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What Causes Chronic Lower Back Pain Post A Lumbar Fusion Surgery?

I had back surgery in May 2016. Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion. My recovery has been slow. I developed sacral fractures, bilaterally. My DEXA was fine. I ve been working with PT very passive treatment. I ve had injections before and after surgery. I had a couple of mishaps which caused some pain. My CTs thus far show that hardware is in place and healing. The fractures are all structurally sound. Several months ago I thought I pulled a muscle in the groin area on the rightbut it has not healed. It is worse and now I can barely walk. I have Type 2 diabetes my numbers are really high. Tonight I am having what feels like muscle pain on the right side of my back above the fusion at L5-S1. I don t know if this is in the area of my kidney.
Tue, 6 Dec 2016
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As per you history is concerned your area of pain is not in kidney area the actual area is below your twelfth rib of each side.So your pain area is below kidneys.so as you have back pain so take a a combiflam to ruled out if your pain is not due to muscle or not.Give hot compression to the area it will improve blood circulations and pain will be reduced.Do a full blood count with differential .Do check your urine for any infection.Add calcium in diet.(Thanks)
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What Causes Chronic Lower Back Pain Post A Lumbar Fusion Surgery?

As per you history is concerned your area of pain is not in kidney area the actual area is below your twelfth rib of each side.So your pain area is below kidneys.so as you have back pain so take a a combiflam to ruled out if your pain is not due to muscle or not.Give hot compression to the area it will improve blood circulations and pain will be reduced.Do a full blood count with differential .Do check your urine for any infection.Add calcium in diet.(Thanks)