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Thread: Failed Fusion

Started 1 month, 2 weeks ago by Moonstruck88
Hi everyone! I wanted to ask for any advice on failed fusion. I have a long history of back pain, starting back in 1998. I had my first fusion in 2002, fusing L4-L5-S1. Long story,but I had lost all the fluid in the discs and had bone-on-bone. After surgery, I had pain just as bad as I did before. However, being younger, I lived with it for a while, as long as I could stand it, and ...
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backhurtz replied 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Moon, My fusion failed as well and I also recieved a you are all fused from my original surgeon and several , you aren't fused at alls' at the others I consulted for second, third and fourth opinions as to why I was in worse shape than I was before the surgery. I had to have it revised and the neuro used bmp to try to make sure that it did in fact fuse. As to why that other group removed ...

Moonstruck88 replied 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Thank you for your suggestions and sharing your experiences with me. First of all, I am so sorry for your issues. What do you mean when you say "the neuro used bmp to try to make sure that it did in fact fuse"? They opened you up and put bmp around the bone/cage? My doctor used bmp and that is why I'm so confused at I thought it would harden no matter what... After the bmp, did it fuse?...

 

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Failed Fusion
Published (2009-11-14 18:21:00)
Thank you for your suggestions and sharing your experiences with me. First of all, I am so sorry for your issues. What do you mean when you say "the neuro used bmp to try to make sure that it did in fact fuse"? They opened you up and put bmp around the bone/cage? My doctor used bmp and that is why I'm so confused at I thought it would harden no matter what... After the bmp, did it fuse? Are you better now? What is going...
backhurtz
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Failed Fusion
Published (2009-11-13 03:24:00)
Moon, My fusion failed as well and I also recieved a you are all fused from my original surgeon and several , you aren't fused at alls' at the others I consulted for second, third and fourth opinions as to why I was in worse shape than I was before the surgery. I had to have it revised and the neuro used bmp to try to make sure that it did in fact fuse. As to why that other group removed the hardware without making sure that the bone...

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