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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: near Allentown, PA
Posts: 209
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: near Allentown, PA
Posts: 209
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desi,
i was sent to a specialist several years ago and he discussed this surgery too....he called it a 'nerve wrap'....at the time it was brand new and considered experimental....there was no talk of 'fusing'.....the idea was to wrap the affected nerves in the vein to protect and sort of cushion them.....when i questioned the success rate (and i really had to push to get answers) i found out that of the surgeries of this type done at that time, one third of the patients had good results, one third had no change and one third were actually worse - i assume that would include any who had developed rsd or had rsd spread as a result of the operation.
i needed more than a 33 percent chance of improvement to take the risks involved, so i never went back to the surgeon......it might be worth your while to insist on hearing the numbers and exactly what they mean.....i never did find out what 'good results' indicates.....maybe any minor improvement is considered 'good results'.
please don't make any decision without having ALL the facts at your disposal.
good luck!
liz
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