I’ve been suffering with severe back pain for quite a while now. I’ve been through all the other methods of reducing pain and it has come down to a Dr. drilling out my L4 and L5 to make room for my nerves so they’re not getting crushed. Has anyone been through this procedure? I cringe at the thought of back surgery.
Ah, not me , not yet anyway.
I used to ‘scrub’ some of those operations and that is a highly effective operation for a great majority of patients that suffer from chronic back pain from nerve entrapment. Some patients needing a ‘disectomy’ as well as the ‘laminectomy’…One thing i do know, is that you’ll have to let things heal real well before you go back to ‘normal’ living activities…..good luck.
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I’ve been suffering with severe back pain for quite a while now. I’ve been through all the other methods of reducing pain and it has come down to a Dr. drilling out my L4 and L5 to make room for my nerves so they’re not getting crushed. Has anyone been through this procedure? I cringe at the thought of back surgery.
Surgery should always be an option of last resort. Especially back surgery as there is no coming back to normal Post-Surgery. There are pain specialists out there that could possibly help. I don’t have a ton of detailed info on that, sorry. But it would be worth a second opinion or some searching around.
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I’ve been suffering with severe back pain for quite a while now. I’ve been through all the other methods of reducing pain and it has come down to a Dr. drilling out my L4 and L5 to make room for my nerves so they’re not getting crushed. Has anyone been through this procedure? I cringe at the thought of back surgery.
Surgery should always be an option of last resort. Especially back surgery as there is no coming back to normal Post-Surgery. There are pain specialists out there that could possibly help. I don’t have a ton of detailed info on that, sorry. But it would be worth a second opinion or some searching around.
Wade; I’ve been through all the options already and you’re right about surgery being a last resort. I view it as sometimes you have to take off the duct tape and get to the source of the problem, unfortunately.
Mike I’ve had 2 of them. Both were successful and got rid of what I thought was the worse pain one could imagine. The 2nd one I knew from the start it was going to be surgery from my 1st experience. A neuologist did the second one and only made about 2-3″ cut. The 1st one in like 1978 was a 10″ cut. The 2-3″ one was way better and I got over it much quicker. It’s not as bad as it sounds, don’t be scared. RH
Had mine back in ’91. Instant relief. Had the surgery the day before Thanksgiving – back to work the Monday after. No problems since then.
Thanks for the response guys, I really appreciate any and all info that I can get. 
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I’ve been suffering with severe back pain for quite a while now. I’ve been through all the other methods of reducing pain and it has come down to a Dr. drilling out my L4 and L5 to make room for my nerves so they’re not getting crushed. Has anyone been through this procedure? I cringe at the thought of back surgery.
Surgery should always be an option of last resort. Especially back surgery as there is no coming back to normal Post-Surgery. There are pain specialists out there that could possibly help. I don’t have a ton of detailed info on that, sorry. But it would be worth a second opinion or some searching around.
Wade; I’ve been through all the options already and you’re right about surgery being a last resort. I view it as sometimes you have to take off the duct tape and get to the source of the problem, unfortunately.
Have you met with a pain specialist and/or discussed the possibility of a spinal cord stimulator or drug infusion system? I’m not sure what would come first as far as trying to alleviate the pain, laminectomy or device, but I am sure a pain specialist could provide some insight.
I do know that both can be life changing for some people.
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