Hi everyone, I have been surfing through this board for a while and have found it very useful, so today I registered and would like to ask you guys a question. I had spinal fusion with hardware at L3/L5 in 1995. I have never really been free of problems or pain ever since. I have had further surgery, but for the most part I manage my pain as most surgeons I see, tell me to grin and bear it and that they can't help. Recently however, I went to get out of bed and heard a loud crunch in my lower back and from that point on my pain level has increased dramatically and is accompanied by nurabness in both feet, tingling and warm flush feelings in my legs. Interestingly, I now feel and hear something moving about in my lower spine each time I get out of bed, move in a chair or bend. Could these symptoms be loose hardware?
I am due to see a surgeon next week and another in a few weeks time. In the meantime I am scared to move wrong incase something is actually moving.
Thanks
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