Hi, I m Spyros from topic: http://www.scoliosis.org/forum/showt...y-Chiropractor
So i talked to my surgeon and his secretary and they answered my questions I needed to know before surgery.
Q: How many days, before my surgery, i need to get in Hospital for my pre-op 'check'? Who doctor gonna see/examine me?
A: 1 day before surgery. The surgeon, the cardiologist, the anesthetist will see you and also you 'll make some other routine examines.
Q: By which day i need to give blood and how much?
A: You can start from today and we need about 5 'bottles' of blood.
Q: Where will my fusion start and where will end?
A: Your fusion will be from T4 to L2.
Q: Will I get fusion only on my back? or on my side or in front?
A: Your fusion will be only on your back.
Q: What material will you use?
A: The material will be used is Titanium.
Q:What kind of fusion material will i get? where from will be?
A: You will have Autograft fusion material, which it comes only from your spine (NOT from hips). If more fusion material needed, then we will get Allograft fusion material as well.
Q: How many hours my surgery will last?
A: About 6-7 hours.
Q:How many days I will stay in hospital?
A: About 5 days.
Q: When Will I walk again?
A: The day after surgery.
Q: Will I need to put on a brace after surgery?
A: No, you will not need.
Q: When I ll be able to travel back to my home town after surgery? By airplane (1 hour)? By car and ferry (7-8 hours)?
A: Right away when you leave the Hospital you are able to travel to your home town. Only by airplane, cause by car and ferry its a long trip.
Q: Will a Physical Therapist (P.T.) will needed after surgery?
A: Yes, you will need a P.T.
That are some things i needed to know before my surgery.
I dont have a specific date for my surgery, but it will be right after 10th of March (probably on my birthday 12th of March) cause my surgeon is going abroad to be awarded before that.
If another question comes to my mind, I 'll add it here.
So i talked to my surgeon and his secretary and they answered my questions I needed to know before surgery.
Q: How many days, before my surgery, i need to get in Hospital for my pre-op 'check'? Who doctor gonna see/examine me?
A: 1 day before surgery. The surgeon, the cardiologist, the anesthetist will see you and also you 'll make some other routine examines.
Q: By which day i need to give blood and how much?
A: You can start from today and we need about 5 'bottles' of blood.
Q: Where will my fusion start and where will end?
A: Your fusion will be from T4 to L2.
Q: Will I get fusion only on my back? or on my side or in front?
A: Your fusion will be only on your back.
Q: What material will you use?
A: The material will be used is Titanium.
Q:What kind of fusion material will i get? where from will be?
A: You will have Autograft fusion material, which it comes only from your spine (NOT from hips). If more fusion material needed, then we will get Allograft fusion material as well.
Q: How many hours my surgery will last?
A: About 6-7 hours.
Q:How many days I will stay in hospital?
A: About 5 days.
Q: When Will I walk again?
A: The day after surgery.
Q: Will I need to put on a brace after surgery?
A: No, you will not need.
Q: When I ll be able to travel back to my home town after surgery? By airplane (1 hour)? By car and ferry (7-8 hours)?
A: Right away when you leave the Hospital you are able to travel to your home town. Only by airplane, cause by car and ferry its a long trip.
Q: Will a Physical Therapist (P.T.) will needed after surgery?
A: Yes, you will need a P.T.
That are some things i needed to know before my surgery.
I dont have a specific date for my surgery, but it will be right after 10th of March (probably on my birthday 12th of March) cause my surgeon is going abroad to be awarded before that.
If another question comes to my mind, I 'll add it here.
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