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Which surgery

This works. It is naive to believe in one and done. Usually others habits needs to develop. Stretching. Hydration. Dehydration makes my back worse.

Medical Center of the Rockies?

im too dumb to enough understand what hes talking about. I just hope they dont paralyze me

Would you recommend this for an older adult with degenerative scoliosis after living with idiopathic scoliosis and now has facet joint issues typically around C7-T4

I am scheduled for this device in January just wanted to see how well it works for others

Dr Jason is a wonderful surgeon. Highly recommended! I trust him with my life!

I quit smoking cigarettes 4 weeks before and 5 weeks after. Smoked nearly 50 years. Can't believe I was able to do it, the talk about nicotine and non union scared me real good. Only had TLIF left side only. Surgery was perfect. Got rid of my painful left leg nerve pain. Walking great again. Seeing how bad cigarettes were but still want to smoke. Hit the weed pipe now and then. I have some low back pain but the sciatica is gone. I realize I will never be like I was when I was 20, (I'm 62) but life is better.

I just had my 3rd spinal fusion.. i had 2 broken screws in my S1 from the second fusion & my spine didn't fuse.. this last surgery they put the screws in my pelvis.. it has been 7 months since surgery & I am in constant pain in that area.. I am miserable & can't do anything without bein in horrible pain.. so sick of this stuff!!!

I am documenting my journey on youtube with this surgery and my recovery. I had my surgery almost 2 weeks ago and things are feeling good so far. Go to my channel to see my journey on my plif lumbar spinal fusion surgery.

The artificial discs will fail. Acdf is the 50 year gold standard.

She's a great actor because back surgery is a total scam

What if after 1-2 months at the activation the tongue is not responding? 2 of the 3 nerves are responding at 1.5 Volt and the 3the not responding at all 😢

I just had my 4th spinal fusion surgery. I'm on day 15 & 60 years old...this has been the hardest one for me. It's getting better everyday.

I got a fusion in 2019 and it messed me up. I wish I never did it. He told me I wasn’t a candidate for artificial disc replace; Now I have adjacent disc disease and fused down to T2! It’s miserable!

what is the expected life span of the disk replacement?

I do not understand why you are still in pain if you do spinal fusion. That should free nerve compression. What is the cause of pain after spinal fusion?

Thank you for the info doc!

Terrific surgeon

great video! What if I have all the horrible symptoms of nerve compression (neck pain, numb hand, weak limbs, bicep pain, heart palpitations, hot flashes or red face etc) My mri and xrays show bone spurs; arthritis; and minimal disc bulg at c5-c6 and c6-c7; BUT the experts looking at them say that the pics don't explain my symptoms?.....terrifying situation because symptoms getting worse over time....if the experts could only experience my symptoms they might see that something needs to be done.

Can you tell the name of DBS system please ?

This video helped me to have some hope... thank you Dr, you are outstanding

Been exactly a week since my surgery the only hard part was the conspitation holy I thought I died

The biggest regret of my life was getting spinal fusion.

I have experienced two spinal fusion surgeries, because i broke the titanium somehow and i had to do a second one from the top to the bottom near my "tail" idk how it's called. I can guarantee you that everything in this video is truth about every word that he said.

Dr.Van Sickle did my DBS.THANK YOU DOCTOR!

McGowan is terrific! I am pleased with the work he has done. Great guy

Is it true the life expectancy of someone with sleep apnea is from 8-18 years

My second spine fusion was done 5 weeks ago. The pain is bad, but mostly tolerable. After 2 weeks, the pain is much better. I could tell that my surgery was a success after the second day. I was finally standing up straight. So happy I did it!!

I’ve had anterior and posterior fusion after a car accident, C4-C5 are fused. Still walking!

I am 66 years old and had two level disc replacement a year ago (c5/6 & c6/7). It was one of the best decisions I have ever made. I even traveled across the country to get it done by Dr. Choll Kim as many of the doctors in S. FL wanted to do fusion. DO NOT give in to the surgeon who jumps right to fusion without adequate explanation. I had one doctor in FL who wanted to do FOUR levels of fusion!

I had mine done in 2001 It was horrendous I have I’d say 60% of what normal people can do with my back now Still have sciatica now and again Glad I had the op though In total A slipped disk is a problem It’s going to mess with your spinal column Beware That can cause you to be paraplegic And wheel chair bound Rather do the operation

God I hope the implant works as good as the temp did. I cant take this pain anymore.

Doctors will tell you how they will treat you for pain but what they do not tell you is it is excruciating. I’m actually typing this from rehab after my second lumbar fusion because the first one I had at Mayo failed. Be prepared for intense pain and fatigue.

