unstable spine issue

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Hi, I was wondering if anyone that has had surgery to release a

tethered cord knows how much bone was removed by the surgeon to get

at the cord. I was told and shown that at level L4-5 bone would be

removed and I thought it was just the bone between the spinal

processes. I recently had a regular x-ray of my back while at the

Orthopedic MD and his comment was " boy, your surgeon took out a

significant amount of bone " and then he told me and showed me that

the surgeon removed not only the bone between the spinal processes

but also all the processes on both sides. He also said that I have to

understand that my surgeon had to do what he had to do to correct the

ongoing problem. Is having this much bone removed normal or was it

just because of my problem? I have yet to ask my neurosurgeon. Well

as a result of this I have an unstable lower spine meaning from L-5

down thru the scral area on both sides when I move about (walking,

bending, sitting etc)the bone doesn't move in alignment but slip and

shift. This is more painful than having neuropathy from the scar

tissue and now my primary MD and my Orthopedic MD says because of all

the scar tissue and this new problem I'm permanently disabled. I

still can't bring myself to stop working and I want to work as much

as I can this year and then say I'm done. take care gloria