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Nevro is an electronic stimulator inserted in the fat of your upper buttocks, with an electrical...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/646132/
insertion was so painful I had it removed ... last lumbar fusion L-1-S-1 and new hardware ... So now its just a matter of time to heal ... up from this very major surgery. ... I feel much better about the surgery
@amywood20 I had an ACDF at Mayo, and I asked that question, and they told me...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/284764/
patients who don't fuse after surgery ... will be pain and exhaustion after surgery ... deadline when you think you should be recovered ... My pain before surgery from my spine ... months because I had a fusion without hardware
Hi! I had a Proximal TPF approximately 11 weeks ago. My ortho doc said bones look...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/170940/
damage that could take up to a year to heal ... such as going up or down stairs and remove ... possibility of going through another surgery ... have seen all positive results from hardware ... removal.
Hi Martin: Thanks for more interesting stuff. I've been using the cast protectors to shower for...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/82974/
As time went on and they refused to heal ... Once that was finally diagnosed, they removed ... had infiltrated the bones beyond the hardware ... free, the temporary place holder was removed ... A nerve block from the first TKA surgery
@janetokin Hello and welcome to Connect. Here we can share our experiences in spine care. I...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/882531/
I am a cervical spine surgery patient ... was titanium, and I did have that removed ... after my ankle healed. ... equate that with a metal allergy, but removing ... should be removed?
I have been reading through these posts and thank you guys for telling your experiences, because...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/921443/
have diaphragm palsy so anything that remotely ... Sometimes (unless it was major surgery ... chopped into my spine or put tons of hardware ... because it hurt, and eventually it healed ... circumstances, so priority one was to remove
@suev Thank you so much for your kind words. My surgeon loved his portrait and the...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/944909/
would be difficult to remove if there ... After a year and a half of healing, ... I had the surgical plates removed and ... I am glad I chose to do spine surgery ... without hardware.
@ajames5 First, let me welcome you to Connect. I am a cervical fusion patient. I see...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/956867/
that you are about 2 months past your surgery ... Is there a plan to follow up remotely ... you will get past all of this as you heal ... but I also had a fusion done without hardware ... scar tissue from the incision had healed
OMgosh, you have really been through it, haven't you. I picked up on your post as...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/898068/
'm wondering if the failure to remove ... ALL the hardware from your knee was ... I needed correction surgery and my ortho ... replaced all components used in the first surgery ... That would include delayed wound healing
@vivianne777 I know this information is a lot to unpack. I think from your earlier comment...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/969239/
was for cervical spinal fusion after removing ... ."
This is the same surgery I ... level, the disc between C5 and C6 was removed ... neck brace for 3 months as the bones healed ... , and did not have any spine hardware
I had to journal about this to figure out why I had a meltdown about recent...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1000945/
May of this year surgery to remove hardware ... It’s taken 7 months for wound to heal
I had an L4-S1 fusion April 2023 the pain got worse but the surgeon said everything’s...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1021983/
but the surgeon said everything’s healed ... I had the surgery because when I bent ... L4 replaced and fused in 2002 then hardware ... removed in 2003.
@lucybunyard Dental materials and metals in them can cause immune problems. I had this situation myself...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1066306/
After removal of all of these fillings ... I had that hardware removed after a ... I didn't just jump to remove my ... grafts, and surgery to place the implants ... in after a hole is drilled in the healed
@annie1 Annie, Your surgeon has to clear you for everything. My guess is that your surgeon...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1013771/
While the incision is healing, they ... think they will evaluate you after surgery ... osteoporosis, and because they will have removed ... I later had the hardware plates removed ... Once you are past the healing time on
Hi, I was wondering if you ever had your hardware removed. My tibial plateau fracture surgery...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/170930/
was wondering if you ever had your hardware ... removed. ... My tibial plateau fracture surgery was ... doctor says it’s probably not the hardware ... but the x-ray shows the the bone healed
@matthewpreston Hello Matthew and welcome to Connect. Ultrasonic scalpels have been discussed as being another tool...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1060046/
The disc had to be removed and there ... My surgery was at Mayo Rochester, and ... and I could have a fusion without hardware ... Hardware can play a role in increasing ... fusion shrinks a little bit as it heals
@cbove2 Hello, I am a Mayo cervical spine surgery patient. May I ask a bit about...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/676723/
Hello, I am a Mayo cervical spine surgery ... I have no hardware; only a donor bone ... Motion preserving hardware can fail. ... Fusion healing and bone growth takes ... I had them removed after I had healed
@don34 Don, along with my fellow mentor, John, I welcome you to Connect. I had so...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/715117/
I had mine removed 9 months ago. ... fracture happened 2 years ago with surgery ... During my healing after surgery it felt ... new ones made since the injury and surgery ... relieve tightness and scar tissue after surgery
@lucky77 Welcome to Connect. I appreciate your detailed explanation and questioning of what is wrong and...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/770021/
cage for a couple weeks before I had surgery ... a half before I had it removed. ... was removed. ... about stem cell injections to help heal ... until at least a year past the last surgery
@sandyzc You do have an extensive story. I know spine surgery has improved a lot in...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/773630/
I asked to do this surgery without hardware ... only a natural donor bone graft and healed ... reviews online and try to have them removed ... Because I had no hardware, I was in ... takes about a year for a fusion to heal
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