more on laminectomies <fwd>

[Guest guest]

Thanks Nina! This stuff is all new to me. It is amazing how quickly we

pick up on our " new language " of medical terms. I was accused the other

day (by Marlee's nurse pract.) of " obtaining way to much information " and

" causing yourself and your family alot of grief " by suggesting we have Macy

screened. Life is so stressful here right now.

Re: more on laminectomies

>

>

> > At 02:48 PM 3/5/2003 -0500, Debbie Gajdosik wrote:

> > >I also had a laminectomy during my surgery and I'm anxious to know

> whether

> > >or not they put the bone back. I've had different medical people give

me

> > >different opinions as to whether or not the bone is indeed put back.

> >

> > I think I should clarify a little here about " putting the bone back " .

> > When a laminectomy is done, think of the piece taken out as looking

sorta

> > like a triangle with the sides curved in, two points squared off (where

> the

> > cuts are), and outer point rounded (the bump you feel on your back

bone).

> > Doesnt that sound strange? I need to find that picture and post it on

our

> > web page and yahoo groups.

> > In most cases, they cut the rounded bump off, picture a dinosaur without

> > any bumps on his back. We humans do not need that bump - in the opinion

> of

> > most doctors. I have 9 bumps missing. Also in most cases, they put the

> rest

> > of the piece back and hold it in place with pins until the bone fuses

back

> > together.

> >

> > Rick

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Thanks Nina! This stuff is all new to me. It is amazing how quickly we

pick up on our " new language " of medical terms. I was accused the other

day (by Marlee's nurse pract.) of " obtaining way to much information " and

" causing yourself and your family alot of grief " by suggesting we have Macy

screened. Life is so stressful here right now.

Re: more on laminectomies

>

>

> > At 02:48 PM 3/5/2003 -0500, Debbie Gajdosik wrote:

> > >I also had a laminectomy during my surgery and I'm anxious to know

> whether

> > >or not they put the bone back. I've had different medical people give

me

> > >different opinions as to whether or not the bone is indeed put back.

> >

> > I think I should clarify a little here about " putting the bone back " .

> > When a laminectomy is done, think of the piece taken out as looking

sorta

> > like a triangle with the sides curved in, two points squared off (where

> the

> > cuts are), and outer point rounded (the bump you feel on your back

bone).

> > Doesnt that sound strange? I need to find that picture and post it on

our

> > web page and yahoo groups.

> > In most cases, they cut the rounded bump off, picture a dinosaur without

> > any bumps on his back. We humans do not need that bump - in the opinion

> of

> > most doctors. I have 9 bumps missing. Also in most cases, they put the

> rest

> > of the piece back and hold it in place with pins until the bone fuses

back

> > together.

> >

> > Rick

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Dear , the bone usually does protect the cord, but if the nsg does

it carefully he only takes a small portion off (the rostral) and the

cartilage does the protection afterwards. The rostral is the bony bit

of the backbone (see definition below)

curette

A spoon-shaped instrument with a sharp edge.

rongeur

<surgery> An instrument for removing small rough portions of bone.

rostral

Relating to any rostrum or anatomical structure resembling a beak.

Try http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/omd/ for definitions of medical stuff

that I find extremely useful

Nina

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Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2003 11:37:55 -0500

Subject: more on laminectomies

Sender: jeremy and cindy liles

To: tetheredspinalcord <tetheredspinalcord >

Reply-To: tetheredspinalcord

Message-ID: <004701c2d5d9$c29d3f60$5f2227a2@jcliles1>

Just read Marlee's operative report. It says.... " we used curettes and

rongeurs to remove the lower portion of L5 and the rostral (whatever that

means) portion of the sacrum including S1 and a portion of S2........ "

again, I read it completely and it says nothing about putting the bone back.

Call me stupid, but doesn't the bone protect the cord???

Re: more on laminectomies

> At 02:48 PM 3/5/2003 -0500, Debbie Gajdosik wrote:

> >I also had a laminectomy during my surgery and I'm anxious to know

whether

> >or not they put the bone back. I've had different medical people give me

> >different opinions as to whether or not the bone is indeed put back.

>

> I think I should clarify a little here about " putting the bone back " .

> When a laminectomy is done, think of the piece taken out as looking sorta

> like a triangle with the sides curved in, two points squared off (where

the

> cuts are), and outer point rounded (the bump you feel on your back bone).

> Doesnt that sound strange? I need to find that picture and post it on our

> web page and yahoo groups.

> In most cases, they cut the rounded bump off, picture a dinosaur without

> any bumps on his back. We humans do not need that bump - in the opinion

of

> most doctors. I have 9 bumps missing. Also in most cases, they put the

rest

> of the piece back and hold it in place with pins until the bone fuses back

> together.

>

> Rick

>

>

>

>

>