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I also had a L5-S1 fusion and then 4 years with no pain. Now I have L3-L4 & L4-L5 blown and bone spurs. They are not sure if the fusion failed.
But bottom line if it (the surgical repair) failed after only 2 months I would suggest another surgery - BUT DO NOT LET THE SAME SURGEON?ORGINIZATION DO IT. THEY don't know what they are doing.
My surgoein was 75 y\EARS OLD AND HAD DONE OVER 200 FUSIONS.
This is one are where there is NO replacement for experience.
Also my fusion was complicated , required two bone peices due to unusual(NOT NORMAL) nerve placement. And finally they used sterilized cadaver bone, which was accepted fine.
It worked for me and having them dig bone out was not my idea of fun. Also during recovery I craved milk - about 1-1.5 gallons a day - due to bone growth. take tums(calcium carbonate) or drink milk.
Finally, OPIATES, work for pain. The stuff you mentioned is no good and will blow out you stomach (I know from experience).
And your relative with no pain for 20 years is the optimal result - my further problems are caused by a genetic reverse curvature of the spine - they tell me that eventually about 1/2 of my disks are going to go
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