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Linda Brozik~~60 yrs. old at time of Lenke's first surgery. 62 now!
Surgery 2006 L3/4 L4/5 double fusion/ instumentation/ With 2 cages
This started adult onset scoliosis
July 1st, 2010/ surgery ~~fused T10 to pelvis (long rods/ screws)
Oct.20th 2010, extended rods to T4 / did osteotomy at L3
Oct. 29th 2012 Dr. Lenke St. Louis Mo. T4 to sacrum osteotomy anterior cage L3/4 titanium rods
May 30th 2013 revision
May 8th cervicle surgery 2016
May 31st Dr. Gupta revision 2017
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Originally posted by babyboomer16 View Post. This is good information for anyone out there that wants to try these e-cigs. It is just better not to smoke at all. This is such a serious surgery and an opportunity to have a better quality of life. So there's really no other option except quit. Hope we are all in good spirits tonight!! Stay strong everyone!! LindaBe happy!
We don't know what tomorrow brings,
but we are alive today!
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Update!
Thank you everyone for your awesome support and encouragement. We did cancel the surgery. My son is so scared to have it done. He is not mentally in a good place for such huge undertaking. He is smoking more than ever. He indeed has to be the one to decide if this is for him. It's his body and he will have to make the decision to move forward or not. We want to get his records sent to Dr. Lenke for a second opinion. I just pray God will lead him in the direction he needs to go and help him get to the right place. Thanks again.
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Originally posted by dianadee58 View PostThank you everyone for your awesome support and encouragement. We did cancel the surgery. My son is so scared to have it done. He is not mentally in a good place for such huge undertaking. He is smoking more than ever. He indeed has to be the one to decide if this is for him. It's his body and he will have to make the decision to move forward or not. We want to get his records sent to Dr. Lenke for a second opinion. I just pray God will lead him in the direction he needs to go and help him get to the right place. Thanks again.Melissa
Fused from C2 - sacrum 7/2011
April 21, 2020- another broken rod surgery
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Originally posted by dianadee58 View PostThank you everyone for your awesome support and encouragement. We did cancel the surgery. My son is so scared to have it done. He is not mentally in a good place for such huge undertaking. He is smoking more than ever. He indeed has to be the one to decide if this is for him. It's his body and he will have to make the decision to move forward or not. We want to get his records sent to Dr. Lenke for a second opinion. I just pray God will lead him in the direction he needs to go and help him get to the right place. Thanks again.Adult Onset Degen Scoliosis @65, 25* T & 36* L w/ 11.2 cm coronal balance; T kyphosis 90*; Sev disc degen T & L stenosis
2013: T3- S1 Fusion w/ ALIF L4-S1/XLIF L2-4, PSF T4-S1 2 surgeries
2014: Hernia @ ALIF repaired; Emergency screw removal SCI T4,5 sec to PJK
2015: Rev Broken Bil T & L rods and no fusion: 2 revision surgeries; hardware P. Acnes infection
2016: Ant/Lat Lumbar diskectomy w/ 4 cages + BMP + harvested bone
2018: Removal L4,5 screw
2021: Removal T1 screw & rod
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