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Fusion or disc replacement L4-L5?

Spine Health | Last Active: Oct 11 9:29am | Replies (12)
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@joelaurie1

I am 73 years old, soon to be 74.
My surgeon is going to check my Bone health before talking about Spinal Fussion Surgery.
In April of this year, he thought my Bones would not stand up to Spinal Fusion Surgery.
Now after 7 months of Envinity im having another CT Scan to look at my Bone Density Increase? I hope!
Any sugestions on how to approach this or if there are any alternatives? I have scoliosis also- ( hoping this would straighten my posture)
Thank You-Joe

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besmith57 | @besmith57 | Oct 11 7:19am

My double spinal fusion did not help my scoliosis or give me back the 3 inches I lost that he promised. I didn't have scoliosis before I broke my back, I had very bad osteoporosis but they were able to do the fusion. It definitely helped my broken back. I still have constant lower back pain that can't be fixed with surgery. Good luck with whatever you decide.

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