RVing with Spinal Stenosis
Hi. I have had a bad back for a very long time. Recently my back pain has gotten much worse. I have had an MRI that shows spinal stenosis at L5, S1. Without medication I'm in so much pain that I...
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therink wrote:
I have degenerative disc disease stemming from back injury 25 yrs ago. After lamenectomy, had L5S1 fused about 7 yrs ago and no issues since then, except some stiffness I can live with. No more sciatica. I lived with pain for 20 yrs.
I highly recommend fusion if your health is good and you can get a good surgeon.
Thanks.
I was in a helicopter crash in Vietnam that has left me with a back that goes out on me from time to time. This last time that my back went out I have not recovered from the pain. I have been in pain for about eight months except for the relief I get from Gabapentin.
I read that spinal surgery is only effective sixty to seventy percent of the time and can leave a person in more pain. Not great odds but better than constant pain. As long as medication, not narcotic medications, can eliminate pain I will hold off on surgery.
Safe travels. JD
