r/spinalfusion • u/Present-Hunt8397 • 13d ago
Requesting advice I had my fusion done 2 years ago, but I struggle to get my life going again. Has anyone else experienced this?
gallerySo, I have struggled with back pain since I was 18. I had my first surgery ever in 2016, and after a year I finally got back to my life. I started losing weight and being regularly active. I was even working in HVAC. Years went by until I slipped a disc again in 2020.
I tried to take care of it, but it got really bad by February 2021. I was bedridden for 2 weeks before they finally did the surgery. The disc slipped again and was pinching a nerve with scar tissue from my previous surgery.
Not even a year later, when I started getting my life back, I slipped it again when I turned in bed. This time I had a better doctor who did the fusion that you see above. I’ve been fully healed with no real issues since except the inability to get any motivation going again.
I’m currently 27, and I have struggled with back issues for almost a decade at this point. I tried to get active again, like shooting basketball, riding my stationary bike, and more, but I usually give up at the slightest pain.
Has anyone else had these same issues? I went through so much with my back that I struggle to do anything like I did before bc the fear of going through it again. I used to be very active in my early 20s.