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Wednesday, May 13, 2026

CT results back - the good news, the bad news about T4-S1 spinal fusion

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Some stats for others dealing with long fusions. 62, F, 129.8 lb, 5'3". I've had three fusions:  L5-S1 - (2018); left with left...
Thursday, May 7, 2026

Familiar, not-so-fun developments, 18 months out from T4-S1 fusion surgery

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62, F, 129.2 lb, 5'3". I've had three fusions:  L5-S1 - (2018); left with left leg nerve damage.  T11-S1 (Feb 2024, then PJK fa...
Tuesday, October 28, 2025

One year anniversary, T4-S1 revision fusion surgery

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62, F, 126.5 lb, 5'3". I've had three fusions:  L5-S1 - (2018); left with left leg nerve damage.  T11-S1 (Feb 2024, then PJK fa...
Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Fall 7 months after T4-S1 & nerve damage

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One of  my posts  from the  r/spinalfusion  sub (highly recommended for folks facing back surgery) 61, F, 125 lb, 5'3". I've ha...
Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Recovery from a long spinal fusion (T4-S1), my third!

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Written Nov 2024 . 122 staples, BTW, removed painfully 21 days later. Surgery was on October 22nd, with 5 days in the hospital, 2 weeks in r...
Tuesday, October 1, 2024

Making it past rough times with unrelenting pain, isolation, multiple surgeries

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A dark, but realistic meditation I posted on r/ChronicPain (highly recommended sub), when I was in deep suffering from the failed second s...
Friday, August 23, 2024

It's all gone now...

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I gave up. It's all gone now. After taking ashwagandha for a month to deal with stress and chronic pain as I look forward to a fourth sp...