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Harrington rods and complications
Spine Health | Last Active: Sep 18, 2025 | Replies (114)Comment receiving replies
I am having a lot of nerve pain as a result of severe stenosis in my lumbar spine and foraminal stenosis among other things. I had severe osteoporosis which made me avoid fusion but now after having a laminotomy without fusion my pain came back. Can anyone recommend surgeon at Mayo clinic who can deal with nerve damage and revision surgery? I've consulted the surgeons at the best hospitals and they all say I need fusion but they can't guarantee that it's going to get rid of my symptoms or at least not what percentage. I'm afraid to get a huge fusion and then have no pain relief. I'm looking for any advice out there about who to see as far as a surgeon and your experiences if you've had nerve damage. Thanks everyone
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Hi Annie,
My reponse is similar to Sherry's.
My nerve pain was primarily in my right leg and still is. But the thought is with time it will go away.
My surgeon, Dr. Jeremy Fogelson is an excellent surgeon focusing on Scoliosis. He is at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester Minnesota and the process is the same as what Sherry described.
As I have Osteoporosis, I was on Teriparatide, (generic Forteo), for a year prior to surgery, to build up my bones so that the screws and hardware would hold. This was prescribed by my endocrinologist.
I also want to mention if you call Mayo Clinic Minnesota, a representative will recommend a surgeon based upon what you describe.
Good luck to you in your search and may you get the help that you need. I have complete confidence in Mayo clinic physicians. I have heard miraculous stories from so many patients.
🙏🙏🙏🙏 Nadine
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@annie1 I did not have nerve damage (to the best of my knowledge) although I had a lot of sciatica pain before my surgery. My surgeon, Dr McClendon, is a neurosurgeon at the Phoenix Mayo Clinic. There are several youtube videos of him giving presentations on different surgical methods and different back issues.
He did an amazing job with my back surgery and I am almost 8 months post op and only dealing with the pain of healing from the surgery itself.
If you decide to get an opinion from him, I would recommend that you call his office and send him any X-rays, cat scans, and mri’s that you have and see if he will accept you as a patient. I found that calling his office and checking in, really helped to move things along and they even said they appreciated the communication.
Every time I sent them some imaging, I called to confirm that they received it. This helped because there was an issue receiving my CAT scan and it could’ve been weeks before they got a hold of me looking for it.
I really hope you find the right surgeon to help heal you!😊🙏