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Melissa Gilbert to undergo fourth spinal surgery: 'The pain is nearly constant'

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Melissa Gilbert announced she is scheduled to undergo her fourth spinal surgery this week. The 56-year-old actress took to Instagram on Tuesday to share an update on her health, detailing the setbacks she's endured since undergoing her first neck fusion in 2001.

In 2010, she had it repaired a second time when she broke her back. "So here’s my story. In 2016 I had my third spinal fusion surgery.

It was in my neck at C6-7. I found out late last year that the fusion had failed, that the hardware was boring a hole in my C7 vertebra and I would need another surgery," her post begins.

Gilbert goes on to say that after a consultation this past April, she learned from a doctor that surgery was "necessary for an artificial disc instead of a fusion.".

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