DISC FUSION OPP

[yvette H]

HI ANY ONYONE HAD DISC FUSION SURGERY AS IM DUE FOR IT AND HAVE HEARD SOME HOROR STORRIES BOUT PEOPLE STILL HAVE PAIN AFTER SURGERY I ONLY HAVE PAIN AT NIGHT SO AM WORRIED I WILL COME OFF WORSE AFTER SURGERY

 

[rosemary]

a guy i used to work with had this and his mobility was limited quite severely afterwards. he did regret having it done. have you tried everything else possible first? it's quite a drastic step to take, especially with all the advances in therapy recently.

 

[Danish]

'advances in therapy'?

Please explain more, what have i missed?

 

[Black Panther]

That does sound drastic if you're only having pain at night. Pain in bed at night is almost always due to local inflammation - this is likely to settle down and there are lots of things that can help this.

I'm guessing that this option is only being offered to you you because you are paying directly or have private health insurance.

I don't think that anyone could argue that surgery, especially fusion surgery is anything but a last resort, which even ethical orthopaedic surgeons would agree.

It would be differnet if you had signs that suggested that certain nerve roots were being compressed with a danger of permanent damamge, then yes surgery may be the way to go.

All the research says - conservative treatment first!

Have you tried osteopathy / acupuncture?

Andrew.

 

[parkhead (bhoy)]

i recently had a disc replaced this is new technology and would advice you asking your consultant about it befor you go ahead with fusion,though my back is not perfect it is much better,good luck

 

[larpaborgow]

hi
i was wondering if you could give me an idea how you desided to have the opp..
i have been offered spinal fusion and i know in side it should be do but i am scared...
ive had problems for years and always thought it could be that bad....
after having an mri scan... i found out it wasnt great... ive a worn disc, 2 fracture and L5 vertebra is slipping off S1..
i can hardly walk and have to deside weather to have it done or live with....

how do you deside, im so confused,desprate, depressed all the word that discribe that really low feeling.... and nobody really wants to say outloud...

help please..

karen

 

[?~Softball luver~?]

Anahata was right. Unless there is emergency of risk of permanent damage, surgery is generally not recommended. Our body isnot something that you can open up and close down like a central unit of a computer, especially when it comes to spine and nerves and spinal cord.

Keep looking for conservatives treatments, and doing gentle exercises, with time, it can improves a bit.