Guest guest Posted June 10, 2010 Report Share Posted June 10, 2010 Hi And Welcome! I had a 3 level/360 fusion with instrumentation on November of 07. It took me over a year to know if the surgery had worked, that is normal with multi-level lumbar fusions. I can tell you to please, please do your research about this surgery! If I knew then, what I know now, I would have NEVER, EVER had the surgery! The surgery made my pain 100 times worst. I am in intractable pain 24/7-365. I lost my job and had to go on social security disability, consequently lost my home too. Multi-level fusions have about a 35% chance of success, not very high if you ask me! I did my surgery with one of the best surgeons in the States, so it had nothing to do with the surgeon. Fusions don't always take away the pain, so do your research! Go for several opinions and ask your Doctor's to show you instances were patients were doing better after multi-level fusions. Think about this long and hard, I sure hope that I would have. Take care, Millie --- in New Mexico wrote: He said the surgery should bring my pain level down to a 2 or 3 or 4 and I just burst out laughing! > > I can't imagine living with so little pain! The doctor said my reaction was the sort that makes him know the patient really could benefit from the surgery. > > So I will have a four-level posterior lumbar interbody fusion at the end of this year if I can hold out that long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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