Hi everyone,
Okay so my cousin is having the same surgery for her back (by the same doc) that i am having on tuesday.
Anterior Interbody fusion with cages except she'll be having 2 levels done instead of my one. And, the doc said that she will need to have an additional surgery 2 weeks later to drill holes in her back and add additional hardware...I don't know if it was rods or screws. My question is has anyone had that and how painful was it,and how come they can't do it all at once? It is too painful for her to sit so she couln't type her questions out so she asked me to do it. The doc said she was in very bad shape, and he said he would do her surgery asap because he feels she is in a desperate situation.Okay, i hope my questions made sense.
Thanks to all
God Bless,
Alison http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/dance.gif

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Hi Alison, http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/wave.gif

I have no clue as to why they would want to go back in later, rather than taking care of everything in one surgery, but I wanted to wish you both well on the upcoming surgeries, and I hope you both have an easy recovery http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/t_up.gif

Be Well,
Baxter http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/heart.gif

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Two level laminectomy fusion L5-S1 & L2-3 done on 12/6/02.
Fifteen inch scar from the very top of butt crack (sorry), to the bra line.
BAK cages, rods & screws.(Titanium)
My pelvic bone was used for grafting.
Praying that the other two discs in between, won't have to be fused later, as I was told it was a possibility, due to the other two discs in between, not being in that great of shape.
Doc didn't want to fuse four levels, unless it is really necessary.
I would hate to repeat the surgery, as the recovery period, is so very painful.
I also have a free fragment in my T11-12 area, that I'm still refusing surgery for, at this point in time.
That surgery is way too dangerous for me to consider, until if affects my being able to walk.