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Doctor recommended l4-5, l5-s1 fusion. What'll my life be like?

Posted by reidy @reidy, Feb 16 11:00pm

I am 80 years old.Whats my life going to be like.

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abettera1961 | @abettera1961 | 2 days ago
In reply to @bassetmom "@abettera1961 Brian, if you are going to Northwestern anyway, perhaps you could make an appointment with..." + (show)
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@abettera1961 Brian, if you are going to Northwestern anyway, perhaps you could make an appointment with Dr. Tyler Koski, neurosurgeon. I have heard he is excellent. Maybe he could give you a second/third/fourth opinion. I don't think it could hurt considering all you have been through and are facing.

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@bassetmom ty makes sense

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rdg60 | @rdg60 | 22 hours ago

I just joined this conversation, am I allowed to post a conclusion of my CT scan?

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Lisa Lucier, Moderator | @lisalucier | 20 hours ago
In reply to @rdg60 "I just joined this conversation, am I allowed to post a conclusion of my CT scan?" + (show)
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I just joined this conversation, am I allowed to post a conclusion of my CT scan?

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@rdg60 - of course. If you can paraphrase in lay language, all the better.

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rdg60 | @rdg60 | 12 hours ago
In reply to @lisalucier "@rdg60 - of course. If you can paraphrase in lay language, all the better." + (show)
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@rdg60 - of course. If you can paraphrase in lay language, all the better.

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loriesco | @loriesco | 42 minutes ago

Mine was great. I was 61 when I had it. Took 5 months to heal and one year to forget I had it. Now, 8 years later I'm looking at going back for more. Ask your doctors team to tell you what the other surgery results are like. Depends on how active you are and will be in your own recovery - and exactly what they are fixing.

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