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If your spinal condition shows obliterated lamina a laminectomy is in order which is not untypical...
in order which is not untypical for spine ... surgery. ... You may be able to get away with minimally ... invasive procedure and if it’s only ... Make surgery your last resort.
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Feb 23 11:08am
I will say you need to pace yourself and mitigate risk. That is different for everyone....
The important part is to minimize the ... like for me as I was waiting for my surgery ... biking to keep it below 120 and no fast spikes ... Got my estate in order just incase something ... ability and now 4 months after my surgery
Support Group: Aortic Aneurysms
Posted: Feb 7 8:18pm
@jlssurplus Absolutely. Research and advocate for yourself always. That being said, I have to report that...
scooping out the ligament around the spine ... He will be doing another minimally invasive ... Certainly not going for surgery.
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Jan 19 4:30pm
Hi, this is my first time to post. I’ve had chronic back pain since I was...
finally found a good doctor who did minimally ... invasive back surgery, fusing L4-5. ... I have scoliosis in my lower spine,
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Sep 3, 2025
I had what is called a minimally invasive spinal fusion of L3. He did the surgery...
I had what is called a minimally invasive ... He did the surgery through my left side ... removed the disc and inserted rods in my spine ... The surgery took less than an hour and
Posted: Aug 24, 2025
Hopefully you haven't had a open spine surgery. My story is long but after seeing 7...
Hopefully you haven't had a open spine ... surgery least invasive spine surgery ... All these other surgeons say we do minimal ... invasive surgery. ... I don't feel are minimal.
@denman55 Is your pain localized to your back only? What has your surgeon said about your...
take a full year or longer for your spine ... vs minimally invasive)? ... Nerves in your spine get really irritated ... The MRI of your spine today will help ... reassurance during your continued spine
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Nov 2, 2024
The two surgeries: was one to put a cage on the anterior part of the lower...
The two surgeries: was one to put a ... on the anterior part of the lower spine ... that, but I’m leery of having two surgeries ... The other surgeon wants to do a minimally ... invasive approach.
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Jun 30, 2024
@katie215 From what I have seen online about the Laser Spine Institute, it looks like lasers...
I have seen online about the Laser Spine ... removal and because what they do is minimally ... invasive, they can't actually see ... Minimally invasive and lasers aren&#39 ... Spine surgery is quite expensive if
@suerc Hi! I've had disc replacement at C5/6. It was minimally invasive. Since I had the...
It was minimally invasive. ... Since I had the surgery first thing ... This surgery was done at the end of ... It was also minimally invasive. ... replacement was not an option in the L-spine
@suerc, I would like to invite @doug2018 and @james2189 who have talked about having 3 level...
although I cannot speak on whether it was minimally ... invasive for them or not. ... talked about having an outpatient spine ... surgery.
Hi I have been suffering from cervical spine pain, impingment since Aug 2022. I had minimally...
have been suffering from cervical spine ... I had minimally invasive disc repair ... laser surgery in Florida in Aug 2023 ... neurosurgeon recommendation After surgery ... massaging on both sides of my cervical spine
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Dec 2, 2023
Hi SZ, I'm sorry for the pain you are going through. I've had both knees replaced,...
that can sometimes be treated via minimally-invasive ... arthroscopic surgery. ... replaced hip, and a horrible lumbar spine
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: May 12 5:35am
@llander1966 I had what I believe is this exact procedure end of October 2025. Didn't help...
or 8 level pain around left side of spine ... this was my third surgery in 25 years ... I agreed to do this minimally invasive
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Feb 21 12:16pm
I'm trying to find out who knows what these numbers mean. I feel at the end...
The neuro surgeon who would do a minimally ... invasive laminotomy said the below ... the surgeon who warned me against surgery ... ======================== AP Spine ... at 95% confidence level, LSC for AP Spine
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Feb 17, 2024
Hi jthomas458, How are you? I am sorry to hear about your condition. I think that...
Laser surgery for spine has been around ... relief from his procedures which are minimally ... invasive because he repairs the disc ... muscles and bones are cut, that it was minimally ... invasive, that was an outpatient procedure
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Sep 14, 2023
Hope you’re having a better day. I have a similar degenerative disc disease in the lumbar...
degenerative disc disease in the lumbar spine ... most of my practice, I gave in to minimally ... invasive surgery to remove a cist and
@juliedyan Hello and welcome to Connect. Hopefully some other back surgery members who are older will...
I am a spine surgery patient which for ... The recovery from a lumbar spine surgery ... Adding a fusion to that is more invasive ... Especially after spine surgery, you ... have to do everything you can to minimize
Support Group: Spine Health
Posted: Aug 12, 2023
@victoriah Fusions were done without hardware and patients wore neck braces before the plates were invented....
Laser spine surgery is limited in what ... disk has herniated outside of the spine ... Minimally invasive surgery might have ... Minimally invasive surgery sounds better ... that describes the problems with your spine
Support Group: Brain & Nervous System
Posted: Aug 17, 2022
Has anyone had their spine checked out for pinched nerve? I spent 9 1/2 years short...
Has anyone had their spine checked out ... spent 9 1/2 years short of breath upon minimal ... I had so many work ups that were invasive ... out why I was short of breath with minimal ... finally if he could do an X-ray of my spine
Support Group: Lung Health
Posted: Jul 15, 2022