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Thank you all for you kind words and blessings.
Had spinal surgery last Thursday .
4 days later feel pretty good walked a mile in the heat no problem.
Those of you that are considering spinal surgery; go to a neurosurgeon not an othopod. Why , b/c 7 othopods required full lamenectomy and 2 level fusion =
6-12 months recovery.
At 78 the neurosurgeon did a hemilamenotomy . Minimally invasive 4-6 weeks recovery. What he did for me is a week full recovery, stopped pain killers yesterday, 3rd day. This is a procedure worth fighting for. Am on Tylenol and a 6 day steroid pack started yesterday .
Will ski in colorado with my daughter this winter ; can’t wait to start training.
Very excited about my new life, unable to ski the last 3 seasons b/c back leg and butt pain.
God bless you all.
Tony
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Hi Tony,
I do agree that a neurosurgeon should be involved in any back surgery. The best-case scenario IMO is to have a neurosurgeon and an orthopedic surgeon present.
I'm curious, it sounds like you had a laminotomy, which is a removal of part of the vertebral arch, the lamina, in a vertebra. This is considered a minimally invasive surgery that makes room for nerves that traverse the spinal canal. I had this done at S1, L5, and L4 over 10 years ago, avoiding fusion surgery and still going strong at age 70.
It IS a procedure worth fighting for, especially since most Drs would recommend a fusion or a more aggressive laminectomy, where much more bone is removed.
Which vertebra were affected in your case? I don't think many people know about this procedure.