Mark and Maria,
Kyphoplasty was like a picnic for me when i had it. It was on T2 and T3. Many surgeries ago. It is a small incision they insert a balloon, blow it up and fill it with bone cement. So you regain some lost height, boy do i need that now. Then maybe closed with a stitch or some glue. Then my surgeon has an overnight stay in the hospital. then you go home, no pain , and you are pain free in that area.
I really don't know how much of my pain is from fractures at this point, but my surgeon thinks quite a bit is so i am looking forward to a night away. I hope he still does that and has not joined the majority of surgeons at Huntington who make this an outpatient procedure. I will ask at my appointment. Hay it is almost 3 weeks now, not 4!!! I can make it i know i can.
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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