Surgery Spondylolisthesis & Spinal Canal Stenosis?

A spinal column stiffening (spondylodesis) incl. spinal canal extension (spinal canal stenosis) is actually not bad and the surgery does not take long, at least for two vertebrals no 4 hours and also no 7 days hospital stay.

But no matter, I'd like to know first, did you get a second opinion on the surgery? Often too fast will be operated even though it is not necessary!!

At that time, the testimony of my orthopedist and that of a doctor in a university clinic that you could do nothing else like stiffening, LWS 3-5. Previously various attempts were made whether others would go, but was not the case. I had a swirl and a spinal canal constriction. So OP, in June 2008 at the UNI-Klinik in Freiburg. On the first day after the surgery, I was allowed to get up, but I was only allowed to run a few bars. I was released after 5 days.

After the rehab, I always complained about pain, especially in the leg and so I wanted to implant a pain pump. I refused. Then a myelography was carried out with me. This is an imaging method in which a contrast agent is injected into the vertebral channel containing the spinal cord and an X-ray exposure is subsequently carried out. No vulnerabilities.

So I had to live with it. I got all kinds of painkillers and got an imaginary friend. Then there was Tillidin, a devil witness. It wasn't the right thing. After that, Tramadol (an opiate) came to the train, a lot better but also not good.

With the years the pain became so strong that I had to take so much tramadol that I was in the delirium for 2-3 days. To a pain doctor. Squirt from below into the spine, 0 effect, clinic. Again a myelography with stimulants and many pains. Leave the clinic prematurely.

Months later back to a clinic, new surgery. The stiffening was extended to LWS 1-5. A few months after the rehab it was not much better to go to the next clinic after Karlovy Vary. Result *CRPS, incurable. So I should live with the pain.

By chance I read in Ortho-press something about a doctor in the Ortau Clinic. A man had the same as me. A man was implanted with a pulse generator. First of all, two wires are pushed up into the bone marrow channel to about the 2nd breast vortex. The electropulses emulate the bone marrow and should eliminate the pain. This also works quite well, even if it could be better but you can live with it.

*The CRPS is one of the most serious pain diseases. CRPS stands for Complex Regional Pain syndromes or complex regional pain syndrome. The disease can occur after minor traumas, slight and severe injuries or surgical interventions at the upper or lower extremities.

That is why my question on the second opinion is also. Of course I don't want to scare you, but you should know what can happen.

I wish you good improvement