@janagain Jan, it's not too late to ask the question. Send a message on your portal or call your surgeon's office. The hospital orders donor bone disc spacers from a supplier. The hospital would likely be doing that anyway for other patients. I would think that would make the surgeon's job easier. I don't know if there is a medical reason for using your bone. You could ask if it would heal better or faster, and if the healing being a diabetic influences the success of that. I don't know the answer, but I would ask that if it was me. Donor bone is just a mineral matrix, and all the cells that make bone are removed and cleaned out. Your own bone would have cells intact, so it wouldn't have to populate the framework with your cells first before new bone can form. Bone creation is complex involving cells that give rise to others and then in the last stages, the minerals are deposited. You could also ask what supplements you need to take to aid in bone healing. Please let me know how your surgeon responds.

Hugs,
Jennifer