i had a bulging or herniated disc. my doctor removed the disc, and fused the bone...
that was my first operation in 1999.
my second operation, with another doctor, was the same, a herniated disc.
that disc was removed and i had yet another fusion.
i have rods from the L3 down to the S-2.
i can move, i can walk, i can do many things, just not as well if i was say my 20 year old self.
now i have arthritis in my left knee, already had the cyst drained, and an injection...and THAT is not working for me.
i see that doctor may 6th...
maybe another drain/injection, with maybe a stronger shot...??
i dunno
what i do know is i can walk, albeit slower, and climbing stairs, i must use BOTH hands on the hand rail, and in about 30 minutes, i am at the top of the stairs.
going down the stairs is much easier
i just fall down them