Slipped disk surgery
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What's the best operation for treatment of slipped disks please?
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Posted , 4 users are following.
What's the best operation for treatment of slipped disks please?
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jessica_78456 gabriella44865
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anglosaxon1 gabriella44865
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Interesting question, probably best for your surgeon to answer; even your doctor wouldn't be able to answer that.
The only ones I know of are
a) Microdisectomy - lesser quicker operation 20-40 mins although you will be under general ansesthetic for about 3 hours (well I was)
b) Disc fusion - they fuse the disks together with a mini meccano set because the disk is so badly warn.
The key is how well you stick to the recovery plan. Unfortunately, patients try and come back too quickly and end up back at square one.
Andy Murray had a microdisectomy and then a year or so later won Wimbledon.
brarharry anglosaxon1
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Wow. That's inspiring.
anglosaxon1 brarharry
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During this time, he also blew it with Lyndsey Vonn, but that is probably irreleavent !
brarharry gabriella44865
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Apparently a microdiscectomy causes a smaller cut due to which the scarring and trauma is less.
But I guess your neurosurgeon would be the best person to throw up options.
Hope you have an early healing and recovery.
Harry