Still in Pain After Spine Surgery? What Went Wrong and How to Fix It

Still in pain after spine surgery? You’re not alone. And more importantly, you're not out of options. If your procedure didn’t deliver the relief you were promised—or if your symptoms have returned—this episode is for you. In this powerful Get Back to Your Life® episode, two of the nation’s top spine surgeons, Dr. Christopher Good and Dr. Ehsan Jazini, dive into one of the most challenging realities in spine care: when surgery doesn’t fully relieve the pain. This is often referred to as Failed Back Surgery Syndrome (FBSS), or persistent pain after spine surgery—a condition that some patients face, and ever fewer fully understand. Every day at VSI, we help patients from across the country and around the world who were left with pain, confusion, and no clear plan forward, find healing again. Keep listening to learn: 0:00 - Intro: When Spine Surgery Doesn’t Fix the Pain 1:48 - What Is Failed Back Surgery Syndrome? 3:35 - When The Result Doesn't Match The Expectation 5:04 - How & When Surgery Goes Seriously Wrong 6:35 - VSI’s Approach: Meeting Patients Where They Are 8:52 - Signs that a Spine Surgery may have Failed 10:37 - Evaluating What Went Wrong: The Surgeon's Role 13:16 - Red Flags During Spine Surgery Recovery 15:58 - Why Choose VSI for Revision Surgery? 17:53 - How to Choose your Spine Surgeon 19:50 - What to Ask Before Revision Spine Surgery 20:52 - The Role of Technology in Spine Surgery Success 24:35 - Collaborative Care at VSI: Why it Matters 28:00 - New Technologies and Personalized Spine Care 29:45 - Final Takeaways: Advice for Patients Still in Pain After Surgery You’ll also hear the most overlooked causes of post-surgical pain, from incomplete diagnosis to lack of recovery planning—and how to finally break the cycle of pain and find lasting relief. Whether you’ve had surgery and are still in pain, or you’re trying to avoid a second surgery, this episode offers clear answers and real hope. ▶️ Watch the full conversation now and take the next step toward getting your life back. To learn more about if failed back surgery can be fixed, watch    • Can Failed Back Surgery Syndrome Be Fixed?...   🎧 Listen on the go: Apple Podcasts | https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify | https://open.spotify.com/episode/7F5M... Wherever you get your podcasts Read more about this episode: https://www.spinemd.com/resources/pod... 💡Need a second opinion or want to learn more? Visit www.vsispine.com Follow us on social media 👇 VSI Instagram:   / vsi_spine   Dr. Good's Instagram:   / dr.chris_good   Dr. Jazini's Instagram:   / dr_jazini   #failedspinesurgery #failedbacksyndrome #spinesurgery #necksurgery #backsurgery #faildbacksurgerysyndrome #failedsurgery #spinesurgeryrecovery