Bobbi, AK, and Curious,


Thanks for answering this post....It is the most response I have gotten from anyone on the boards...My pain doc suggested this to me as a pain generator. I asked the surgeon that did my cervical fusion a few weeks ago about it and he would not discuss it with me. He was just furious that I went ahead with the lumbar fusion.

I see the surgeon that did my lumbar fusion tomorrow...I am going to speak to him about this as being a possible pain generator. It makes sense to me since I have been reading about it.

The surgeon that did my cervical fusion has suggested a spinal cord stimulator for the pain, but I have been told since my pain is all over the spine it would not help much. I have cervical pain as well. They could only get rid of the pain in either the back or the legs too not both so I do not know how much good that would do either...It seems as though I would still be on drugs...and then be hooked up to wires...though it is something to think about....

I will talk to my surgeon tomorrow about the SI Joints to see what he determines...He is a smart guy and top doc....He knows more than any of them....

Have any of the treatments helped you Bobbi?