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Failed back surgery syndrome is a generalized term that is often used to describe the condition of patients who have not had a successful result with back surgery or spine surgery and have experienced continued pain after surgery.
How do members experience failed back syndrome?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with failed back syndrome*
*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Top treatments taken by people for failed back syndrome*
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Failed back surgery syndrome is a generalized term that is often used to describe the condition of patients who have not had a successful result with back surgery or spine surgery and have experienced continued pain after surgery.
Common symptoms reported by people with failed back syndrome
Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for failed back syndrome
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Compare treatments taken by people with failed back syndrome
Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have failed back syndrome through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.
Got a question about living with failed back syndrome? Members in the forum might have the answers.
Who has failed back syndrome on PatientsLikeMe?
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