Can direct lateral spine fusion be done on a patient with previous invasive lumbar spinal fusion? email address is YYYY@YYYY . ... View answer

I have had a lumbar spinal fusion 3 yrs. ago. I continue to have a pressure and heaviness of my lower back that increases with walking and standing. What could be causing this? ... View answer

Md is considering another lumbar spinal fusion . Wondering if any alternatives. 15 mo post PLIF l4 ... pain with frequent bilateral sciatica . Bit worse on left. Spinal injections work for 4-5... View answer

I have an insect bite we think that caused an abscess on my breast. Being treated with Keflex. Having muscle pain in legs, lower back and tingling in legs. Have also had lumbar spinal fusion . Should ... View answer

[I've just had surgery, fusion f4/f5, f5/s1. I'm so afraid I'm going to do something wrong and it won't heal right. The pain seems to be going on longer than any other surgery I've had and I'm wondering what I should plan... View answer

I have been on morphine for 9 years ever since my botched lumbar spinal fusion. I just got cut back to half of what I had been taking. Since then I have been experiencing chest, back and under arm pain... View answer

I have a failed lumbar spinal fusion (surgery 12 years ago with pedicle screws, plates and rods - bone graft from hip). I also have RA. Recently, I have a lot of pain in my spine , and it is even ... View answer

lumbar spinal fusion surgery in November. Why would I have blurred vision almost a year later? ..., whiplash, spondilyiotheosis, spinal stenosis, hearing has changed some, blurred vision seems... View answer

My husband recently had lumbar spinal fusion surgery on the 2nd of March, the doctor had prescribed him oxycodone(Percocet) and also hydrocodone too. He stopped taking the Percocet and now his hands... View answer

diagnosed with moderate to sever spinal stenosis and degenerative disc disease. The Orthopededic surgion says I am a candidate for a 4 level lumbar fusion which would turn me into a post. How much... View answer