Sorry to tell you that I'm fused L4 down. I'm always in extreme pain. The doc have tried electric stimulators n nerve blocks n steroid shots into back n it's been a no go! Somehow the last time I fell cuz of severe neuropathy in my left leg that goes outcwhenever it wants wo warning. I broke T2 n T3 that the ER Doc missed along w breaking the humerus at the top in shoulder joint. It kills me that a 7th grader had to be reading these xrays. Now I have to go through many more surgeries n deal w other stuff on my back!

Research it. New procedures now. Watch "what is cervical stenosis" Dr. Jeff Canton. I found it very informative, and for me, scary, but it the truth. The rate of requiring a other procedure within 5 years is very high for lower back. MI clinic has minimally invasive surgery, also. None of this info was available when I got my cervical fusion. Good luck.

Just as was previously stated. The answer is no the pain won’t completely go away. The reason is because at some point arthritis will creep in.

I have had 4 back surgeries; the last and biggest was L2-S1. 5 levels. I have chronic pain still and so much arthritis that I have also had a knee replacement and upcoming hip replacement. BITD surgeons were more ready to do surgery. Now it seems more likely they will recommend surgery to keep you walking and functioning but discourage surgery if the only reason for surgery is to relieve pain.Surgery often will leave you in more pain and adjacent segments that degenerate. Injections, creams and PT among other procedures seem to be today’s treatments. Opioids are now very difficult to get for pain relief and ithus in my opinion does a great disservice to people in constant and severe pain. I understand very well the opioid crisis but if prescribed and carefully monitored by a pain specialist these medications can make you more comfortable and better able to function. There are down sides and people need to be evaluated carefully for the potential of helping rather than harming. Physicians are under the thumb of regulations and severe consequences so would rather not risk getting in trouble by just refusing across the board to prescribe opioid pain meds in a careful and responsible manner. People in severe chronic pain with no hope of relief will often resort to self medicating and committing suicide. Hopefully the pendulum will swing back to the center rather than to the extreme as it is now

My scar tissue after six back surgeries, one through the front, became inflamed and grew in to cement hard fibroid. 1.4 cases per 100,000. Retroperitoneal fibrosis. Mis diagnosed 7 years. So it grew to cause me major problems. Compleatly shut drain tube on left kidney, NO FUN. And down to under 130 lbs. at 5'10" cause of pressure on whole abdomen. Fading away like an old soldier wish I could ride away like an old cowboy...