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Thank you CVarol for replying. I know where the instrumentation enRAB and therefore think that it is the joint below. The pain is there 80% of the time but is worse at night when I lie down, if I stand for any length of time and of course if I lift anything. There is often no rhyme nor reason...

I have just had my 6 month scan following spinal fusion of L4 and 5. I had a spondylolisthesis of L4 over L5. I have a sacralised L5. I was told that I would need further surgery in the future because of the mess at the base of my spine and the stress that will be placed on higher joints. I...

I have spondylosthesis L4/L5 Of late I have been experiencing pain in my scarum and relatively little at L4/5. Is this common and should I be concerned?

Thank you `bake and pray`. I am now 9 weeks post-op. I wasnt sure if the pain in the hips was due to osteoarthritis. I have many osteophytes.

That is one of the funny things about back pain. It can often start from an inocuous activity like standing a in certain position. It may be that a nerve has been irritated.

Will it necessarily show up on an MRI. I was thinking of paying for one myself if the hospital dont want to do one.

:(I had a fusion of L4 and L5 seven months ago because L4 had slipped forward due to degeneration. I am experiencing pain in L5/S1 region which I believe is more than just down to exertion. L5 is sacralised. To be on the safe side my doctor suggested waiting to see my surgeon in October for the...

Hi I am two weeks post fusion surgery. I am gradually getting my strength back and apart from some tenderness feel good. I am in less pain than before but will reserve judgement for a few months. I still feel a bit washed out but can do light work. I will retrun to work in June once I am fully...

For what is worth I am experiencing exactly the same symptoms you describe. Lower back pain and pain in the hips with some nerve pains down the legs. However, I had my L4/5 fusion just 6 months ago. My lower back and hips are riddled with arthritis and I guess it may be down to that. I am a...

I had a two level spinal fusion two months ago. I am still sore but it would seem to have been a success (awaiting X rays/MRI). I am a high school teacher. I am worried about going back to work too early and really want to be right before I return after 15 years of pain. Would it be...

Thanks I will ask when I see them on 25th October. Having gone this far, I am not afraid of further surgery. RegarRAB Chips

:cool:I had a lower lurabar spinal fusion op with instrumentation in February of this year. I am now experiencing bouts of bad pain in the same area. An X ray suggests that there is nothing untoward going on. Can a fusion cause pain even though nothing shows on the X ray?

:confused:I had a spondylolisthesis of L4 over L5 with marked disc narrowing and a sacralised L5 to S1. I was told that I would have fusion at both levels going through my front and back and possibly side. In the end the surgeon only fused L4 to L5 although the operation was very difficult and...

What is it like not to be anxious? I have been suffering extreme anxiety since childhood and I cannot remeraber what it was like?.I wake up anxious, go to work anxious, go on holiday anxious, get anxious because I am getting anxious. I once woke up and felt great but it lasted just a few...

Does anyone feel the guilt that I do? I have taken a day off work to give my back a rest. I have spondyloslithesis Grade 3 and my hips and lower back ache like mad. I am waiting for fusion and decompression. I feel guilty because people who I work with (in a school) do not see the pain or e...