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Has anyone had a Laminotomy, NOT Laminectomy
Spine Health | Last Active: Mar 9 5:37pm | Replies (55)Comment receiving replies
Good News!...I am seeing the surgeon In Person on Wednesday, I guess calling the head of the Dept of Neurosurgery and telling them what was happening helped ! What is that saying about a Greasy wheel or something......I'm still anxious but now atleast I can talk to him directly about my concerns.
The other thing, I went to a Physical therapist who said my case is not very severe compared to other people he has seen and he thinks he could cure my Stenosis just with exercises and myofascial release. So that is confusing, but the exercises are mainly pelvic tilts and stretching. He says if I do them 3x a day, every day I will get better. I've been to four or five different physical therapy places over the last 7 yrs since this started though. They didn't all focus on Pelvic Tilts however.......anyone, I am doubtful that just that could help, but in the past week or two my symptoms have changed. What do you think ?
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@annie1 Good for you! Make a list of your questions before you go in so you don't forget.
Your physical therapist is not a surgeon or a radiologist, and I question that opinion on "curing " stenosis. I agree that myofascial release helps and I have done a lot of it and recommend it, but stenosis in the spine is caused by not enough space around the spinal cord or nerve roots. Myofascial release doesn't change that, but it can help with posture, movement and better body mechanics, and that may decrease pressure on the spine. Your PT should not be making a judgement on how severe your case is compared to other patients or to influence your decision about surgery because he has a "better" plan. He doesn't know how much pain people feel, but he can judge functional movement. That might be an exaggerated opinion of himself. That's just my 2 cents and you have enough on your plate right now. You are the best judge of how you are feeling and when you think it is the right time for surgery and you have 7 years of experience in working on these issues.
I'm glad you are having an appointment with the surgeon.
Jennifer