I was fused L4 L5 in 1995. Removed hardware and added fusion at L3 L4 in 2013. He also said that he thought L5 and S1 were auto-fused in 2013. Well here we are with ongoing back pain, burning right thigh, foot and toe pain with occasional electric shock pain into toes and throw in testicular pain at times.
PM doc referred me to a top surgeon in the state who just told me that previous fusions have left me with a straight back Sagittal Imbalance. He wants to undo previous fusions by cutting/sawing and fuse L3 to S1 and give me back a curve to my lower spine. WOW!!!
Has anyone else dealt with this. He said that it is common and will continue to deteriorate if not addressed. I expected him to want to clean up my blown disc between L5 and S1 that I am sure is causing a lot of my pain, but this is major to say the least.
Any comments with past history would be helpful.