Originally posted by mbeckoff
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I think sooner is better than later, although you're not likely to do more damage by waiting. It's just that you'll have to go a lot longer with the pain. If you want, I can contact Dr. Bedermen, and I'm fairly certain he'd be helpful in getting something done quickly. This is a relatively cut and dried type of surgery. They'll probably remove the old rod(s), add more fusion material to the area that didn't fuse, examine the rest of the levels to be sure there aren't other areas of non-fusion, then put new rods in. Recovery should be much faster than in your initial surgery.
Let me know if you want me to contact Dr. Bedermen for you. If you like, you can contact me at lindaracine @ earthlink.net (without the spaces).
Regards,
Linda
--Linda
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