[Keano16]

Hello and welcome.

How come your disc space is collapsed? Have you had any previous spine surgery or this are very sever degenerative changes?

In such a cases when disc space collapses and when your pains are so hard that you can do your normal daily activities, logical way would be to find an educated and well experienced surgeon and discuss possible ways to treat your problems. Most probably increasing disc height, and only ways for that are ADR (artificial disc replacement) or fusion.

Regards

Originally Posted by minolfa

HI, I am new,living in Italy and I apologize for bad English...
My MR showed that at L5 S1 my disc space is almost completely
collapsed and I have Modic 1 change on L5 and S1..inflammation
and oedema of spugnosa and inflammation of the remaining disc
(but it is almost gone)...

I have me pain, but my greatest problem is lumbar stiffness....
One doctor said that the vertebrae will autofuse soon....
another doctor suspected infectious discitis....in my blood work
neutrophils are slightly elevated....but I had three steroid iniections...
can steroid increase white cells count??
Anyone with Modic 1 and disc almost gone at L5 s1?

From a biological point of view, what fusion is?
is it like healing of fractured bone?
thanks for any clue....
carla