- Oct 26, 2012
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Hey fellas haven't been on the board for a bit, hope everyone has been doing good. I've been dealing with a bad back, its been pretty crippling. Unfortunately I'm going to need spine surgery, my disc from my L4-L5 is very thin, worn out and protruding. My L-5-S1 there no longer is any disc there at all and is bone on bone and my Spine has shifted forward in this location by full cm. It's been real painful, in the MRI pics you lose sight of the spinal canal when you get to L5/S1 and I have a narrowing of the spinal canal which causes some horrific nerve pain. Had some spinal injections about a month ago but they didn't help.
So I have gone to two different surgeons, one is talking about going in from the front lower ab***en as well as my side/flank area. The other which is a neurosurgeon think going in from the back would most likely be better because it will allow him to properly align my back which he said going in from the front sometimes the spine gets locked into place and doesn't allow for proper alighnment. both are talking about putting implants in between the vertebrae and fusing my spine.
Do any of you guys have experience with this or have any recommendations?
So I have gone to two different surgeons, one is talking about going in from the front lower ab***en as well as my side/flank area. The other which is a neurosurgeon think going in from the back would most likely be better because it will allow him to properly align my back which he said going in from the front sometimes the spine gets locked into place and doesn't allow for proper alighnment. both are talking about putting implants in between the vertebrae and fusing my spine.
Do any of you guys have experience with this or have any recommendations?