Sometimes surgery isnt the best way to go. For years different surgeons all had the same idea about my wife. With the amount of damage she has, they would do more harm than good. They said that when shes paralyzed they will do the surgery.
Last July, I wheeled her (she was in a wheelchair) into the surgeons office and 2 days later she was on the table.
Of course now they will probably have to go back in and remove all the titanium, that sucks.
As for pain management, her pain doc is cool. hes broke his back and has had all kinds of fusions, etc. so he knows all about back pain and he automatically throws in a detox program for after the pain program.
