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There will be a point that you cannot continue to live with the pain, your pain meds no longer work and you don't want to be a druggie cuz you have to work for a living. When I was told that they wanted to cut me in the front move everything over to get to the damaged area, then flip me over and cut my back I told them to go f themselves. I did all the things you have been doing until I did not care anymore about what they were going to do. When I could not function anymore doing what I wanted to be able to do I had the surgery. I had a fence post that needed to be replaced and I knew that to dig the old post out with the concrete would be so painful that I would not even “try” to attempt the repair. That was my turning point. When I had to pay someone to do tasks that would be on my “normal I can to this project “
Try Pilates it helps strengthen the core. After I had the surgery I ask my neurosurgeon what I could do help get my core back and he said “Pilates” I said ummm what else, he said “Pilates”. I have been doing it for over 4 + years and it helps me more than the Physical therapy. The surgery worked for me for about 3+ years, I knew (was told that the vertebra above it could also degenerate in 5 -10 years.) I did not get that may years… But after I had it done I took nothing no ibuprofen nothing … for 3 years. I’m having issues now with the vertebra above and below the fusion and will not undergo the surgery again until till I can’t stand it. I’ll know when and it’s not right now. Sorry if this is not a direct answer but it’s an individual problem that only you can answer.
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