Hi
I really don't know anything about a surgery to cut away part of the discs only. I hope others who do know more chime in.
Yes i also had the tingling down to the fingers, but my surgeon, who is a spine only orthopedist , said when it was obviously weak, he operates.
I wasn't yet in pain management then, but have been for the last 3 years. When vicodin stopped working i was bumped up to percocet.
I am having some issues now with the fact that i have built up a tolerance to it and was taking 20mg for one dose. I recently got myself on 10mg per dose. AFter my most recent surgery , but at my post op my surgeon wanted me to go down to 10mg every 6 hours. For the first week it was 10 every 3 hours. I think i am not progressing to walking as much do to the pain i still have with only the low for me dose. He did refer me to a new pain management doc who i will see in a few weeks
judy
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2007 ACDF 4-7
2008 hip , knee scope, hip replacement
2009 thoracic T-5 thru T-11fusion
2009 VATS T7-8, posterior only T11-12. removal of thoracic hard wear
2010 lung surgery
2010 T2-L2 kyphosis correction
2010 Kyphoplasty T-3, T-4
2011 Cervical osteotomy ,revision C4-T5
2011 Foot surgery
2011 Revision fusion T7 thru L4/laminectomy
2012 Hammertoe correction left foot
2012 Revision fusion T-12 thru L5
2012 Revision fusion L4-L5
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