Hi
Dont normally come on Connect, but saw DISH and thought I would peek as someone who was diagnosed with it myself 3 years ago. I have had 4 cervical spine fusions now, 2 3 years ago and 2 more about 3 months ago. My neurosurgeon at Mayo Clinic expects to clear me for a different surgery in a couple of weeks at a follow up appt. The 2 surgeons involved in the next one(s) are disagreeing about timing. Incisional hernia guy is good to go with the neurosurgeon's recommendation; another who has to do something else in the same area that can and would normally be done at the same time is saying he wants me 6 months out from the most recent fusions. How long did you have to wait post fusions to be put under please? They each tell me they want to be sure enough healing has taken place for the spine to be stable to intubate me, but none of said it will be a problem nor has the neurosurgeon suggested that if I have to have more fused that I could not be put under, but will confirm that. Both times I have had the fusion surgery, he has removed osteophytes though they dont like to because they grow back. But one was so large, it was making it hard to swallow and I was losing my voice.