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Success stories after lumbar fusion?
Spine Health | Last Active: Oct 28, 2024 | Replies (77)Comment receiving replies
@annie1
Sorry Annie, I was referring to the Intercept procedure. I waiting for over a year for insurance to pay it. I ended up having to give up and $20k for it out of my pocket. When I confronted Dr. Mcadea of the Indiana spine group. He said oh well and ghosted me. I am now bed ridden. If I stand on a hardwood floor for 10 minutes, I am in so much pain that I have to sit down.
After numerous rhizomes, spinal lumbar injection. I am no better. I take Belbuca of the pain with so so outcomes.
I was at a spinal surgeon today and he recommended that I look at the Revive procedure. I guarantee I will be researching that for months before I do that. Please be careful, I thought I had nothing to worry about. I am with the best spine doctor. YaYa Da I trusted him only to come to the conclusion that doctors ate no different than any of business. They need to sell procedures to pay off their $1 million day medical school debt.
Research the doctors. Ask them what is the success rate. If the procedure fails then what next.
I wish you the best. If you have any other questions let me know.
God Bless,
Seán
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@sonygardi
None of the ones I've been to will tell me they're success rate. They are very general about it like oh this is common procedure I do it all the time etc etc. I just found a medical advocate who I have to pay but has worked with surgeons in the OR and saw what goes on. He's pretty full I just found him and he said he was very full and I haven't even started yet I just had the consultation this evening. Let me see how it goes and if you were interested I could pass along his information I just want to get a few sessions in as he said he's getting very full up. I'm so sorry that that happened to you that's just awful.
@sonygardi
They never told me any exact figures for a success rate or failure. I think I mentioned that before. I saw a surgeon on Tuesday about fusion and he told me he did 125 fusions in a year I don't know if he meant this year which would be almost like a fast food restaurant so he must have meant for a whole year. He wouldn't give me success rate he just told me it was a common procedure his bread and butter. Have you been able to get more exact information about success rates?
@sonygardi if your belbuca is not keeping your pain in check maybe you need an increase in your dose? I use Buprenorphine Patch on my skin instead of Belbuca in the mouth and I required an increase within 2 weeks of starting it years ago. I’m on 20mcg/hour and it works well for me.
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@sonygardi
Sorry for the misspelling. I am tired. I am here to help.