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02-10-2007, 05:02 PM | #1 | ||
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Hi;
Just wondering if anyone has had their scoliosis corrected using the anterior-posterior approach? I am considering this surgery, and although my ortho doc is one of the best in So. Calif, he has not gone into detail about what will happen after surgery. I have had many other ortho surgeries, but I am not a young kid anymore (56) and a two day surgery scares me to death. I would like to hear about outcomes from this surgery good or bad, as well as what I can expect for the recovery period. If any replies are too long for this forum, please feel free to e-mail me at dwiggietoo@cox.net. I would really appreciate hearing from anyone who has gone through this surgery. Thank you.
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02-12-2007, 10:08 PM | #2 | |||
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Dwiggie,
I had an anterior/posterior two day surgery last April...It was a sixteen hour surgery done over two days. The anterior portion was done on a Monday... and the posterior was done on Wednesday. I was fused from L1 to S1 and had eight cages placed in the front with rods and screws in the back. I have three rods in the back and a large screw into the pelvis...I have pelvis fixation as well. I think there are thirteen screws in the back...I would have to look at my ex-rays again...They had to remove a rib to get to L1. It was that or crack my chest open...I was relieved to lose the rib. I have not gotten the relief from this surgery that I thought I would. I am still in considerable pain, but this was a large surgery. My surgeon told me it could take a year to two years to heal. I still have numbness and considerable leg and lower back pain. I cannot walk long distances or stand for long periods of time. I walk with a cane and am looking for a scooter for long distance walking. I also have a cervical fusion and now fear the cervical discs are acting up again. I have pain down the shoulders into the arms, but also have shoulder rotator cuff tears...They are now trying to sort all of this out...It is never ending..
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4/06 - Lumbar Fusion - L1, L2, L3, L4, L5, S1 Anterior with cages and Posterior with rods and screws. 8/17/05 - Cervical Fusion - C4-5, 5-6, 6-7 - Anterior and Posterior Fusion with plate in front and rods and screws in the rear - Corpectomy at C-4 and C-5 and microdisectomy at C6-7. 1/4/05 - Lumbar Laminectomy -L3, L4, L5, S1, S2 Obliteration of Tarlov Cyst at S2. Failed surgery! |
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