Kathy, it is supposed to be 3-5 days in the hospital, and 6 weeks on crutches. I certainly don't mean to minimize it at all, but after the other very invasive surgeries I have had, this sounds much more realistic for me to tackle. If that makes any sense. Surgery is still surgery, any way you cut the pie, but I have great hopes for this surgery. I'll remark more about it on a new thread, so as not to hijack your thread.
Best wishes to you too!
Cindylou
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bicycle accident 6/01: 2 compression fractures @ T12-L1; vertibroplasty; 4/06: right hip labral tear & arthroscopic repair; 4/07: lumbar prodiscs @ 3 levels, L3-6 by Dr. Bertagnoli; 7/02/08: ALIF L6-S1; 7/30/08: reopened to remove bone cement, leaked onto S1 nerve root; 8/08: pulmonary embolism, double pneumonia, collapsed left lung, pleurisy, pleural effusion; ALIF fusion complete; 3/10/09: SI Joint Fusion by Dr. Stark; Jury still out.
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Two Weeks Until Surgery!
03-06-2009, 03:47 AM
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