I was wondering the same thing Mark. so when my surgeon gets back in town i will ask him if i will just continue having the lowest level become a problem. I don't know if he feels the pain in my butt is coming from L-5 or if he needs it to keep the fractured L-4 stable. He sure couldn't decide so he promised he would on June 4th. I'm really not up for it on one hand , on the other it just seems like surgery is what i do , part of my routine!
i did find out my calcium loss is coming from me peeing it out.My endocrinologist did a certain urine test that i failed miserably. So now i need to go on some type of treatment for bone strength. Wish they had found this out when i was first put on fosomax 7 years ago. I only took it for 3 as the reports came out about osteocronosis of the jaw and i wanted no part of that.
judy
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2007 ACDF 4-7
2008 hip , knee scope, hip replacement
2009 thoracic T-5 thru T-11fusion
2009 VATS T7-8, posterior only T11-12. removal of thoracic hard wear
2010 lung surgery
2010 T2-L2 kyphosis correction
2010 Kyphoplasty T-3, T-4
2011 Cervical osteotomy ,revision C4-T5
2011 Foot surgery
2011 Revision fusion T7 thru L4/laminectomy
2012 Hammertoe correction left foot
2012 Revision fusion T-12 thru L5
2012 Revision fusion L4-L5
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