Re: laminctomy versus fusion

[Guest guest]

I had a laminctomy in October 1986 and at that time I was told of all

the problems that could come of this operation. As my doctor explained

to me the procedure, he said, he was scraping the calcium deposits off

of the spinal column and that these deposits were putting presure on

the nerves and causing much pain. No fusion was ever mentioned and none

was done. The surgery went well and I was told this would probably last

4 or 5 years and it may need to be done again. Well I had the operation

again, 17 years later, July 2003. Again no fusion was mentioned and

today I have no pain and have and walk and/or run as if it was never

needed in the first place. Another interesting note was that the same

doctor who performed the surgery in 1986 did it again in 2003.

As I understand laminctomies all that was done to me was the scrapping

on the spinal colum and removing excess calcium. No

cutting of any bones was necessary and no weakening of the spine is

noticed by me. All I need to do is excerise and keep the muscles

limber, this has bee the hard part for me, not a real problem I just

don't like to excerise. Is there another type of laminctomy that I have

not heard of? This is my story and if it helps anyone - I'm glad I

could help

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Springfield, OH