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06-26-2011, 04:24 AM
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Costotransversectomy
My Orthopedic Surgeon recommended I see a doctor last week. This doctor said that he could help my thoracic pain. I have a ruptured disc pressing on my spinal cord at T9/10. He said he would do a costotransversectomy with a fusion and hardware.
Has anyone had any experiences with this surgery?
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1995 & 2005 L4/5 Discectomy (no disc left) 3/2010 4 Level ACDF C3-7 5/2010 Thoracic Laminectomy 2 Ruptured Thoracic Discs (T7/8, T9/10) DDD 
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06-27-2011, 07:06 PM
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Shebo for my thoracic disk pain , i had a video assisted thoracic surgery. It is less invasive although i ended up with a severe loss of pulmonary function. I am sure this is a rare complication so i wouldn't worry about it .
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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06-27-2011, 08:12 PM
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Shebo, nice to see you again, but sorry you are still mired in spine.
t-spine is particularly difficult. Determining the pain source is difficult and the outcomes of fusions (for pain) are even more problematic than lumbar surgeries. Much progress has been made and if I were having a thoracic fusion, I would be taking a very strong look at the less invasive XLIF procedure that was pioneered by Bertagnoli and Pimenta. I hope that your case is clear. Sadly, I've been dealing with thoracic pain for a couple of years now and my case is not clear. I have had some promising diagnostics, but they have not panned out. Feel free to call me during business hours, California time at the number on the GPN website if you want to chat about it... no charge. Mark
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1997 MVA 2000 L4-5 Microdiscectomy/laminotomy 2001 L5-S1 Micro-d/lami 2002 L4-S1 Charite' ADR - SUCCESS! 2009 C3-C4, C5-C6-C7, T1-T2 ProDisc-C Nova Summer 2009, more bad thoracic discs! Life After Surgery Website President: Global Patient Network, Inc. Founder: www.iSpine.org
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06-30-2011, 06:02 AM
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Yes, I'm still around. Like a lot of us, the pain keeps me from participating sometimes.
Thank you Mark for your offer. That is really nice. I might just take you up on it. I have a lot of questions for the doctor and that is one of them. He is supposed to be an expert in XLIF. My guess is he hasn't done it on the thoracic. I know your pain ~ hang in there.
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1995 & 2005 L4/5 Discectomy (no disc left) 3/2010 4 Level ACDF C3-7 5/2010 Thoracic Laminectomy 2 Ruptured Thoracic Discs (T7/8, T9/10) DDD
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