A member asked:

My s1 vertebrae is not fused. i've had 2 nerve blocks and no relief. what should i do next?

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Re-operate?: When a fusion surgery fails, you need to carefully reevaluate the potential causes. Then, with persistent pain, re-operation is often indicated. This has to be done very very carefully and often with a different approach to make sure it fuses correctly. This is a complex problem and is worth a second opinion or evaluation at a tertiary referral center.

Answered 10/4/2016

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Get another opinion: As that is not a diagnosis I have ever heard of and therefore i doubt these injections would be doing anything in the first place.

Answered 12/2/2012

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