Please, I would love to hear from others with Kyphosis....does not seem as many in the United States
90 degrees Kyphosis Age 44 with Degenerative Discs.
Surgery - two bars with screws and fuse from T2-L2
Both opinions were about the same.
Ivan Chen was a little more realistic with me than Jeffrey Coe.
----Risks are higher with Kyphosis because of the amount of fusion that needs to take place.. could mean that areas surronding could degenerate faster
uhmm but of course like everything else they need to label all risks
----It will be AT least 6 months before I can return to my active life style
----BMP which is hoping to replace bone grafts is still in the experimental stage so does not want to take the risk.
--- Wants me to be 100% sure....well that is the difficult thing...kind of damn if I do damn if I dont...can't say for sure if it will progress further if I dont have the surgery or if the degeneration will get worse if I do or dont!!!
Another good Dr. is from UCSF Dr Berven but I can't get an appointment to talk to him until Jan.
I have decided to go with Ivan Chen over Jeffrey Coe because of the hospital. Jeffrey Coe only has affiliations with a small older hospital in Los Gatos, CA
Ivan Chen is very young but has performed 20 Kyphosis surgeries...mainly in Missouri so I asked for a couple of email address of people that are recovering for at least a year to chat with.
90 degrees Kyphosis Age 44 with Degenerative Discs.
Surgery - two bars with screws and fuse from T2-L2
Both opinions were about the same.
Ivan Chen was a little more realistic with me than Jeffrey Coe.
----Risks are higher with Kyphosis because of the amount of fusion that needs to take place.. could mean that areas surronding could degenerate faster
uhmm but of course like everything else they need to label all risks
----It will be AT least 6 months before I can return to my active life style
----BMP which is hoping to replace bone grafts is still in the experimental stage so does not want to take the risk.
--- Wants me to be 100% sure....well that is the difficult thing...kind of damn if I do damn if I dont...can't say for sure if it will progress further if I dont have the surgery or if the degeneration will get worse if I do or dont!!!
Another good Dr. is from UCSF Dr Berven but I can't get an appointment to talk to him until Jan.
I have decided to go with Ivan Chen over Jeffrey Coe because of the hospital. Jeffrey Coe only has affiliations with a small older hospital in Los Gatos, CA
Ivan Chen is very young but has performed 20 Kyphosis surgeries...mainly in Missouri so I asked for a couple of email address of people that are recovering for at least a year to chat with.
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