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I have severe thoratic and lumbar stenosis . I have elected to do a minimally invasive...
I have elected to do a minimally invasive ... Laminectomy on the Thoracic spine L4 ... I feel this surgery will be sufficient
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Feb 25 3:36pm
Hopefully my last update for a long time. I just saw another neurosurgeon who basically said...
neurosurgeon who basically said my spine ... some issues that he could help with minimally ... invasive decompression surgery, but ... have held off even if he suggested surgery ... that is improving from stretching my spine
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Jul 24, 2024
Thank you all for your replies, very helpful. I live in a smaller community about 3...
We have only one orthopedic spine surgeon ... does a tremendous amount of spinal surgeries ... spend a few days in hospital after surgery ... I am praying mine will be minimally ... invasive from the back, but won'
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: May 8, 2019
@lioness Thank you so much for even finding me tonight and responding. No surgery. Too complicated...
No surgery. ... Too complicated for minimally invasive ... My assessment at Laser Spine Institute ... enough support bone; requiring further surgery
@rose4622 Hi Rose: Thank you for the additional information about your surgery. This is often called...
" and sounds like a minimally invasive ... (Minimally-Invasive Retro-Sigmoid Craniotomy ... "keyhole" craniotomy) is a minimally-invasive ... Meningiomas Metastatic brain or spine ... vestibular schwannomas), brain or spine
@predictable , @kanaazpereira as I already posted in the past 2 years, I had mitralvalve repair...
2 years, I had mitralvalve repair (minimal ... invasive) .they planned a surgical ... notice any A-Fib's after my heart surgery ... continue the bloodthinner (Eliquis) in spite
Posted: Mar 5, 2018
I had the M.I.L.D. procedure on L4-L5 on December 12. Today marks five weeks since the...
invasive procedures because they do ... As a gymnast you had some surgeries, ... so could some other aspect of your spine ... I am 89 years old, never had any surgeries ... I plan to have another minimally invasive
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Jan 20 3:11pm
In 2007, I had “minimally invasive microneuro” surgery at Allegheny Hosp by Dr Hae Dong Jo,...
In 2007, I had “minimally invasive microneuro ... ” surgery at Allegheny Hosp by Dr Hae ... neuro surgeon, to do this type of surgery ... sl on the nerves coming out of the spine ... It was probably bc my surgery took four
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Nov 18, 2024
@elainep Hello, thank you for your story. And I have to say, traveling to the future...
When dealing with back/spine surgery ... The surgeon fused my spine at L5-S1 ... a teaching professor, who designs minimally ... invasive procedures for other doctors ... researched schedules physical therapy after spine
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: May 13 10:53am
Hi. I am a 62-year-old male living on Long Island, NY. I suffered a fracture &...
Emergency surgery. ... spinal surgeons dealing with diseased spines ... 5th opinions from some of the top spine ... as Minimally Invasive Surgery is the ... , I have had 2 heart attacks and a mini
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Aug 25, 2019
@oveanlover1224 Hi! I had an minamally invasive surgery for my t11 to l4 fusion last December....
I had an minamally invasive surgery ... Minimally invasive surgery requires ... on the correction needed for your spine ... My second opinion led me to a minimally ... invasive surgery, versus open surgery
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Oct 10, 2025
See a pain specialist in a pain clinic. If you are near a university try their...
They are more familiar with minimally ... invasive possibilities than surgeons ... guess that you lived with unstable spine ... Facet joint surgery. ... Lamina surgery.
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Mar 28, 2024
If my comment comes up twice, I briefly left the page and it was gone! It...
A minimally invasive laminotomy is about ... A laminectomy is open surgery and the ... A laminectomy does not bring the spine ... Doing a minimally invasive laminotomy ... Most back surgeries are elective.
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Feb 22, 2024
@annie1 I'm so sorry they are not taking the time to address your concerns and I...
how big your incision will be for minimally ... invasive surgery or how many incisions ... My surgery was not minimally invasive ... believe my symptoms were connected to my spine
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Feb 11, 2024
Thanks again. They say the surgeon will be doing minimally invasive surgery and I am curious...
They say the surgeon will be doing minimally ... invasive surgery and I am curious can ... they see into my spine with that?
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Feb 11, 2024
@djliang Hello and welcome to Connect. I am a cervical spine fusion patient, and yes, the...
I am a cervical spine fusion patient ... Right after surgery, it is like one ... can be done minimally invasive. ... That could not be done as minimally ... invasive.
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Jul 26, 2023
Data suggests that most open back laminectomy surgeries are unnecessary. Removing bone is not good for...
suggests that most open back laminectomy surgeries ... not good for the stability of the spine ... integrity which results in followup surgery ... It is minimal invasive i.e. no cutting ... problems as I cannot visualize how my spine
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Nov 21, 2022
Hi Nadine! I wasn’t diagnosed with Scoliosis until Dec 2023 following an xray. My doctor told...
So my surgery in Dec 2024 was my first ... hopefully last one🙏 I follow the spine ... He also specializes in minimally invasive ... surgery which takes a lot more time ... and work than an open surgery.
@sherrym25 Hi Sherry, I just read your last post and I'm so happy for you. I...
Also you procedure was minimally invasive ... provides a good foundation for my full spine ... year ago now I think I need a full spine ... but if I do I want it done with the minimally ... invasive procedure if that is possible
Find a neurosurgeon and get one who does minimally invasive and or ultrasonic surgery for spinal...
neurosurgeon and get one who does minimally ... invasive and or ultrasonic surgery ... Check university of minnesota spine ... surgeons or TC spine in minneapolis ... mn ir minnesota brain and spine.
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: May 1, 2025