fence sitting
Well, I can really relate to this. I will be having surgery in October. I finally moved to the other side of the fence. I waited over 10 years.
I had waited and now wish I hadn't...stuff happened. I wound up getting cancer while waiting and that weakened my bones so much that I can't do ADR, may have issues fusing due to changed bone density and medications and then my facets became shot. Time will tell what comes of it all. I wish you the best whatever you choose.
I don't think they ever mention that things can happen to you to make a possibility of adr or a fusion less likely to work.
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Chemically sensitive disc/Annular tears, DDD, mild bulging, facet arthritus
Dancing accident in 96. tried PT, acupuncture, pilates, pain mgmt. nothing worked. Epidurals, facet blocks, caudal blocks, discogram. Opiates for ten years, oral prednisone, toradol inj. & more.
Two level spinal fusion with BMS, cages, hardware. due to bone density problems from chemotherapy, they had to go in front and back. Surgery Nov. 6, 2010. So far no regrets.
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