Mine started in MAY 2017 after multiple liftings of a suitcase filled with paperback books to take to a neighborhood social meeting. By OCT I had my 1st surgery (after shots on and off until then). During 2019 I had to go back for pain management shots every 3 months or so. By FEB 2020 I had a spinal stimulator implanted (which worked pretty well for a little more than a year). I then had to return for pain management shots where they discovered that I had a broken screw in my first surgery. I had my 2nd back surgery last JUL 2023. I was 82 and probably 15 pounds overweight. I WOULD NEVER RECOMMEND SURGERY FOR ANYONE WITH THOSE TWO ISSUES! I have regained the use of my left leg, but both feel swollen all around the knees so that they do not bend properly. They're tingly and numb all the time. I have fallen badly at least twice. I am worried that I've damaged some of the cages/screws that they placed from L2 to S1 last year. I will never return to the doctor for it again. I'll spend the rest of my life in a wheelchair if I have to. Be VERY CAREFUL IF you endure any surgery! DO NOT OVERDO IT AFTERWARD!!!!!
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Lianne L. Migiano
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