I don't know the nature of your wife's back issue, but I was diagnosed at age 20 with a Pars defect which means the anchor bones from the last vertebrae into the sacrum are gone, birth defect. I was then experiencing pain. My doctor told me to wait as long as I could to have back surgery because it wasn't an exact science back in the 70's. 46 years later, 2017, I was in a lot more pain, had developed a bad limp, and had bursitis in my hip from the limp. Pain killers were getting almost impossible for me to get, so I consulted a neurosurgeon in Indianapolis. He said he could fix it. I didn't get a second opinion, because a very dear friend and members of her family had had this doctor perform their successful surgeries. We came home from our winter roost in March and I had the surgery. 2 rods, 6 screws, 2 cages and three fusions with implants later I am a new person. All the nerve impingements are gone. My spine is back in the proper position and I can't feel any of that hardware in my back. It was the best thing I have ever done for myself. Bursitis is completely gone, which had sent me to the rheumatologist, and I am gradually losing my limp. Walking is no longer painful.
I hope your wife is able to seek some relief. WE have fulltimed for going on 14 years. I am the only driver and I have never felt so good.
Dale
Dale Pace
Widow of Terry (Teacher's Pet)
Traveling with Brendon, my Scottish Terrier
2022 Honda Odyssey
2011 Mazda Miata MX-5
2021 Coach House Platinum III 250DT
Fulltimed for 15 years, now living in Florida
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