Re: Question about bone harvesting/alpine

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Alpine,

You are in my prayers. I'm going to be very busy the next couple of

days with family. And I am really hurting from trying to clean the

house a bit. Know you are NOT alone in this.

Hugs,

Kathy

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> > > I was wondering if any of you have pain from the bone

> harvesting from

> > > your original harrington rod procedures. 21 years out I

still

> have so

> > > much pain from the bone graph site in my lower left hip in

the

> back.

> > > My curve was low enough in my back that Dr. Dawson was able

to

> take

> > > bone out of my backside instead of the front of my hip. Dr.

> LaGrone

> > > said that there is nothing he can do for this pain. Is

anyone

> > > suffering from this? Does anyone have suggestions on how to

> ease this

> > > pain? Dr. LaGrone also said that he would use cadaver bone

> for the

> > > revision surgery. Is there any concern about contracting

> disease?

> > > Does anyone know how this cadaver bone is cleaned/prepared

> before it's

> > > inserted into our backs?

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> > scoliosis veterans * flatback sufferers * revision candidates

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