Was it worth it? One year after 3 levels of spinal fusion back surgery
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ก.ย. 2018
- It has been a year since my back surgery. I had 3 levels fused together with a 3 level fusion. that means there are 8 screws, 3 spacers/bone grafts and 2 long rods in my back. so the question is was it worth it? I was experiencing drop foot, paralyzing of the foot, before surgery and the surgery was going to fix that. well its been a year later and I still can't use my foot. I am still hopeful and think that I can move my foot just a little bit but it might all be in my head. check out my back surgery playlist if you want to see what I was feeling and thinking at before, during and after surgery.
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My husband had 10 levels done about a year ago. He is fused from the middle of his shoulder blades all the way to his tailbone. He has his legs back and is pain free. However, balance is his issue. He bends at the hips like a Christmas Nutcracker Soldier, but he will take it! He will continue to gain torso stability in the coming months, and we are learning to do a bunch of things together so we can continue to maintain our home and about 5 acres of land.
Hi guys! I am 4 weeks out from lumbar fusion at 2 levels for scoliosis. The first 3 weeks were awful, more due to the pain meds than the pain. I walked 2 miles yesterday! So far, my recovery is on track. No new numbness. Awesome!
Had L4-S1 in 2017. Okay now but recovery was hell. I lost bladder control after I came home and started to move around . It lasted for two weeks. I hardly have any pain but, my thigh is still numb before and after .
Very interesting. I went for surgery after “only” nine months of trouble, just because I realized that my calves were getting a significant atrophy. Instead of fusion I went for a four levels laminectomy. It has been now almost two months and the post-surgery has been absolutely uneventful, the pain disappeared the same day of the surgery and the wound pain has faded away in the first few weeks. Now I will go into PT trying to get my calves back, but so far the surgery has been a resounding success...
I totally understand what you are saying or explaining when you talk about if the surgery was a success, just because you still have pain dose"nt mean it was not worth doing ,people need to understand that the symptoms have different degrees of intensity, which can be managed postoperative , but the symptoms before surgery were not manageable!
I had my 3 level spinal fusion 03/4/19 (@ Banner Univ. hospital in Phoenix. I was discharged the next day (way too soon) w/o any instruction or anything for pain. As always after a discharge I was given a envelope w a bunch of papers. 6 days later I got a call from a nurse telling me my restrictions. I just self discharged from PT since it took more than a hour to one hour and 55 mins. before a Yellow cab picked me up & post PT pain was unreal for 1-2 days. So far I have seen my surgeon once and still have the no lifting more than 5 lbs, no pushing or pulling and no bending. Yeah, right, not easy to do when you live alone w a 22 yr. old cat, have no family in the state and neighbors were only good for 1st week or so. My surgeon said it will take one yr. for full healing! To add insult to injury, I'm 68 years old!
I hope you do well. You have a great attitude.
I just had 3 level fusion 2 through 5 let me tell anybody that reads this its like going to hell an back no pun intended oct. 2nd was my day 2019 i will never forget it im still fresh just like this f ing pain good luck to all M.powers
Can you still bend ?
I've got 5 fusion disk ,I also had drop foot after my first surgery I kept walking,exercises, it went away,my surgery was successful to the point I went back to work at 64.
Hello Chris thank you for the quick response. 👍🏼 gives me piece of mind. Video was very helpful. Thank you 🙏🏼
Thank you for sharing your experience - I've had a number of spine surgeries and I'm waiting to see neuro-surgeon to see if another is needed. But like you, I appreciate hearing other folks stories. Greetings from Mold, North Wales 🙋♂🙋♂😊😊
Thank you for sharing your experience. Greatly appreciated.
Thanks for posting a couple of vlogs about your surgery. I know they are older now, but hopefully you've continued to improve. I am on the verge of a 3 level fusion and have been reading anything and everything about life afterwards. I've had a laminectomy in 2018 but the disc above and below have gotten worse as well. The previous surgery done wonders for my pain level. Unfortunately I'm getting the numb foot. Heck, some days it feels like I have a log attached to my lower leg. So here I am digging up information about what to expect. Thanks again for sharing your experience!
Thank you I needed that positive happy seeing you move so freely. 🙏🏼💪🏼
I can definitely relate to the foot drop because like you I’ve waited so many years trying to avoid surgery that I have foot drop on the left foot.
I am so glad I came across your video. I've had such anxiety over getting this two-level fusion of L4 L5 L5 S1. I've had A discectomy in 2007, a microdiscectomy in 2009, then another in 2021. Unfortunatley it was unsuccessful. I pray this is it and I can return back to a normal life. My heart breaks when my 5 year wants to play and I am unable to get down on the floor, run, etc... My quality of life has gone down and it's very depressing. I am very happy your surgery and recovery went well. I am hoping mine does as well. Thank you for the positive and honest feedback.
Thanks for the video. I’m getting ready to have my second fusion. I herniated the disc above my fusion for the second time in 3 years.
Hey! Thanks for this video. My question is really this - Did you continue to improve betwerj the 6 - 12 month period? As in did your back pain decrease further and were you able to gradually do more activity / weight training or what not. Or is 6 months about the final result of the surgery?
Hello there, wondered how you are doing. I'm having the exact surgery soon and wanted to ask if the performed the surgery from the front or back. I've seen some sergeons perform it both ways.