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I had decompression surgery without hardware (as I have severe osteoporosis) at level L3-4. That was...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1214207/

I could explore endoscopic foraminotomy

Discussion: Do opioids help with your chronic pain? - Successfully?

Support Group: Chronic Pain

Posted: Jan 15 11:30pm

See a pain specialist in a pain clinic. If you are near a university try their...

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A foraminotomy is a surgery to widen ... Foraminectomy is similar but also involves

Discussion: Rt Leg Pain

Support Group: Spine Health

Posted: Mar 28, 2024

@rayreich3 I am a Mayo cervical spine surgery patient and had a bad disc removed and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/308369/

I found a video that explains a foraminotomy ... The foraminotomy procedure is to remove ... www.spine-health.com/video/cervical-posterior-foraminotomy-video

Discussion: Foraminotomy: Anyone have any experience with this procedure?

Support Group: Spine Health

Posted: Apr 22, 2020

@bayhorse I also have lumbar spinal stenosis L3-S1 (severe at L4-L5) and degenerative disc disease. My...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1106161/

recommend laminectomy and fusion plus foraminotomy

Discussion: Gluteus Maximus tear

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Posted: Jul 15, 2024

@rico2 What levels in your cervical and lumbar spine have disc bulges? Have you read your...

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doing a laminectomy and fusion plus foraminotomy

Discussion: Cervical disks and heaviness and numbness in legs

Support Group: Spine Health

Posted: Jul 15, 2024

@jasmarrie I have lumbar stenosis, degenerative disc disease and neurogenic claudication. This causes pain, weakness and...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1329197/

Foraminotomy: Widening the openings

Discussion: I have just been diagnosed with Spinal Lumbar Stenosis.

Support Group: Spine Health

Posted: Jun 17 12:52pm

@kensie123 I have cervical spondylotic myelopathy/degenerative cervical myelopathy, spinal stenosis, degenerative disc disease, radiculopathy at the...

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They may suggest foraminotomy to make

Discussion: Has anyone had forminal narrowing of vertebrae due to aging?

Support Group: Spine Health

Posted: Dec 10, 2024

Scott22 @Scott22 In reply to artemis1886 I retired 10+ years ago at 60. I retire January...

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Lumbar Laminectomy, Facetectomy and Foraminotomy

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Posted: Apr 18, 2024

Yes I just had a left L1 and L2 Foraminotmies done two weeks ago no fusion....

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Yes I just had a left L1 and L2 Foraminotmies

Discussion: Has anyone had a Foraminotomy ?

Support Group: Spine Health

Posted: Jul 14 12:58am

I had terrible claudication before my lumbar surgery for stenosis many years ago. I wasn't able...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1335250/

I had laminectomies from L3 to L5, foraminotomies

Discussion: Having surgery for Lumbar Stenosis with neurogenic claudication.

Support Group: Spine Health

Posted: Jun 25 8:12pm

I didn't have a fusion. I had multi-level laminectomies, discectomies, and foraminotomies from L3 to L5....

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multi-level laminectomies, discectomies, and foraminotomies

Discussion: Big toe issue

Support Group: Spine Health

Posted: Jul 26 10:52am

annie1, Forteo or Tymlos would make surgery safer for you. You may want to avoid surgery...

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would make the spine less stable after foramenotomy

Discussion: Alternatives to Cortisone injections for foraminal Stenosis

Support Group: Spine Health

Posted: Oct 5, 2024

I had tried all conservative treatments,including about 20 steroid injections over several years. Pain and ineffective...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/684669/

treatments dictated laminectomies, foraminotomies

Discussion: Spondylolisthesis L5/S1

Support Group: Spine Health

Posted: Feb 26, 2022

I have had migraine and other neck related issues. Have you had a flexion xray? Regular...

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I will be getting a foraminotimy but

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Posted: Nov 23, 2024

I had foramenotomy on left neck on two vertebra. I bled too freely during the surgery...

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I had foramenotomy on left neck on two

Discussion: Has anyone had a Foraminotomy ?

Support Group: Spine Health

Posted: Feb 1 11:28pm

I had a foremenotomy years ago and suffered from extreme nerve pain following the surgery. It...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/843987/

I had a foremenotomy years ago and suffered

Discussion: Nerve pain after lumbar forminotomy

Support Group: Spine Health

Posted: Apr 16, 2023

hope you had a great Thanksgiving. So what do they do in a foramintomy and how...

https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1182812/

So what do they do in a foramintomy

Discussion: Has anyone had a Foraminotomy ?

Support Group: Spine Health

Posted: Dec 1, 2024

Does anyone know about endoscopic lumbar forminotomy ? I know I'm spelling it wrong. I already...

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anyone know about endoscopic lumbar forminotomy

Discussion: Minimally invasive tlif

Support Group: Spine Health

Posted: Jan 17 10:05pm

@cachdavid - You are telling my story! Thank you for sharing and I look forward to...

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s unreal. 2015: Left anterior foraminectomy

Discussion: Cervical fusion of C3-C7 after L4-L5 and S1 - What to expect?

Support Group: Spine Health

Posted: May 24, 2024

I had surgery in January 2016. My surgeon did a microdiscectomy, a foramenotomy, and a facetectomy....

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My surgeon did a microdiscectomy, a foramenotomy

Discussion: Has anyone had laminectomy then needed spinal fusion?

Support Group: Spine Health

Posted: Apr 19 6:02pm