Originally posted by Jinseeker
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If just the one middle one, you might be able to level L1 or L2. Maybe if you can avoid further progression you can have a fusion stop at L1 now and hopefully only need one surgery (if your lumbar straightens enough).
Have you asked a surgeon if you are in a time window about staying above L1 if you move fast enough? Would you want to know if you still have the option? You are non-progressive now and hopefully it will stay that way and this is a mute point.
Also you might want to ask if your disks are expected to fare better within a straightened spine or within your present spine even if it doesn't progress much more. Dr. Hey harps on this disk loading issue in curved versus straighter spines. It is possible they might know if your disks will or will not hold out over a lifetime in that configuration since you are relatively young. Only a surgeon will know.
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