surgery
Good luck with the surgery.. I had a fusion at L5S1 and ADR at L4 authorized by WC back in '06 but started feeling better even tho on same pain med regime for nearly 5 years at that point.
Thought I'd wait a bit because I wanted to see if we'd ever get an FDA approval re use of something to shore up the bone like Dr.Bertagnoli does as my BMD was -2.2 at that time.
Ok a year ago my BMD (lumbar) was -2.6 so I was started on injectable Forteo to build my BMD back up and then was told that I should be maintained on IV Reclast one time a year after the 24 mo. use of Forteo.
I've been on the Forteo 9 months now. My most recent lumbar xray showed that L5S1 had autofused (perhaps why I have less pain) and that I have facet degeneration at L4 as well as L5S1 (why the ADR wasn't going to be done at L5S1 and fusion was going to be).
I'm rooting for you and please let us know how things turn out!
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