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Hello All, A couple days ago I posted that I would be thinking of some questions to ask of you and here are just a few that I have... Since putting off surgery til my mid 40's may not be a reality.... I feel I need to start asking questions again... (Thanks for putting up with me) lol 1) In picking a doctor - I feel I want to go with a Dr that does both stages in one day. I know this narrows down the list of possible Dr's - Can you tell me the names of Dr's that do both stages on the same day? 2) Did anyone "post revision" find out after surgery that the problem they went in to fix was not the only problem they found once you were being operated on? I ask this because I think there is something going on at the base of my fusion (near L2 or L3) that is not showing up on the MRI or other tests. 3) Other than

Edie, has anyone else opted for having the Laminectomy (sp ck) portion of the surgery - or to rephrase the question - Has anyone had surgery without further fusion? If so, what was the outcome? 4) Most of my pain seems to come from Sciatica - but my limitations come from not being able to bend in any direction.... which causes me to be very limited in what I can do: ride in a certain car, sit in a certain chair, go to certain restaurants, stand in church, stand at family or friends houses (when I go).... it causes me to miss out on some of my kids school functions - I am only able to walk short distances, drive just a few miles - or even sit in the chairs that I can tolerate for much time at all... On strictly an opinion only basis: when do you say Enough! And go to the next step with surgery? 5) BTW: my kids are 7, 9 & 13 (Is there a preferred age to wait to have surgery?

Sorry so long - any feedback is appreciated!! For those interested: I am down 58 lbs!! Take care, Ken.

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