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Lumbar laminectomy/fusion patients with osteopororis?
Spine Health | Last Active: Jul 30 8:53pm | Replies (4)Comment receiving replies
I've been seeing a urologist for the past two years. He diagnosed a mild bladder problem (i.e., urgency, nocturia) which may or may not have neurogenic origins. Urodynamics testing can uncover evidence of such issues, but rarely does it explain the cause.
Either way, the problem's been reasonably well managed by medication. And the urologist is definitely tracking my condition.
But yes, you're correct: if the stenosis gets worse, that could indeed translate into deteriorating bladder functioning, assuming (in my case) there's a casual link between the conditions. I guess time will tell.
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I recently intereviewed a doctor for similar surgery only, mine would involve fusion from t-10 to s1. I do not have osteoporosis but have a very low reading of osteopenia in one area of my spine. The Doctor would not proceed with surgery until I went on Tymlos for 3 months then annother bone building medication for six more. If I had osteoporosis, I would have given pause to the Tymlos treatment plan. The most common failure with spinal fusion is screws pulling out. It would be better for you to get on a treatment plan as soon as possible because it takes six months to a year for bene density to improve.
My decision to not go on the Tymlos treatment plan was because my density readings didn't merit any medication and this doctor was the only one who was pushing for it.
The bladder issues may or may not be related to the disc degeneration, your surgeon should be able to connect the dots on that. Good Luck!