Re: Revision surgery Vs/Less evasive surgery?

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Franca, I believe you are talking about less INvasive surgery. " Evasive " is

when someone asks you a question and you do your best not to actually answer.

Any surgery which requires less cutting, less invading of your body, is less

invasive than a full revision. Was the doctor who suggesting this referring to

something involving fiber-optic, endoscopic equipment? The term " less invasive "

is often used in reference to this type of surgery.

This whole " less invasive " idea may be proposed as a stop-gap, to get you enough

pain relief to last you a few years, and to allow revision techniques to be

improved before you undergo the BIG R.

I think you need to get the docs involved to clarify this better for you.

Best of luck to you, whatever you choose.

Sharon

Revision surgery Vs/Less evasive surgery?

Hello Fiesty Freinds !

I met with my Dr monday and asked him what he knows about the less

evasive surgery. He said what it is,.. It attaches to the rod above

and extends down to the next disc (in my case L4) putting more strain

to the discs below and causing more degeneration over time and does

not fix flatback syndrome. by the expression on his face I got the

impresion its not good. maybe less complicated. He told me to give it

time and continue with therapy I see him again in 4 wks to see how

I'm doing. By the way he doesn't do revision surgeries My question

to fiestys. Is Have any of you had this less evasive surgery done and

how would you or it compare it to the revision surgery, removing the

rod? I know revision is more complicated, and I need to talk to one

but why do they mention less evasive surgery if the revision surgery

is better. Or witch is better?? please If you know anything respond..

CONFUSED???

Franca.

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[Guest guest]

Hello Franca,

I have flatback syndrome and severe pain in my lower back and leg,

and I will be undergoing revision surgery in early May. However, for

a while, I did consider a less extensive surgical approach suggested

to me by the very first surgeon I consulted. It was similar to the

approach you've discussed with your doctor.

The reason the surgeon made the suggestion he did to me was that, at

the time I saw him, I had yet to acknowledge to myself or others how

much my bad posture bothers me. My mind was telling me and I told the

doctor that it would be sufficient for him to treat just the pain.

In the doctor's opinion, this was coming from the vertebra below the

endpoint of my previous fusion. So the solution he proposed was to

extend my old fusion and instrumentation to my sacrum.

But the problem with this type of surgery, he warned, is that it

depends on the formerly fused bone " knitting together " with the newly

fused bone, which is a difficult thing to achieve, especially in an

older patient. In order to give it time to happen, I would have had

to wear a brace with a leg extension for at least two months post

surgery, and even that wouldn't haven't assured success. Then again,

no surgery comes with guarantees, including revision. So this less

invasive procedure IS an option for at least some people who just

want relief from the pain coming from the unfused segments below

their original fusion.

In the end, I decided this surgery wasn't the " better " choice for

me. For SOME people, though, it may be. And I think that it's

commendable for doctors to mention all the choices we have and up to

the patient to become fully informed about them, as you're in the

process of doing.

Best of luck!

sondra

> Hello Fiesty Freinds !

> I met with my Dr monday and asked him what he knows about the less

> evasive surgery. He said what it is,.. It attaches to the rod

above

> and extends down to the next disc (in my case L4) putting more

strain

> to the discs below and causing more degeneration over time and does

> not fix flatback syndrome. by the expression on his face I got the

> impresion its not good. maybe less complicated. He told me to give

it

> time and continue with therapy I see him again in 4 wks to see how

> I'm doing. By the way he doesn't do revision surgeries My question

> to fiestys. Is Have any of you had this less evasive surgery done

and

> how would you or it compare it to the revision surgery, removing

the

> rod? I know revision is more complicated, and I need to talk to one

> but why do they mention less evasive surgery if the revision

surgery

> is better. Or witch is better?? please If you know anything

respond..

> CONFUSED???

> Franca.

[Guest guest]

Hi Sharon !

Thank-you, you're right I ment less invasive surgery, No it's not

fiber-optic. I understand what the Dr means when they attach an

extension to the rod extending it to the L4 disc, witch is

degenerated. and you're right I should ask them if it's temporary

until revision techniques improve. Maybe thats why he wants me to

continue with therapy rather than having this less invasive surgery.

(sorry I'm thinking outloud)

Thank-you for you,re advice Sharon.

Franca.

> Franca, I believe you are talking about less INvasive

surgery. " Evasive " is when someone asks you a question and you do

your best not to actually answer.

>

> Any surgery which requires less cutting, less invading of your

body, is less invasive than a full revision. Was the doctor who

suggesting this referring to something involving fiber-optic,

endoscopic equipment? The term " less invasive " is often used in

reference to this type of surgery.

>

> This whole " less invasive " idea may be proposed as a stop-gap, to

get you enough pain relief to last you a few years, and to allow

revision techniques to be improved before you undergo the BIG R.

>

> I think you need to get the docs involved to clarify this better

for you.

>

> Best of luck to you, whatever you choose.

>

> Sharon

> Revision surgery Vs/Less evasive

surgery?

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> Hello Fiesty Freinds !

> I met with my Dr monday and asked him what he knows about the

less

> evasive surgery. He said what it is,.. It attaches to the rod

above

> and extends down to the next disc (in my case L4) putting more

strain

> to the discs below and causing more degeneration over time and

does

> not fix flatback syndrome. by the expression on his face I got

the

> impresion its not good. maybe less complicated. He told me to

give it

> time and continue with therapy I see him again in 4 wks to see

how

> I'm doing. By the way he doesn't do revision surgeries My

question

> to fiestys. Is Have any of you had this less evasive surgery done

and

> how would you or it compare it to the revision surgery, removing

the

> rod? I know revision is more complicated, and I need to talk to

one

> but why do they mention less evasive surgery if the revision

surgery

> is better. Or witch is better?? please If you know anything

respond..

> CONFUSED???

> Franca.

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Malalignment Syndrome. Not medical advice. Group does not control ads

or endorse any advertised products.

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[Guest guest]

Thank-you Sondra!

And the best of luck with you're surgery in May.

Reading you,re letter made me understand about the self consciousness

of stooping forward, witch I tend to do when my back stiffens and I

feel tired. It is commendable when Dr,s give choices

Best wishes for a full recovery.

Franca.

> > Hello Fiesty Freinds !

> > I met with my Dr monday and asked him what he knows about the

less

> > evasive surgery. He said what it is,.. It attaches to the rod

> above

> > and extends down to the next disc (in my case L4) putting more

> strain

> > to the discs below and causing more degeneration over time and

does

> > not fix flatback syndrome. by the expression on his face I got

the

> > impresion its not good. maybe less complicated. He told me to

give

> it

> > time and continue with therapy I see him again in 4 wks to see

how

> > I'm doing. By the way he doesn't do revision surgeries My

question

> > to fiestys. Is Have any of you had this less evasive surgery done

> and

> > how would you or it compare it to the revision surgery, removing

> the

> > rod? I know revision is more complicated, and I need to talk to

one

> > but why do they mention less evasive surgery if the revision

> surgery

> > is better. Or witch is better?? please If you know anything

> respond..

> > CONFUSED???

> > Franca.