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Have you heard of new "TOPS" Spine surgery?

Spine Health | Last Active: Apr 28 11:22am | Replies (27)

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How do you know when you have permanent nerve damage? I'm worried about that because I've had stenosis for 7 years and I did have a decompression surgery that only worked for 2 months literally. Now they say I need fusion there's one surgeon who is saying he thinks I could have the tops procedure. Where did you have your surgery done if I might ask since you feel very positive about your surgeon? Thank you and I definitely would like to know how the doctors can tell if you have permanent nerve damage. But your surgery helped I'm assuming?

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@annie1 One of the ways you can tell if you have permanent damage in lumbar spine is when you lose control of your bowels and bladder. I'm sure there are other signs as well, but my doctors always ask me if it's a problem when I have appointments. I understand if that happens, you should get medical help immediately.