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MILD procedure scheduled. Comments, please?

Posted by letswalkagain101 @letswalkagain101, May 12, 2024

My mom is 87 years old, and she has had Spinal Stenosis for years. Her MRI shows severe stenosis on L2-L3, L3-L4, and L4-L5. It is now that she has become unable to walk without a cane and walker. She's much slower now and much more pain. Her doctor recommended the minimal invasive lumbar decompression (MILD) procedure to clear out the stenosis area. I'd like to know if anyone has had this procedure done. If so, how was recovery after procedure (quick and easy? long and hard?), and did the procedure work for you....a little, a lot? Please post your comments....she is presently scheduled for the procedure on May 23, 2024.

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mrjayb | @mrjayb | Jun 22 9:53am
In reply to @lisalucier "Hi @gioanna - welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. You mentioned interest in whether the MILD procedure..." + (show)
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Hi @gioanna - welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. You mentioned interest in whether the MILD procedure could be done at 6 to 7 levels at a time.

Will you share more about your background with this, such as when you were diagnosed and what symptoms you've faced so far?

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@lisalucier had it done, didn't work, have an appt for Aurora zip procedure, which I think will do the job

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Lisa Lucier, Moderator | @lisalucier | Jun 23 2:30pm
In reply to @mrjayb "@lisalucier had it done, didn't work, have an appt for Aurora zip procedure, which I think..." + (show)
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@lisalucier had it done, didn't work, have an appt for Aurora zip procedure, which I think will do the job

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@mrjayb - sorry to hear that the MILD procedure did not work for you. In case you've not yet seen it, I also wanted to point out a Mayo Clinic Connect discussion related to the Aurora zip spacer you mentioned:

- Familiar with the Aurora Zip Spacer? https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/aurora-zip-spacer/

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gioanna | @gioanna | Jun 23 6:13pm
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@lisalucier had it done, didn't work, have an appt for Aurora zip procedure, which I think will do the job

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@mrjayb Just watched an informative video about treatments for spinal stenosis. Looks like the ZIP is the only minimally invasive procedure which can target all 3 areas of stenosis (central, foraminal and lateral recess) in order to avoid a traditional fusion or destabilizing the spine with only decompression lami. Didn’t say if it can be done at multiple levels during the same procedure.

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mrjayb | @mrjayb | 6 days ago
In reply to @gioanna "@mrjayb Just watched an informative video about treatments for spinal stenosis. Looks like the ZIP is..." + (show)
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@mrjayb Just watched an informative video about treatments for spinal stenosis. Looks like the ZIP is the only minimally invasive procedure which can target all 3 areas of stenosis (central, foraminal and lateral recess) in order to avoid a traditional fusion or destabilizing the spine with only decompression lami. Didn’t say if it can be done at multiple levels during the same procedure.

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@gioanna
I'm seeing Dr. in August, and from what I read, it can be done in multiple levels during the same procedure. The Doctor I'm seeing is Steven Fawloski, a neurosurgeon in Lancaster, Pa.

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