Am so sorry to hear of your problems. I had an L4/5/6 laminectomy to free up the trapped nerves in 2001. I was out of bed the same day and after 3 months of being mostly wheelchair bound and unable to go to the toilet, the result was instant. Of course there is som post-op pain, but nothing like the pre-op. Sadly it only lasted for a few years and I had fusion after. Again, the result for me was very good. Drawback with fusion is the increased wear and tear on the adjacent levels. Good luck
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1998 Diag Deg Disc Diesease
1999 L4/5 Nrve Block
1999 Cord Compression
1999 L3/4/5 Laminectomy
2001 MRI C3/4/5 nerve compression
2002 Nerve block injections
2004 Nerve block injections
2005 CT scan and nerve block injections
2006 Cord compression at C5
2006 C5 Copectomy, fusion cage and plate
2007 C5 Formamentomy
2008 L4/5/6/S1 CT Myelograms
21/11/2008 L5 fusion L4 & L3 ADR
26/07/2009 C4/5 Fusion and plate
12/03/2010 C5 Nerve Block
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