Prayers, please, POST SURGERY-SEE POST 102! :) :)

[Pinot's Mom]

Good News! NO SURGERY YET!

Just got off the phone with Coop; Stenosis and the compression between L4 and L5 are still not good, he could do a compression surgery, which would only put him out of commission for a week, but he doesn't think that's necessary at this moment. He said fusion surgery is an eventuality; but not now.

He thinks the severe pain mid-back right now is NOT as a result of any of that. It could be muscular and just requires physical therapy!!

Thank you all for your prayers and information; it seems we may be OK on this one!

[krazyaboutkatz]

This is wonderful news!!! Hopefully physical therapy will help him and it'll do the trick for now.

[cassiesmom]

Good News! NO SURGERY YET!

Just got off the phone with Coop; Stenosis and the compression between L4 and L5 are still not good, he could do a compression surgery, which would only put him out of commission for a week, but he doesn't think that's necessary at this moment. He said fusion surgery is an eventuality; but not now.

He thinks the severe pain mid-back right now is NOT as a result of any of that. It could be muscular and just requires physical therapy!!

Thank you all for your prayers and information; it seems we may be OK on this one!

As I understand it (and I'm not a neurosurgery expert), part of spinal stenosis management is to put off a spinal fusion as long as possible and only do it when it is absolutely necessary. (because once you fuse L4-5 you have to keep tabs on L3-4 and L5-S1 because you've altered the motion of the spine by doing the fusion) I hope the PT will work great! Thoughts and prayers! --- elyse