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Help please! need advice

Help please! need advice

I am 38 years old 6 ft 190lbs. had motorcycle accident 2 years ago had to get surgery for hurniated disk (L5-S1).
I still have alot of pain in lower back so i had a diskogram. these are the results. The docters talk about fussion of atlest 3 levels. How will that affect my movement.
Thanks for any advice.

CT SCAN OF THE LUMBAR SPINE POST DISCOGRAPHY AND IMAGES FROM A
DISCOGRAM PROCEDURE-

The C-arm images from the discogram demonstrate contrast material at
the L3-4, L4-5, and L5-S1 intervertebral discs. The post discography
CT scan demonstrates contrast material at the L3 level to diffuse
throughout a diffusely degenerated intervertebral disc. This
material fused out to the peripheral edges of the degenerated and
broadly protruding disc. Contrast material also extends upward into
a Schmorl's node through the inferior endplate of L2. Contrast
material at the L4-5 level also diffuses throughout an abnormally
and diffusely degenerated intervertebral disc. The material extends
out to the peripheral margins of a degenerated and protruding disc
especially to the left of midline. The contrast material at the L5-
S1 level is also noted to diffuse throughout the degenerated disc
out to the outer margins especially on the right side. There is a
small amount of contrast material extravasating into the right
foramen.

IMPRESSION-

1. ABNORMAL DISCOGRAMS AT L3-4, L4-5, AND L5-S1. ALL THREE
OF THESE DISCS ARE DIFFUSELY DEGENERATED WITH CONTRAST
MATERIAL DIFFUSING THROUGH THE OUTER MARGINS OF THESE
DEGENERATED AND PROTRUDING DISCS. IN ADDITION, THERE IS A
SCHMORL'S NODE AT THE INFERIOR ENDPLATE OF L2.
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one thing to remember....surgery does not alleviate back pain. it only helps with leg pain (sciatic nerve)...so this is something that you just might have to deal with. if you have more surgery to reduce the protruding discs, thats just going to continue to weaken your other discs...if you have a wall of rocks, and remove one....its going to jeopardize that wall, and make it weak...thats what you are risking when you have them to shave down the discs that are protruding. so unless its causing sciatic pain...its best to leave it alone. there is a saying...."once a bad back, always a bad back"....thats exactly what it means.
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