February 3, 2012 - 10:24am
Hi:)
..can someone enlighten me??..all summer had bad leg70/30 back pain..had mri...spondythingy and right foraminal disc at L5-S1..pars defect..booked in for an op soon..surgeon wants to do a stabilisation , bone graft without instrumentation, if poss. .so if a spondy is a slippage(movement)..how will a bone fusion hold in place while fusing, without screws and stuff???come on here for help as my surgeon didn't particularly give me a chance to ask any questions...rambled into a dictation machine for his secretary to type up consent forms...i would rather this need doing only the once...
Its really impossible to make a sound comment on what your doctor is suggesting. There must be a reason behind their action plan.
I would suggest researching the various treatments for spinal conditions. Just click on the TREATMENT tab on the main menu. That will lead you down a path where you can get more information.
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Hi thanks for your reply.
,,i've been looking for answers on there and other sites..and all that i see is that improved fusion rates are obtained with imstumentation...he says it is to aid me to go back to work quicker, however with a graft coming from my hip doesn't that lenghten recovery?....V. CONFUSED:(
really doesn't add any additional recovery time vs Artificial or cadaver grafts.
There is a good amount of pain and discomfort from the hip area when the graft was taken. At times, that bothered me more than the actual spinal operation.
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,,,ARGH am terrified it's not going to fuse, and i'll be back there again..can/should i insist on instumentation..(am in England ..where are you Ron?? do you know is that possible on the nhs?)
I am in Connecticut, USA. Our health care system is so much different than yours.
We have a number of folks from England, so perhaps they can give you a better answer.
From my experiences, insisting on any specific treatment, test or medication is one way to alienate a doctor.
At this point, after you have researched to get a better understanding, I would question the doctor as to why they selected the procedure they want to do on you vs other procedures. It doesn't matter what health care system you are on, doctors owe it to their patients to explain in detail any of their rationalizations or decision on how to treat a patient.
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