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    I found out last week that my rod is broken. I saw a specialist today and heard a lot of what I have read on this forum! Thanks for all of that! Basically the pain could be from the lack of fusion or from the premature degenerative (sp?) disc that has developed due to the fact that i only have one vertebrate that isn't fused. So I am taking Mobic and seeing him again in 3 months. Basically my options are to leave it be or have everything removed and the unfused spot refused, but that doesnt garantee anything because of my disc problems. So I'm a bit distrought know now that there may be no solution to my problem. But things could be worse and at least the medicine is helping a bit.
    26 year old female
    wore a brace in junior high
    fusion of T4-L4 at 15 years old
    broken hardware at 23 due to failed fusion
    November 10, 2008 hardware removal and fusion of L3-L4

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    Hi Jenlw,

    I did respond to your post earlier and can also do the same thing as you, and I was also told to live with the broken rod unless I had too much pain, but the pain is growing wich is why I'm getting surgery. Too much clicking and grinding and also some inflammation as well as not wanting something broken in my body, besides the fact that my fusion could be faling and I want to add fusion if needed.

    My ortho wants to take out the rod if I don't have a failed fusion(unlikely), or put a new one, wich I'm not too thrilled about. I prefer having the lower piece removed so that the clicking could stop and add fusion if needed. I had a tomogram done with no proof of pseudo arthtritis(failed fusion), but even those tests are not 100% accurate.

    Good luck.
    35 y/old female from Montreal, Canada
    Diagnosed with scoliosis(double major) at age 12, wore Boston brace 4 years at least 23 hours a day-curve progressed
    Surgery age 26 for 60 degree curve in Oct. 1997 by Dr.Max Aebi-fused T5 to L2
    Surgery age 28 for a hook removal in Feb. 1999 by Dr.Max Aebi-pain free for 5 years
    Surgery age 34 in Dec.2005 for broken rod replacement, bigger screws and crosslinks added and pseudarthrosis(non union) by Dr. Jean Ouellet

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      Thanks for the response! Clicking and grinding? Yeah that would be it for me. I don't have that and the pain has lessened with the medication, but I still don't like having something broken in my back. I have another appointment with him in November and figure it can't hurt to take some time to think about it. Thanks again!
      26 year old female
      wore a brace in junior high
      fusion of T4-L4 at 15 years old
      broken hardware at 23 due to failed fusion
      November 10, 2008 hardware removal and fusion of L3-L4

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