My daughters incision opened after her 2nd surgery in 2004, done to shorten right rod hoping that was causing her pain. The doctor said the infection was not in the fusion. She had it closed by a plastic surgeon after 4 weeks since her prom was coming up. For a while now she has been on a low dose antibiotic for constant UTI's and kidney infection. Her first UTI was 4 months after 1st surgery (2000). There is no explanation for UTIs by her urologist. (Dr. Boachie-Adjei) Since her back also always hurts she went to a new doctor, and he says an infection could be in the fusion but will not know until he goes in again. He wants to remove here hardware, but says if the fusion did not take he will have to do it all over again. Shes flipping out. In her original surgery they took bone from the bone bank and not from her hip (suggestion by her doctor.) Has anyone ever heard infections coming from the bonebank? or was it a staph infection.
We don't know what to do!!
1st Surgery 7/2000 - Dr. Richard Ulin, NYC
2nd Surgery 5/2004 - Dr. Paul Kuflik, NYC
We don't know what to do!!
1st Surgery 7/2000 - Dr. Richard Ulin, NYC
2nd Surgery 5/2004 - Dr. Paul Kuflik, NYC
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