Removal of Spinal Fusion

DOONERD

I was fused 15 months ago L3 - S2 and my surgeon discussed surgery in Jan 2010 to remove "instrumentation". I'am having constant pain in back and recent CTScan showed nothing loose. Thoughts on this approach for pain relief. I'am only 59 yr old M. I didn't think fusions could be removed ?

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toolmaker

I am not an expert but that just dont sound right.I thought all hardware was permanent.If it were me I would consult another surgeon before I went through this again.

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DOONERD

All of the "instrumentation" looks fine - nothing loose. Another problem is I'am very lean in build - not much meat on my bones for fusion to take place.

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