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Originally Posted by starfish
Hi Koala, sorry for your losses. Before surgery your husband should get a discogram. That will tell the doctors for sure which disks are truly causing the most pain.
I had a fusion of L5 S1 last year and it took care of the problem. I did not have them go through the back. They went through the front. Not an easy recovery, but less chance of them cutting nerves to my legs.
Good luck.
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Thank you Starfish.
He saw the neurologist 3 weeks ago but we don't have a neurosurgeon here where we live, so DH has been referred onto a spinal surgeon. Unfortunately the first appointment he can get is not until October, so he has to bide his time in terrible pain until then.
He's been started on a new patch for his pain which is doing zilch, and Sodium Valproate (eplipsy drug) and that one has helped a little.
I'll post again when we know more.
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