1. < Spine Health
Profile picture for letswalkagain101

MILD Procedure scheduled,,,I want your 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 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.

Interested in more discussions like this? Go to the Spine Health Support Group.

Profile picture for 2muchpain2bear
2muchpain2bear | @2muchpain2bear | Oct 31, 2025
In reply to @tonyst "The mild procedure, or minimally invasive lumbar decompression, is a surgical treatment for lumbar spinal stenosis,..." + (show)
Profile picture for tonyst @tonyst

The mild procedure, or minimally invasive lumbar decompression, is a surgical treatment for lumbar spinal stenosis, a condition where the spinal canal narrows, putting pressure on the spinal nerves. It's a minimally invasive outpatient procedure that removes excess bone and ligament tissue to create more space in the spinal canal, relieving pressure and pain.

Jump to this post

@tonyst Hello Tony, have you had the MILD procedure or spinal surgery?

REPLY
1 reply
Profile picture for tonyst
tonyst | @tonyst | Nov 1, 2025
In reply to @2muchpain2bear "@tonyst Hello Tony, have you had the MILD procedure or spinal surgery?" + (show)
Profile picture for 2muchpain2bear @2muchpain2bear

@tonyst Hello Tony, have you had the MILD procedure or spinal surgery?

Jump to this post

@2muchpain2bear
I was getting it set up, but i have a doctor that wont clear me to have it. Long story short - i have had both hips replaced with a total of 4 revisions. The doctor says i am a prime candidate for a periprosthetic infection

REPLY
View MoreView Less
Please sign in or register to post a reply.