Hi Everyone, I am scheduled to have yet another surgery, a triple fusion, L3, L4, L5, and S1 and the removal of the now unstable double fusion materials, and also they will work on my spinal stenosis, where it is being crushed in on now and causing leg pain down the back and side and front thigh, all the way down to the ankle, on left leg and on the thigh just down to knee cap on right. leg. However, I know that I will have even less movement and more scar tissue which will cause more pain
and then L2 & L3 will eventually be bad due to the stress it takes and I will need surgery again, & again. I was hoping to ask around for other options. Also, I live alone and don't have people to care for me during the 3 months or more down time after surgery and would like to find a less invasive surgery, or solution, that will allow me less down time, if any.
Also, I would be interested if anyone might know of any new devices, or implants, that might actually work to reduce my chronic pain throughout my whole back, thoracic and lumbar and legs. Something like what Medtronic made to stop the pain to the brain implant, but something that does work where this implant only usually helped leg pain, not back pain.
Lastly, someone told me of a doctor in Spain or around there that was taking patients that needed fusions for his clinical trials and I was wondering if anyone might know his name and contact info.
Lastly, I have a great amount of chronic pain and have had for 12 years. I can only function on a part time basis for the pain level gets out of control where the pain goes up into my head causing severe headaches. I have to lay down with a heating pad and cold eye wrap over my eye's to get even a little relief. I have to take strong pain medication for my chronic pain that causes side effects I hate. I have to take morphine 45 mg (time released) twice a day and oxycodone 5 mg 6 pills a day, along with a muscle relaxer, and anti-inflammatory medication that only barely take the edge of the pain. These pain medications make me nod out and fight to keep my eyes open many times a day. And, they make me fall asleep after eating (every time) now so, I don't eat during the day anymore, I only eat at night which isn't good. I was wondering if anyone knew how or what I could use to counteract the side effects of nodding off, and fighting to keep my eyes open? Thanks so much and thanks everyone for your help. Di