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09-03-2020, 10:28 AM | #3 | ||
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I read your post. What you never explained is what your MRIs had said is the problem to give you my thoughts.
However, I understand time constraints, but I also would not have rushed into surgery until I got a second and even a 3rd opinion from multiple doctors. I have had a L5-S1 ALIF. It took 3.5 years to locate and diagnose the ruptured disc. On a grade scale of 1-5, 5 being the worst, mine was a grade 4. Through those 3.5 years of battling doctors who thought I was crazy because all the MRI's and CT scans were all clean, and yet I was suffering in severe pain. It was not until I found a new doctor who listened to me and said I needed a discogram that would identify my problem. I had the discogram done and it showed a grade 4 tear. I suffered with not just low back pain, but also had sciatica too. Even after I finally had the answer of what was wrong, I waited almost a year before having surgery. I first wanted to do research and get multiple opinions before having surgery. There were 2 options. 1) Disc Replacement 2) Disc Fusion I wanted the disc replacement. Problem is, insurance would not cover it. That only left the disc fusion-ALIF. Now, the only choice that was left is who would I alliw to do my surgery. In regards to sciatica, I had multiple issues that was causing it. 1) L5-S1 herniated/ruptured disc 2) Split Piriroformis muscle pinching the sciatic nerve 3) Tarlov Cyst Tarlov Cyst I was not made aware of until years after the ALIF and Piriformis Release surgery. In any case, both surgeries have helped. But, I still do suffer with pain. What I can say is this, I'm able to do more since having surgery than I could before surgery. I hope this helps! |
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