-Despite Weak Evidence, Spinal Cord Stimulators Are Big Business American Family Physician January 2024 by Kenny Lin, MD, MPH “These devices come with a high price tag ($30,000) and potential complications that include electrode migration, hematoma formation, infection, spinal cord injury, and cerebrospinal fluid leak. “Most studies reported outcomes at follow-up dates of one month or less; only one study reported outcomes at six months.” Overall, the body of evidence was assessed as having significant bias, including selection bias (five studies), performance and detection bias (10 studies), attrition bias, and selective reporting bias. “The largest study, with 50 participants, found no statistical benefits. Three smaller trials suggested that “adding spinal cord stimulation to medical management may slightly improve function and slightly reduce opioid use in the medium term (i.e., one to less than 12 months).” “The data do not support the use of spinal cord stimulation to manage low back pain outside of a clinical trial, and it is unclear if spinal cord stimulation has long-term clinical benefits to reasonably outweigh the costs and risks of surgical intervention.” “In a 2020 letter to health care providers, the FDA reported that over the preceding four-year period, it received “a total of 107,728 medical device reports related to spinal cord stimulators intended for pain, including 497 associated with a patient death [representing 428 deaths], 77,937 with patient injury, and 29,294 with device malfunction.” That seems like an unacceptably high rate of unintended effects for a device with modest benefits.”

Thank you for answering some of my questions. I have cervical spine stenosis pain numbness tingling. One surgeon would like to do ACDF C3 four C4 5C65 and C67 fusion. Another surgeon suggest three disc displacements., Though he said he may have to fuse one when he got in there due to the fact there was a cyst on a vertebrae. The opinions were within the last month within the same MRI or MRIs. I’m extremely active 57 year-old weight training, w nine-year-old boy. far from normal in that department. I also have stenosis in my lower back that doctors have discussed operating since my 20s. I’ve learned to live with that kind of at a certain level cervical pain really went south two months ago. I’m confused exactly what to do. Anyone can help. Let me know. I live in Florida.

Great lecture

Bravo

This is a superb video, marred only by the nerve-wracking music underlying the spoken words.

All i can say if you walk dont get this surgery or any other back surgery you will never feel right again ,been 4 years the doctors donr care they are like bring in another i gotta pay for that boat house

I'd be skeptical.

I just ❤ Elon Musk!

I am fused from either T1 / T2 to L3/L4 is it a possibility that is why i now have a herniation around c5 c6 or could it just be fron pressure transfering to the above unfused segment from lifting items that might be too heavy for the muscles in mt back shoulder and neck becsuee it came on 1 week after i lifted a very heavy child and then i had ear pains from it but relaised i was getting ear pains earlier in the year when i probably lifted things doing house decluttering and house repairs and perhaps it was progressing and got worse with lifting the child?

I had a L5 S1 surgery in September 2023 . Im in more pain now than before..Recent test show I have severe scare tissue on my scars and the screw on my left side went into my nerve that controls my leg so I been having non stop leg spasms. I told my surgeon I was in bad pain and have non stop spasms even was hospitalized ...they are now saying I have to redo my surgery to remove the screw to prevent the pain and spasms.. smh ..

Is 31 years old too young for disc replacement surgery?

This is really useful. I have multilevel (C4 to C7) disc herniation (from a severe whiplash injury a few years ago) and degeneration with mild signal changes in the cord at C4/5. I also have Hypermobile EDS. I have just lost the use of my left hand and so I'm now waiting for a referral to the spinal team (I'm in the UK so the wait may be a long one!) My concern was the impact of a fusion on adjacent vertebra as this is a recognised issue for fusion surgery in EDS - and a problem I've had with other fusion surgery (not spine). It looks like disc replacement and debridement(?) is the best option. Restoring hand function is a work in progress! 😅

But the artificial disc may pop up out of its place after surgery.

Also doctors will fix the structure of the spine but they don’t rid you of the pain. No doctor would say your pain will go away.

I had L5 S1 fusion. It took me a year to be physically and mentally ok. It hurt like hell. It’s one of the most painful surgeries. Post surgery i had constant lower back pain and still do. Now my leg goes numb and it weak and sometimes gives out. The fusion destroyed my life and still hurts and get worse though out the day. Ten years prior I had a discectomy of the L5 S1 and it was great after 6-8 weeks I was back to normal activities. They made me believe that the fusion would have the close to the same pain level. Now 13 years after I have adjacent segment disease and need two level fused. I hate having back pain it’s exhausting because it’s the main part of almost every movement. Between the pain and meds I lay around and sleep most of the day. It’s not living it’s just existing. Knowing they will do two more levels isn’t very uplifting. Adjacent segment disease for the level next to the fused is common and usually goes bad around ten years from original back fusion.

I have watched this video and it has given me a full understanding of what my Doctor in my area want to do for L4 and L5 fusion surgery to reduce my pain and I just hope that the doctor I'm using for my surgery has a full approach like this Doctor explained. This is a awesome video.