Hello, I have a degenerative disc showing on my MRI scans in the L5-S1 disc. I have had a pervious surgery already-a discectomy- on a herniation located on the L3-L4 disc and also have shown a slight bulging on the L4-L5 disc but nothing has been done there yet as it seems to be okay for now.
My question is, what exactly can my surgeon do to operate on my L5-S1 disc? Would it be a discetomy as well if it is not herniated? I would like to avoid the idea of an artificial disc if possible since it is so new.
This is of course causing me a great deal of pain after the physical therapy I have had to try and feel better, but I now realize it is L5-S1 disc hurting, not the one I had surgery on already. It hurts to sit a long time, or do anything really besides lay down, and I am missing a ton of work from it.
I won't be able to see my surgeon for consultation until November 10th sadly, so I was hoping to get some feedback so I can bring my questions to him.
Thanks in advance for any advice and suggestions provided here.
Best regards,
~Lila