Considering the lead time and difficulty getting this scheduled, orthopedic surgery seems to have become a scarce commodity. Too bad it took over eleven months just to get somebody to diagnose the damn thing. But our new spine guy Dr. Donner, comes highly recommended, pumping them out on a weekly basis. Next up: Hip Replacement Recovery and Repair, aka Lumbar Spinal Fusion.
I’ll be going to the UC Medical Center of the Rockies for the procedure. The short video linked below illustrates what will be happening. What do you call a combination of terror and anxiety? Mine is a single-level, so I suppose fairly straightforward in general back surgery terms. This condition is relatively common and benign compared to some of the stuff they see from car crashes, sports injuries and whatnot.
Every back injury starts with an annular tear. My heart goes out to Ryan Shazier – he got a really bad one. If a small one is all you have, good luck getting a doctor to diagnose it unless you are either paralyzed or screaming in pain.