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I'm just curious, is this being done by an orthopod, neurologist or pain dr?
A hemilaminectomy is what caused my lifetime (since I was 24) disability of CRPS, with spread, now from the hips down.
No such thjng as a simple back surgery. I'm not a big fan of SCS but also wanted to add a medical article I just found about trials, which only makes sense to me. Both produce scar tissue which is probably the cause of a lot of long term pain post op for people labeled "failed back surgery." The cure was to do it again. 4 times. Imagine my scar tissue now. Make sure you add future scar tissue into the mix before looking at sirgery. Esp if you heal keloid like I do?
Just adding that in.
"Spinal Cord Stimulation Trial Electrodes Rapidly Produce Epidural Scarring, Impeding Surgical Paddle Lead Placement"
Randall W Treffy et al. Neuromodulation. 2024.
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Thank you Bebold
Appreciate your insight and sorry to hear your miseries.
This is a neurosurgeon recommended by my Gastro Dr , who is the best Dr I have ever met, he cares and is smart.
I know you’re right no matter what surgery y you have in your back, you are risking things.
I know that I will have ongoing back issues because other parts of my back bother me. My expectation is that the numbness in my right leg and all the way down to my foot will go away, and the claudication in my butt will go away if I am fortunate enough to have that as a result I feel like i can continue my exercise routine and keep some level of fitness and health.
At this time I feel that I have no choice but to do something about the extreme stenosis in L34 and five. If I choose to do nothing all kinds of nasty things can develop like loss of bowel, control, and loss of right foot becoming drop foot right. If I continue as I have been, I will be unable to walk any distances to take care of the peripheral artery disease from my clogged arteries in my lower legs.
It’s critical that I keep moving for any quality of life in the future.
Thanks, Tony