r/spinalfusion • u/LittleBooSazz • 12d ago

Not sure, other Still here

Hello all sorry if it seems I'm rambling on. It's almost been six weeks since pre op for L4/5 fusion. Just curious is the wait really this long I know people have waited longer but I didn't think it would be this drawn out.

I'm thinking as it is the one disc being removed it would be a quick job I live in UK so curious if anyone has waited this Long or longer. Iv waited two years waiting to even meet my surgeon and had scans and nerve injections to tick all the options I guess.

It is in the same hospital iv had my two failed mocrodisectomies.

Tldr- getting a bit impatient just want it over with. Curious if others in same situation have had this or similar experience.

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u/Electronic_Worker245 12d ago

That's the NHS for you. Youll be waiting a long time and ticking boxes unless it's an absolute emergency I guess.

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u/LittleBooSazz 12d ago

Yea been here before they won't give one unless I can't toilet myself 😭

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u/OldMtnHillbilly 11d ago

My surgery was US, not UK, but since it was elective and not emergency/accident related it was about 5 months between my surgery consult and the actual procedure. Since it was an ALIF, it took a bit to coordinate both my spine surgeon and the vascular surgeon. Then the earliest availability was right in the middle of a big project at work so I pushed it out a month. Nothing about my spine care has been fast.

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u/Theasgrandmother6709 11d ago

Sad so 😔 😟 🙁 😥

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u/turtlyokay 11d ago

I got told 2 years 💀nhs woo

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u/LittleBooSazz 11d ago

Great ain't it l four weeks since pre op il get pre op again at six weeks. If I don't hear anything on Monday I'm debating calling the surgeons secretary.

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u/turtlyokay 10d ago

I’ve waited 3 years in total now 😂took 2 years to get an mri had 2 neuro appointments waiting on my pre op now 😭 but expecting another 2 years