I saw my surgeon this morning. I had my fusion on 8/25/09, T-3 to L-3. I have been in an annoying amount of pain, high in the fusion, daily. So, he is removing all hardware on Nov 2 (with a possible re-instrumentation then, if he finds obvious non-union at that time) and then will do a repeat CT 6 - 12 mos later to check for fusion, and if there is a non-union, re-fuse that area.
From what I've read here, if there is no reinstrumentation, my recovery should be 4 - 6 weeks. . .not bad, compared to the fusion surgery.
From what I've read here, if there is no reinstrumentation, my recovery should be 4 - 6 weeks. . .not bad, compared to the fusion surgery.
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