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Told need to have L4 & L5 replaced w/titanium discs. Alternatives?

Spine Health | Last Active: Mar 10, 2025 | Replies (10)
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Thanks so much for sharing that info Jennifer. I really appreciate it. Based on what you mentioned with the 4mm of slipping.... I would be immediately put in the "no replacement" category. I am learning as I go and have hopefully some medical opinions coming my way soon which should help answer my questions more definitively.

Again, thank you.

Anita

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Jennifer, Volunteer Mentor | @jenniferhunter | Mar 10, 2025

@amnorris I hope you find a surgical solution that is right for you. Surgery is a lot to recover from and lumbar surgery is a lot more difficult than cervical surgery. I was lucky that I could have just a donor bone disc so I have no hardware in my neck. I stayed in a neck brace until fused and it was worth it. I do react to metals as I found out when I fractured my ankle. I had that hardware removed after I was healed. Spinal hardware is usually considered permanent except when there is a revision surgery.

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