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What's your experience with Vertiflex Superion Implant?
Spine Health | Last Active: Nov 16 9:06am | Replies (339)Comment receiving replies
Thank you for your very detailed response. I have a lot of concern regarding the pain you experience weeks after the procedure. Do you find that is typical of the veriflex procedure? I have had no prior back surgeries, only steroid injections and RF ablation, which provided temporary relief. Right now I have pain on standing and walking, and am limited to walking about 100 yards even using a cane. However I have no pain sitting or sleeping. I hate to think I would have the procedure to improve walking only to find I have enduring pain that affects sleeping. My pain doctor says that he has performed numerous veriflex procedures and has had less than 5 patients who were unhappy with the results
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One thing about the vertiflex procedure is you HAVE to be sure not to bend, lift, or twist for 6 weeks. So it is helpful to have someone available to help you. I never experienced any pain afterward. Except my rib cage was very tender. The dr said he had never heard anyone complain about that, And I felt somewhat better a few weeks out. It has been 3 months and I still feel pretty good for the most part. I am mainly concerned how long this will last. I have experienced feeling much better several months after my previous surgeries but after a couple of years I end up having stenosis in other parts of my spine. My dr. did say that when you have the vertiflex inserted the steroid shots work better. And sometimes it takes more than one to be inserted. I think medicare pays for a total of 3. I see him on May 19th so I will be able to tell you more probably after that. But feel free to ask me anything else before then.