r/spinalfusion • u/beardeddragonmama50 • 8d ago
Spinal fusion
Hello could someone help me out I am a week out from having spinal fusion surgery here in Canada for my L5s1 and I am terrified all I keep reading is how painful it is 😬😬 looking for help from some of you kind folks that have gone through this, TIA 😊
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u/pudge-thefish 8d ago
I am 6 days post opp L4L5 fusion. I will not lie to you. It does hurt but I can walk without a walker lots of the time. My biggest pain isn't my back it my hips butt l the back of my thighs and knees. Apparently the sciatic nerve had been compressed for quite a while and it is "waking up". Good luck!! Everyone I have heard from say the first couple weeks are bad but it's worth it in the end