Dr. Corenman,
Thank you for your response. I never experienced any back pain before this sciatica appeared in November, and I am 61 years old, and I don’t know if I always had pars defects and spondylolithesis. If the slip is old/stable is a discectomy possible to alleviate the sciatica problem? Should I have a bone scan or some other test to see how stable or unstable the situation is? After I had such a severe attack in November, and have had some improvement, but still in pain and weak, should I still give pt more time?
I am very afraid of jumping right into a fusion as the solution.
Susan
