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does anyone have anything good to say about lower back fusion
Oh, didn't realize that. then mine is alanwstockman AT hotmail dotCom. Guess they do this to limit spam.
i dont thinkthis allows to give emails....lol,ill try to be sneaky.......djmajm2004
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I am so glad I can help. If you want to talk, email me and I will give you my cell phone number. I'd have no problem talking to you. I just dont want to post it in here.
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well ill be damn if more people came into this forum and talked the way you did..........WE WOULD HAVE A LOT MORE POSSITIVE PEOPLE,i thank you very much and hope and pray you continue to heal and move forward.
what you said really helped me a lot,
god bless-al
what you said really helped me a lot,
god bless-al
I'm going to say a few more things here.
Check out this website http://www.nathanquarry.net/. I was also involved in the mixed martial arts/ultimate fighting. I dont do it now. Nate here had a fusion done awhile back and is still competing successfully at an elite level as a professional. He fused L2/L3 and has lumbar degeneration. I personally know another guy, a good friend who also continues to fight since doing L4/L5. He lives about an hour away from me and was back to fighting less than two years after his surgery. He also has ddd. I dont think ultimate fighting is good for our backs LOL, but it shows what can be done. Not everyone is fortunate to have successful results, but I believe that there are many successful fusions done everyday.
The sky is the limit truely. You CAN make it through this. Laying there the last few moments before my surgery with my wife was the scariest moment of my life... it was horrible anticipating what was going to happen, but looking back it wasnt as bad as I had thought it would be.
I remember the fear and try and stop by some of the forums once and awhile to add a little hope. Hope all of this helps.
Good Luck!! You will be in my prayers.
Check out this website http://www.nathanquarry.net/. I was also involved in the mixed martial arts/ultimate fighting. I dont do it now. Nate here had a fusion done awhile back and is still competing successfully at an elite level as a professional. He fused L2/L3 and has lumbar degeneration. I personally know another guy, a good friend who also continues to fight since doing L4/L5. He lives about an hour away from me and was back to fighting less than two years after his surgery. He also has ddd. I dont think ultimate fighting is good for our backs LOL, but it shows what can be done. Not everyone is fortunate to have successful results, but I believe that there are many successful fusions done everyday.
The sky is the limit truely. You CAN make it through this. Laying there the last few moments before my surgery with my wife was the scariest moment of my life... it was horrible anticipating what was going to happen, but looking back it wasnt as bad as I had thought it would be.
I remember the fear and try and stop by some of the forums once and awhile to add a little hope. Hope all of this helps.
Good Luck!! You will be in my prayers.
L5/S1 3 months ago and am doing really well. I was in a lot of pain before my surgery and feel much better now.
I spent a lot of time in the forums before my surgery. I came to the conclusion that the most of the happy stories probably never came back to post because they put this behind them. This surgery can go both ways and some of it can be within our control and some of it cannot.
My advice is to shop around for a good neurosurgeon if you have time. Research it as much as possible. Make sure to exhaust all other options so that you dont look back wishing you would have tried the newest chiropractic gimmick or whatever.
If and once you decide to go into surgery, be prepared mentally. This is a long venture and it is not easy. Once you are on the other side of the surgery always look forward. There will be speedbumps along the way, aches, pains, and you'll be hypersensative to it all, knowing the potential. KNOW that you can do this! The mind is a strong healing tool. Keep up on your PT and consistently and gradually restrengthen yourself. Change you lifestyle and do what you have to do to be healthy.
I have had to give up my hobbies: martial arts, cycling, soccer... and am in the transition of a career change to hopefully prolong any future problems.
The surgery and problem is a lifetime of change, but can be a positive thing.
Hope that helps...
I spent a lot of time in the forums before my surgery. I came to the conclusion that the most of the happy stories probably never came back to post because they put this behind them. This surgery can go both ways and some of it can be within our control and some of it cannot.
My advice is to shop around for a good neurosurgeon if you have time. Research it as much as possible. Make sure to exhaust all other options so that you dont look back wishing you would have tried the newest chiropractic gimmick or whatever.
If and once you decide to go into surgery, be prepared mentally. This is a long venture and it is not easy. Once you are on the other side of the surgery always look forward. There will be speedbumps along the way, aches, pains, and you'll be hypersensative to it all, knowing the potential. KNOW that you can do this! The mind is a strong healing tool. Keep up on your PT and consistently and gradually restrengthen yourself. Change you lifestyle and do what you have to do to be healthy.
I have had to give up my hobbies: martial arts, cycling, soccer... and am in the transition of a career change to hopefully prolong any future problems.
The surgery and problem is a lifetime of change, but can be a positive thing.
Hope that helps...
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