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 I have no pain sitting, but I have VERYshortened walk and shuffling gait...because of lumbar stiffness.
 I did ozone, steroids, etoricoxib.
 
 Maria: was your autofusion confirmed by magnetic resonance imaging?
 I am looking for pictures of "autofused L5 S1" in the internet ...
 
 Keano: I did not undergo previous spine surgery, I found a surgeon,
 but he got fixated about infectious discitis....he noticed raised neutrophils
 in my blood work, but my ESR and RCP are in the normal range.
 MRI with contrast and needle biopsy can confirm disc  infection,
 however I think infection is not probable with normal ESR and RCP....
 
 Dshobbies: yes, I have very little disc space left..
 maybe it is a silly question, but how do I realize that my L5 S1 level
 autofused (without surgery)? After autofusion, people have stiffness
 all the same??
 
 many thanks for your comments
 
 carla
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