Just wondering for those of you who are a few months post op if any of you have developed a Bursa(sack of fluid) at any points throughout your fusion. I seem to have one, or so my doc thinks. I originally thought it was at the tops of the rods yet I learned the rods go up 3 inches higher...ya, I know, stupid me. Anyways, the cortisone has helped some yet I seem to be developing more lumps in that area......any thoughts on this one?
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Diagnosed at 10, Boston brace from 11-13 yrs old.
50* Lumbar w/ 5 centimeter shift to the left and slight rib hump...
Surgery Date: April 15 and April 22, 2009
X-LIF approach for disc repair L5,L4,L3,L2
Posterior Approach for fusions L5-T5
Dr. Fox @ Naval Medical Center Portsmouth
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Hi Susan...
I've heard of others who have had pockets of fluid, but I think they've been called seromas. I don't know if they're the same. Whatever it is, I hope yours is something benign.
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LindaLast edited by LindaRacine; 01-18-2010, 11:31 PM.Never argue with an idiot. They always drag you down to their level, and then they beat you with experience. --Twain
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Surgery 2/10/93 A/P fusion T4-L3
Surgery 1/20/11 A/P fusion L2-sacrum w/pelvic fixation
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Post-op Dr. Boachie noted I had painful bursa around my hardware. It went away. I wonder if it is part of the healing process?Original scoliosis surgery 1956 T-4 to L-2 ~100 degree thoracic (triple)curves at age 14. NO hardware-lost correction.
Anterior/posterior revision T-4 to Sacrum in 2002, age 60, by Dr. Boachie-Adjei @Hospital for Special Surgery, NY = 50% correction
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Originally posted by asccbodypro View PostJust wondering for those of you who are a few months post op if any of you have developed a Bursa(sack of fluid) at any points throughout your fusion. I seem to have one, or so my doc thinks. I originally thought it was at the tops of the rods yet I learned the rods go up 3 inches higher...ya, I know, stupid me. Anyways, the cortisone has helped some yet I seem to be developing more lumps in that area......any thoughts on this one?
Sounds like (with cortisone shots) he suspected bursitis (swelling of bursa/e).
Pam
41, dx'd JIS & Boston braced @ 10
Pre-op ±53°, Post-op < 20°
Fused 2/5/08, T4-L1 ... Darrell S. Hanson, Houston
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