Help Im fat and I need back surgery I need a 3 disc fusion

[jbigdan1]

I need a 3 disc fusion L4-S1 with rods and screws. Im 56 and I have all the factors to have Infection. Obesity,Diabetes,Smoker, I have a Vertebra sliped forward and Stenosis bone spurs narrowing the spinal canal, And at L5S1 I a disc protrusion. My left leg goes numb all the time and my right sometimes my back hurts all the time. Can any one tell me why I should have this done. Is there any other way out of this.

[jbigdan1]

Thank you Kalvin. I have tryed a Physical Therapist it didn't work. My concernis nerver damage my testicals both hurt and one day I lost cantrol of my left leg and fell. Again thank you I will thank real hard about this. Jbigdan

[Kalvin]

As a person that has had neck and back surgery, my opinion is that a person should only have one of these surgeries unless you absolutely have too. Because there's a chance it might not solve all the problems.

If you're in unbearable pain all the time and can't function and have tried everything else then you should consider it. However, it not a magic fix. The thinking is that, if you’re in unbearable pain, any improvement will be better than nothing.

The other alternative is seeing a good Physical Therapist or Chiropractor with extensive low back experience. If you decide to try this, make sure you find a good and reputable one, there are a lot of quacks out there.

My back went out on me again a couple months ago and I had a Doctor that wanted to do another fairly extensive low back surgery. I was in terrible pain, I couldn’t walk for several days, my X-rays and MRI were and are horrible, I didn’t even want to hear all the things that where wrong. There was no way I could spend 6 months recovering from another back surgery so I started seeing a Chiropractor, he got me back to where I can function, I still have pain, but at least I can function. Something to think about.

Take Care