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@hat My , you have been through a lot. Is your husband recovered enough so you...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/764261/
Is your husband recovered enough so ... weeks until the incision was well healed ... I had no hardware. ... I also did this at age 59, so your healing ... One thing that helped me recover well
@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
@amberrose I don't know if minimally invasive surgery is possible for decompression of the spinal cord....
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/668190/
They have to be able to remove ostheophytes ... after removing the disc that is bad ... weeks, and by 6 weeks, the incision is healed ... that because I could avoid having hardware ... Often with hardware, surgeons may place
@johnbishop I don’t mind sharing at all, but do want to preface my response with two...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/646692/
years ago; and (2) I am in the early healing ... there and he agreed to (thankfully) remove ... the hardware. ... was successfully removed and I immediately ... removed, my upper airway was even more
@ray666 Detail is good. Other opinions are useful in a few ways. You may get several...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/629216/
opinions in agreement of the need for surgery ... different manufacturers of spinal hardware ... prefer to use a bone graft because it heals ... for me the best choice of all was no hardware ... curve correction" but that also removes
My injury will be a year in two weeks. I’m back in PT, but I’m starting...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/615887/
My Dr won’t consider removal until next ... Everyone heals differently and not everyone ... has to have the hardware removed. ... It’s a same day surgery at a surgery ... extent of the injury, pain from the hardware
Good afternoon @ddsack, I think you can count on it....no sharp pain. I have had TKR...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/607578/
I have had TKR and 4 shoulder surgeries ... a bit more going on with the "hardware ... the "sling" immobilizer was removed ... This surgery was such a gift......it ... You will heal and be totally free of
@faithgirl30 I am sorry your Mayo experience was disappointing. I think your physician doesn't know what...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/328085/
fusion, I chose to do that without hardware ... likely have them removed next year ... Healing from surgery takes a lot of ... pattern, and what type of surgical hardware ... can be tested for surgical implant hardware
@caligirlian I can sure relate. I broke my ankle (both tibia and fibula) in a compound...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/223805/
my body to stop feeling pain at the surgery ... The trauma of breaking the bones and surgery ... nerves are inflamed by an injury, they heal ... bothered me next summer, he could remove ... the hardware.
The only time I ever heard about screws coming loose was in the case of a...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/285695/
The hardware can break and the joints ... In my case, the fusion formed and healed ... After the fusion healed, I had the hardware ... removed. ... , as it necessitates another major surgery
@red3 Ruth Ann, that's a great question. I think there are many surgeons who will only...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/281754/
surgeon said a fusion shrinks as it heals ... replacement which helps with bone healing ... to accept the bone spurs that were removed ... during surgery, and those seeded bone ... growth for healing.
I was just going to inquire if anyone else had issues with the cranial hardware. A...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1296357/
anyone else had issues with the cranial hardware ... A part of my incision wasn’t healing ... to remove a cranial plate. ... Two cranial plates were removed and ... It caused a setback in healing and I
@sandav Welcome to Connect. You have been through a lot. I don't know if a steroid...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1223913/
serious ankle fracture that had 3 surgeries ... stabilization cage, internal fixation, removal ... of hardware later). ... about 3 or 4 hours from the injury to surgery ... Peripheral nerves do sometimes heal
@upstatephil Hello and I want to welcome you to Connect! The good news about having lower...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/807169/
Removing and replacing discs with cages ... the fusion with bone spurs that are removed ... It took about 3 months to heal and for ... The incision heals in about 6 weeks. ... of that time because I opted for no hardware
I had Anterior cervical and Posterior Lumbar fusions, 10 years apart with the first one being...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1308681/
A very tough surgery and I agree with ... The hardware doesn't last forever ... arthritis and excruciating pain, they removed ... Just walking around will make you heal
@heatherm My direct experience with spinal fusion surgery is for a fusion at C5/C6. That is...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/326156/
direct experience with spinal fusion surgery ... This is critical for lumbar surgery. ... critical to the success or failure of the hardware ... trauma from the surgical path and the healing ... helped take away pain after I was recovered
My implants and teeth are Zirconium which is a ceramic that does not have metal in...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1266731/
I've also been through spine surgery ... at Mayo to be done without hardware ... I stayed in a neck brace while it healed ... my thyroid condition improved after removing ... When I came to Mayo for spine surgery
@cockatoolady Recovery after surgery to remove hardware should be a lot easier than recovery after fracture...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1143556/
@cockatoolady Recovery after surgery ... to remove hardware should be a lot ... than recovery after fracture fixation surgery ... It sounds like the path to better healing ... Removing the hardware got me back to
@denman55 I am a 55 year old female who just had lumbar surgery to decompress/fuse L3-L5...
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1124044/
I did have hardware put in. ... C6 with hardware in January 2022. ... Did you do anything while recovering ... twist in a way that impacted spine healing ... anything heavier than 10 pounds while recovering
@jennylynn74 Please listen to @mitfit! I have had 5 hip surgeries, and every recovery was different....
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/964592/
I have had 5 hip surgeries, and every ... at 4-6 weeks-
- Your incision is healed ... muscles, tendons and nerves are still healing ... and tightening up to hold the new hardware ... Good luck with your surgery.
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