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Well, I just got back from the new surgeon's office. Here is what I learned:
-rods are broken at L4 and L5 (no surprise there)
-I have lost some correction at that level
-L4 and L5 is showing little to no healing from xrays taken after the surgery
-The rods have ground down on the left side a fair amount from scraping and grinding
-some minor nerve damage (thats just par for the course at this point)
-spondylothesis at the same level
So, since going through the front (too high a risk for aterial blood clots with a 2nd anterior fusion), and the side (pelvis is too uneven and its too low to get to) are not an option, they'll have to wade through 5 surgeries worth of scar tissue. He wants to put spacers in, a cage, more BMPs, replace the lower portion of the rods, and use special connectors to connect the upper and lower portions, and possibly pull out the pelvic bolts if they seem to be causing issues.
I'll be going for a second opinion, most likely at the Minneapolis Spine Center.
Thats all I know for now.
-rods are broken at L4 and L5 (no surprise there)
-I have lost some correction at that level
-L4 and L5 is showing little to no healing from xrays taken after the surgery
-The rods have ground down on the left side a fair amount from scraping and grinding
-some minor nerve damage (thats just par for the course at this point)
-spondylothesis at the same level
So, since going through the front (too high a risk for aterial blood clots with a 2nd anterior fusion), and the side (pelvis is too uneven and its too low to get to) are not an option, they'll have to wade through 5 surgeries worth of scar tissue. He wants to put spacers in, a cage, more BMPs, replace the lower portion of the rods, and use special connectors to connect the upper and lower portions, and possibly pull out the pelvic bolts if they seem to be causing issues.
I'll be going for a second opinion, most likely at the Minneapolis Spine Center.
Thats all I know for now.
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