Joined: 03 Dec 2005 Posts: 34 Location: lafayette, colorado
Next Surgery Posted: 03-22-06 06:52am
I am scheduled for my next surgery on
april 6th on the t11-12. They are going
to remove part of the bone that is
pressing on the spinal cord, they are
putting nothing in its place, does this
sound right to anyone? I would have
asked the surgeon except for the fact that
he once again sent his assistant in.
This surgeon is a real yahoo but he has
steady hands. I am concerned about
nothing being put in place once they
remove part of the disc will this throw my
back completely out of wack or what?
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disabledcoastie
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Dec 2005 Posts: 68 Location: West Virginia
Posted: 03-25-06 18:47pm
Buttons,
sounds like they are removing a bone spur,
or other osteophyte. Which if this is
the case putting nothing back in makes
total sense. They aren't doing a
decompression (removal of the disc) so
there is no need to fuse. Like I said
from your description sounds like they are
just removing some type of non-typical
growth. And the disecectomy is a very
common procedure where there is no fusion
made, the disc will heal on its own.
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Fairy Godmother
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Get On the Horn! Posted: 03-25-06 18:51pm
You can always pick up the phone and call
this doctor. If it were my back, and I
did not know or talk driectly with the
surgeon, you can bet your back that I
would be calling and asking questions
before the surgery. Ask him to explain
exactly what it is you are having done and
to explain it in english so you can
understand! Good luck!
