Hi,
I am in the same boat too,the process seems to take forever. I sent a refferral through to an ortho a month ago now and still havent been sent an appointment letter. By the time I get to see him I think my bones will have fused themselves....LOL.
Luckily though my doctor has decided to be more generous with the pain meds (about time), so the waiting wont be as bad.
I cant say I am looking forward to surgery though, I am scared of the outcome. I think I will be really happy I had it done if it eventually gets rid of the pain. But I know I wont like the stiffness ,it will be a trade off.
I still dont know what questions I will ask him. And I have no idea about the finer details like cages and hardware etc. Does knowing about that stuff matter?
I sympathize and understand exactly what you are going through,
please keep us posted.
Michelle.
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