went to NYC today to see Dr Lonner...in his new office on 2nd and 43rd st with fancy security i dont like & almost busted thru by accident! ...but i digress....
the good news is, my curves are essentially the same..thoracic 42, lumbar 61...the bad news is my discs are worse...
the good news is Dr Lonner can do minimal invasive like the LA doctor...2 or 3 small incisions on side, clean out discs and put in spacers (which he said are really cages, but "call them spacers if you like...same exact thing")....then put in rods and screws thru back using "poking thru" as incisions....would do all in same day, rather than 2 separate days as LA doctor does...said he would use some BMP i think....says very little blood loss, though i would need to have some on hand ...he said EVERYONE cuts thru muscles, no matter what they say ...but this method keeps that to a minimum....
the bad news is, he would go to pelvis, while LA doctor would stop at sacrum...Dr L. said he could "try" (if i want him to)to stop at sacrum once he opens me and looks, but feels he would need to go to pelvis for support, and casue i have lousy bones (osteopenia)...some folks on forum warned me going to pelvis would probably be better...
the bad news is i weighed in at 94.5 pounds & he gave me lab orders to test for chance of malnutrition...& also to see his pain mangement doctor....i dont/cant eat cause of pain meds....
also, for first time i was told, when i asked, that i need some "otomies", as i called them...Dr L. said a couple of osteotomies, and a couple of lamenotomies or ...ectomies or whatever....he was also excited about something on my back he could make straighter...i was a little dazed by then and he was talking to a doctor who was visiting him....
anyway, sorry i rambled so long...but this is first time i am seriously serious about scheduling surgery...depending on timing...
and the good news is...it is with a doctor i like very much (& have known several yrs) who does minimal lumbar, who takes my insurance...
if you're still reading...thanks very much for listening!
jess
the good news is, my curves are essentially the same..thoracic 42, lumbar 61...the bad news is my discs are worse...
the good news is Dr Lonner can do minimal invasive like the LA doctor...2 or 3 small incisions on side, clean out discs and put in spacers (which he said are really cages, but "call them spacers if you like...same exact thing")....then put in rods and screws thru back using "poking thru" as incisions....would do all in same day, rather than 2 separate days as LA doctor does...said he would use some BMP i think....says very little blood loss, though i would need to have some on hand ...he said EVERYONE cuts thru muscles, no matter what they say ...but this method keeps that to a minimum....
the bad news is, he would go to pelvis, while LA doctor would stop at sacrum...Dr L. said he could "try" (if i want him to)to stop at sacrum once he opens me and looks, but feels he would need to go to pelvis for support, and casue i have lousy bones (osteopenia)...some folks on forum warned me going to pelvis would probably be better...
the bad news is i weighed in at 94.5 pounds & he gave me lab orders to test for chance of malnutrition...& also to see his pain mangement doctor....i dont/cant eat cause of pain meds....
also, for first time i was told, when i asked, that i need some "otomies", as i called them...Dr L. said a couple of osteotomies, and a couple of lamenotomies or ...ectomies or whatever....he was also excited about something on my back he could make straighter...i was a little dazed by then and he was talking to a doctor who was visiting him....
anyway, sorry i rambled so long...but this is first time i am seriously serious about scheduling surgery...depending on timing...
and the good news is...it is with a doctor i like very much (& have known several yrs) who does minimal lumbar, who takes my insurance...
if you're still reading...thanks very much for listening!
jess
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