/S1 Facet deterioration
2002 March 1st Op ADR Charite - L4/5, L5/S1
2000 Disc prolapses L4/5, L5/S1
Re: Posterior Anterior 2 Level Fusion DONE!!! Glad it went well also. Yes prunes, and even prune juice, will be your new best friends for awhile. I also take a stool softner and that is helpful too. Have you got your pain at manageable levels?
• 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,
July 18, 2011
Re: Posterior Anterior 2 Level Fusion DONE!!! Yup all braced up. The prunes.... well.... I will have to think on that.... still thinking.... yeah.... I going to have to say no.I really hate prunes. High fiber stuff no problem... prunes... well not so much.
Age 15- Diagnosed with 2 herniated discs L4-L5 and L5-S1
Sept 2001- Microdiscectomy on L5-S1 (Age 15)
Nov 2004- Emergency microdisectomy L4-L5 (Age 19)
May 2008- Discectomy, laminectomy all on my left side of both L4-L5 and L5-S1 (Age 23)
Current MRI count is 17. Current injection count is 6 (all failed). Current pills a day 8 (vicodin and tramadol).
L4,5 L5,S1 Fusion ---June 1 2010!!!
Re: Posterior Anterior 2 Level Fusion DONE!!! I took colace, which was wonderful. I also ended up getting a rx laxative b/c it was so bad, think it was Amitiza. Glad that everything went well. That after surgery pain is horrific, I literally prayed to die for the first 2 days after surgery, it was so bad; but each day is a little better than the last. Take it easy, Kathy
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!
Re: Posterior Anterior 2 Level Fusion DONE!!! i am new member and i am scheduled for three level posterior/anterior fusion. be honest how long does the extreme pain stay for? did u have a pca pump? what was it like. did u get up next day after surgery? when did you walk? did med control your pain? was it hard to sleep at night. i just need some answers please. and also did they use your bone or bmp?Originally Posted by Night Butterfly
THREE LEVEL ANTERIOR/POSTERIOR FUSION L3 - S1 SCHEDULED DEC 13, 2010 WITH A PLANO TX ORTHOPEDIC
Re: Posterior Anterior 2 Level Fusion DONE!!! Go to this thread: L4-L5 Decompression & Transfacet Fusion Skip to page 8, has several of us discussing post surgery pain.
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
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