Myth Buster

[Crystal33]

Unfortunately I don't think any spine surgery is certain of being done safely. And the more significant the procedure the less safe it becomes. There are probably 101 risks that must be successfully managed in ADR surgery to prevent bad patient outcome. Being 100% safe = avoiding hospital.

Even minor spine surgery sometimes has bad outcomes I recently discovered. There was recent discussion about percutaneous disectomy being less invasive, more safe, etc... I later read some bad patient experiences on doctor ratings website. Feel sorry for the people.

If you cannot avoid surgery all that can be done is try to get best doctor and best facilities to be as safe as you can. I think you made a good choice in Dr Reagan. I read he uses a separate vascular surgeon. I think having a patient advocate, including in O.R., would be an additional plus imo.