what to expect?

[BLAIR82J]

hi im an a 28 year old married man in the military with L4-L5 L5-S1 back problems. i have a very bad hemmorage in my lower back. both bottom discs are bulging opposite ways and pressing on the syattic nerve down my left leg to my foot. just recently im having discomfort in my right hip. ive had the pain for over 1 and a half now and have had 4 epidural injections, an EMG and 2 MRI's. im schedualed to have a disc tranfusion next month and im really nervous on what to expect.  ive been told im too young to be having this and usually poeple in their 40's have what i have. my question is what is it going to be like after the surgery? how long am i going to be on bed rest and what is the recovery like? ive spent about 10 years in the army and worried that ill get kicked out after my operation since it takes a while to heal from it. can anyone tell me what they went through with their operation and whats it like??? this is my 1st major operation in my life.

[lovelyladyone]

I HOPE THAT I HELP YOU SOME, HAVE A NICE DAY.

[lovelyladyone]

.The big question is why am i in so much pain? three months after my surgery on my back, which was suppost to make me better; but now i am ten time worse then before. My doctor tells me over and over that i will heal and some people take longer then other. The type of pain that i am having is unreal. The surgery was march the third. I had a large herniated lumbar disc, lumbar stenosis, spondylolethiasis, and a L4 to S1 fusion. Two days after surgery the doctor sent me to a nursing home i was there for thirty days, then april the third thet kick me out ;  the nursing home the doctor that was in the nursing home and some of the nurses said that i was not ready to leave yet; but because of the insurance company, but it really didn't matter, because they only walk me six times the whole time and it i was suppost walk every day. To make matter worse they had me on every pain meds you could think of and then send me home with nothing. And between the doctors and the pharmacy i had no pain meds for two weeks; it was like being under rubble waiting for help and when i did get it did not work. The pain got so bad i had to go back to the hospital for a week and they only pump me with all kinds of drugs, setroids, iv morphine and pill morphine,vicodin,valium,lortab,tramadol,gabapentin. He was just trying to get me out of pain then send me home. Then two days the pain was back i went to see him and he gave me RX of oxy 60mg twice aday on the other stuff but told me to stop the morphine. this last time that i was in the hospital they did a mri and ct.One doctor said everything looks alright then another doctor said that there is a bluge in between L4 and L5 and that may be causing some of this pain and does not know what else can be making this pain that bad. I think he does know but not telling me i am only 43 years old. And i am so afraid that i am going to be like this for ever. what should i do? HELP PLEASE DIANA

but there was a 28 years old woman that had that same surgery that i had and that was only three weeks ago for her and she told me in one week she will be ready to go back to work; in am happy for her. i am still using a walker and wheel chair. iwish you the best; you will be just fine just do some research on your doc first. even so me and her had the same doc. wish you the best. and i'll send a prayer just for you to heal fast.

[Shancard]

Oh Darling.... I understand your fear and pain. I too have gone lumbar injections... Do you also have problems in your cervical areas as well? My problems are from L4 to S1 and good injections last to 1 year unless your disc are as bad as mine and its 4 to 6 months.
My concern and thoughts to you is to get another opinion.. There is a NEW procedure and it is called the Eclipse Fusion and there is one Doctor in the world who is preforming it. The Disc Fusion has all the benefits and mobility of a **** replacement. I had the procedure done on C4 to C6 Feb 10 2010 and a week later I was at a pain lever of 4 after living at a 8 to 10 for years.

I am not saying you shouldn't go through your procedure I just want to tell you that there is a new and better procedure out there that is proven to be good and work. I you would like more info please write me and I will give you more information. Tricare does cover this proceedure 100%