Originally Posted by ginnie

These kind of surgeries have so many different outcomes. Has your doctor ever mentioned Ketamine infusions?. Sometimes when the surgery fails, or you continue on with DDD, this is used. I have had several of them and they helped for a number of months. Hard to find facilities that use it, or pain specialists who are competent in it usage. Done under a scope, I can tell you it didn't hurt, and it helped for a period of about 4 months for me. My DDD continued after my first fusion, and I had to have more done 6 years later. These in spine infusions were done in between the two surgeries.
I have the same kind of issues you do with DDD. Right now I am seeing a physiatrist, who is doing acue puncture. She was trained at Harvard, and I have faith it will help. You might want to consider that as part of your therapy. I just had my first yesterday, so I don't know if it works yet. I plan on doing that at every visit from now on. I sure don't want any more surgery! I would have to go back to Tampa, for Ketamine. However, if I got really bad, I would ask to have that done again.
When was your last MRI? or CT scan? Has your doctor offered any kind of therapy to you? ginnie