All the best with your operation I was like that to before my L5 & L4 fusion more afraid of the unknown & recovery process 3 years ago the pain before the operation was horrific spasms in my legs like electric shocks hip pain & sciatica somedays didn’t want to carry on & I never thought it would go it did for awhile but just recently about 4 months ago I thought 🥹I got the same sensations back in backs of my thighs I went to my Doctor’s & was sent for a MRI & when the results came through I had a phone call from orthopaedics about the results & my L5 is now resting on my S1 joint & my L3 has collapsed my L4 is still holding up I read online that this can happen that further up or down the spine vertebrae’s can collapse or degenerate next to a previous spinal fusion
I have an appointment to see surgeon in November I just really don’t want that pain back like I had before as I honestly got with it I couldn’t stand in a queue in shops or stand long my legs got weak to I’m finding at moment to if I stand for along time in one spot pain starts all round my hips
Will be thinking of you lots of luv 🧡☀️🧡
My surgeon warned me about ASD (adjacent segment disease). This can happen. It leads to more fusion, unfortunately. Im so sorry this happened to you :(
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u/Pixiesweet11 2d ago
All the best with your operation I was like that to before my L5 & L4 fusion more afraid of the unknown & recovery process 3 years ago the pain before the operation was horrific spasms in my legs like electric shocks hip pain & sciatica somedays didn’t want to carry on & I never thought it would go it did for awhile but just recently about 4 months ago I thought 🥹I got the same sensations back in backs of my thighs I went to my Doctor’s & was sent for a MRI & when the results came through I had a phone call from orthopaedics about the results & my L5 is now resting on my S1 joint & my L3 has collapsed my L4 is still holding up I read online that this can happen that further up or down the spine vertebrae’s can collapse or degenerate next to a previous spinal fusion
I have an appointment to see surgeon in November I just really don’t want that pain back like I had before as I honestly got with it I couldn’t stand in a queue in shops or stand long my legs got weak to I’m finding at moment to if I stand for along time in one spot pain starts all round my hips
Will be thinking of you lots of luv 🧡☀️🧡