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Should I have Spinal Decompression
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I am currently suffering from Spinal Stensois. This ailment is causing chronic pain and loss of mobility. What I see are two alternatives to reduce the pressure on my spine. one is surgery on my discs and other is Spinal Decompression.
Surgery is fifty fifty at best and can actually make the condition worse. The discs will actually be cut back and or fused to allow my spine to have room without being pressed on, cutting off spian cord to get all of its signals. Through research the other Alternative is Spinal Decompression done By Spinal Centers of America. In this procedure the spine is moved back to correct spacing to allow my spine and cord to recieve all its signals thus reducing pain and restioring some to all of my mobility. What advice can anyone offer? Has any one faced this question surgery or spinal adjustment? Has anyone been faced with this or sonmething similar and made the choice, surgery or spine adjustment? Any advice or experences will be greatly appreciated. I am currently leaning towards Spinal Decompression. I currently have very bad vibes about surgery. PLEASE PLEASE ADVISE Posted on 10/21/09, 03:10 pm |
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Actually, your chances of improvement are not 50/50. The odds are 1/3 get better, 1/3 stay the same and 1/3 get worse. I have never heard of spinal decompression. 
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As far as surgery goes, are you talking about a decompressive laminectomy? In this procedure, it's the not the discs that are cut. They remove a piece of one or more vertebrae, so that swollen discs can expand and take the pressure off the nerves. I had this done because the nerves were so compressed that it was affecting my bowel and bladder control. The surgery did fix the bowel/bladder problem (thank God), but it left me with unexpected nerve damage. I could not walk without assistance for a full year and I have permanent painful damage in my feet and legs. even with all that, I don't regret having the surgery- I was at a point where it was absolutely necessary. My experience isn't common, but you are right to be leery of surgery.
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Any spinal surgery has a risk. I've seen people that have gone through fusions, Laminectomies, Laminotomies, etc. and have come out great! In my case my 3 level/360 fusion failed, and I've had 4 Laminectomies in less than 2 years to correct the issues from the fusion.
Even though my surgery did not work, I will never talk anyone of going for surgery if it is what they need... Just because mine was not a success does not mean that anyone else is not going to be succesful. So weight in your choices, talk to your surgeon, get a second or third opinion on both procedures and then make an intelligent decision based on the facts and not on what anyone tells you on the streets or in a website. Good luck to you,
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