RichZ
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I've had severe sciatica for several years. I've been down the list of treatments, from physical therapy to various drugs. After a while, it gets too severe for one treatment, and I move on to the next. I've been getting cortisone shots in my back for almost a year now, and they're great for about 3 months, then I get another. However, the last shot didn't do anything, so my pain management doctor sent me for another MRI. My back has deteriorated quite a bit in the past year, so it seems that I finally will have to have what I've been avoiding for years...back surgery. I've done a lot of research, I'm not going into this cold, and I've been seeing several specialists. My pain management doctor has had back surgery himself, with excellent results, so I'm going to go to the same surgeon that he used. I haven't seen the surgeon yet, but my pain management doctor feels that I'll need spinal fusion, which is what I expected. I'll be seeing the surgeon sometime later this week.
I'm going to see if I can wait until fall to have the surgery, I have a lot to do on my farm every summer, so I'd rather wait until things slow down in the fall. My pain management doctor thinks that will be OK, but the surgeon will be boss on that decision. And my pain management doctor thinks with the info from my last MRI, he can manage my pain for a few more months.
Has anyone here had spinal fusion? How long were you off your feet? I know recovery will be painful, and I can handle that, but I can't handle being sedentary for an extended period of time. I'm an active person, I HATE sitting around. My wife and I don't even own a TV. I'll do whatever the surgeon says, I want a full recovery and want to go back to my normal life on the farm, so I'll be good, but I just want to know what others have experienced.
Thanks!!!!!
I'm going to see if I can wait until fall to have the surgery, I have a lot to do on my farm every summer, so I'd rather wait until things slow down in the fall. My pain management doctor thinks that will be OK, but the surgeon will be boss on that decision. And my pain management doctor thinks with the info from my last MRI, he can manage my pain for a few more months.
Has anyone here had spinal fusion? How long were you off your feet? I know recovery will be painful, and I can handle that, but I can't handle being sedentary for an extended period of time. I'm an active person, I HATE sitting around. My wife and I don't even own a TV. I'll do whatever the surgeon says, I want a full recovery and want to go back to my normal life on the farm, so I'll be good, but I just want to know what others have experienced.
Thanks!!!!!