In 2010 I began having major back pain all of a sudden. I went to a regular doctor that told me I just had 2 bulging disk. I dealt with the pain for about 6 months and then my regular doctor sent me to a pain specialist. The meds worked great at first then my tolerance grew and they had to keep upping them. Come to find out I had severe Spondylolethesis along with severe sciatica.
I was the GM of a restaurant so I was on my feet all day everyday and the pain just kept getting worse. While going to the pain specialist I endured 12 spinal nerve blocks and 3 RF procedures with no continuing luck. I then decided to give up and just have the surgery. I went in for surgery on June 10 this year to have the l5-s1 fusion. I woke up with my doctor telling me that my l4 had never fused since birth and they removed it and used that bone for the fusion. I have been in pain every since. It did seem to help the sciatica but it is already starting to come back.

On my last visit my doctor told me everything was great and all fused together and released me for all duties. The pain I feel now is worse than before and I am lost at what to do. I work full time, raise 4 boys, and go to school. It is hard to get out of the bed everyday. I do no that I will never have another surgery and if I knew then what I know now I would not have done it to begin with. I am considering going back to the pain specialist. Any other suggestions.