Lower & mid back pain every morning, frustrated..

[lovbyts]

Do NOT get the spine fused IMO. I still hear a lot of horror stories about that and over time it will self fuse. Yes mine did. I had L3 & L4 herniated badly and did surgery. It was great. 2 years later L5/S1 Ruptured and had it fixed/shaved and the pieces removed that were floating around. I was 90% paralyzed from the waste down until the surgery and the worse pain ever. Surgery fixed it 80% Over time its gotten better and better due to fusing. How do I know? It wont crack anymore. I use to twist and crack it multiple times a day to relieve pressure. Now never.

[Fiskevatten]

Do NOT get the spine fused IMO. I still hear a lot of horror stories about that and over time it will self fuse. Yes mine did. I had L3 & L4 herniated badly and did surgery. It was great. 2 years later L5/S1 Ruptured and had it fixed/shaved and the pieces removed that were floating around. I was 90% paralyzed from the waste down until the surgery and the worse pain ever. Surgery fixed it 80% Over time its gotten better and better due to fusing. How do I know? It wont crack anymore. I use to twist and crack it multiple times a day to relieve pressure. Now never.

Snap! That sounded worse than my doctor described it and he made me sink a lot. He also mentioned the risks with fusing, but I have never heard of it self-fusing? After talking with the surgeon again he said I most likely have DDD (Degenerate Disc Disease) and he sad it will get
worse overtime. I started looking at YTB and also called a Swedish doc who confirmed it and also confirmed I am lucky to only have pain when I rest, since most have it way worse.
DDD seems to be something most of us get to some degree, but for me it sped up thanks to sedentary work and heavy lifting in combination...

Either way, it sounded on everything I read and listened to that I have no choice. Pain will get worse in a few years depending on my lifestyle and if I am unlucky the nerve will pinch.
The Swedish doc has had DDD and 2x hernias with horrible pain she said. For her the fuse worked wonders and she had also been informed of the risks on the other discs, but so far
so good. However, I am an active fellow and I bet I will sooner or later do motions with weight that my body may not agree with, so not sure what the best approach is.

Right now I will just work through it and hope for the best. I still want to reach my peak physique at least ones to feel the accomplishment, just hope body will hold for it
and I can look back and feel it was worth it.