A lot of the postings on these boards have got me wondering how well informed we are before surgery. For example, I was never told that, once the vertebrae were fused, the unfused ones would have to take the strain; that I would have areas of permanent numbness; that my torso would twist round as my spine was straightened.
Almost everyone here has a lot of pain despite having had the ops, yet the consultants seem to give the impression that all our problems will be fixed by the surgery. Is this just because we aren't followed up after the first year or so, so they don't actually find out about problems in later life? Or are they only concerned with the immediate results of the surgery and the often impressive 'before' and 'after' photos?
Almost everyone here has a lot of pain despite having had the ops, yet the consultants seem to give the impression that all our problems will be fixed by the surgery. Is this just because we aren't followed up after the first year or so, so they don't actually find out about problems in later life? Or are they only concerned with the immediate results of the surgery and the often impressive 'before' and 'after' photos?
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