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Any realistic alternatives to surgery for severe lumbar stenosis?
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@jpeach pain management also recommended the MILD procedure for me. I couldn’t find very many people who said it worked for them and surgeons really don’t like doing them, My neurosurgeon said it would make things more difficult for him when he did laminectomy/fusion surgery. I’m seeing a surgeon in July for the TOPS procedure. I have a slipped disc at L4-5 with severe stenosis. I’m trying to avoid a fusion.
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@ou14mejc
Thank you for your input.
I just came back from my appt with surgeon and I have to go on RX for osteoporosis for several months before he is willing to do a minimally invasive decompression, but I was shocked to find out it will still involve screws and a fusion. I have several months before I go back to digest everything. What is the TOPS procedure? I have a 70% narrowing in spinal canal. I can walk for 30-40 minutes if I push it.
Good luck with your procedure!