G'day there,
I am 2 years 9 months post op from a Charite at L5/S1 and am still suffering "distraction" pain, peripheral neuropathy, call it what you will.....It is nerve pain that extends from hip to foot and is in fact worse pain than that which led me to have the ADR in the first instance.
However, I suffered with facet pain some two years out of surgery which responded for a time to facet joint injections but last April my surgeon discussed with me the possible value in having a DIAM (Device for Intervertebral Assisted Motion) stabilising device inserted.
It is a butterfly shaped silicone and polyethylene device that is fitted under the facet joint and opened out to elevate the joint and stabilise it. The logical theory for me was that it should also lift the joint away from the S1 nerve and hopefully gain me some relief from the nerve pain. It did assist with the facet joint pain but the logic of the nerve relief didn't happen.
PM me if you want to know more.
Happy days
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