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hi can anyone break this type of surgery down a lil for me?? - inpainokla - 04-16-2009 09:29 PM
ok heres the description of the surgery(lumbar laminectomy disk excision lumbar l4-5 lumbar 5-sacral 1 with decompression bilateral lateral fusion lumbar 4-5 lumbar 5-sacral 1 possible posterior lumbar interbody fusion sagmental fixation harvest iliac crest bone graft allograft bone intraoperative cord monitoring)thats what i am told is next after having my diskogram anyone have a clue what this is???
RE: hi can anyone break this type of surgery down a lil for me?? - AQA - 04-16-2009 09:46 PM
They are going to clean up one disc and fuse another with instumentation. But that is pending the out come of the discogram.
Mind you, I am not in the medical field. I do reconise some of the wording because it is listed in my on medical records.
RE: hi can anyone break this type of surgery down a lil for me?? - inpainokla - 04-16-2009 10:31 PM
thats what hes suggesting after having my discogram..was just wondering what im in for with this type of procedure
RE: hi can anyone break this type of surgery down a lil for me?? - hurt at work - 04-17-2009 08:27 AM
the discogram is not fun but it will tell the dr what he needs to know.good luck.
RE: hi can anyone break this type of surgery down a lil for me?? - jayne - 04-17-2009 08:37 AM
cant help ya as they refused to do the lower on me......but good luck