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I have no pain sitting, but I have VERY
shortened 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