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Risks for a 17 year old for artificial disc replacement back surgery?
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∙ 14y ago
hey buddy I'm 20 i had the option between a disc replacement or a fusion. i went with a fusion because the artificial disc wears out after about 10-15 years and after that they have to fuse you, that is what my doctor had told me. but i feel your pain. with me having a fusion i thought i was not going to be able to do alot of the things that i like doing like ski, tube, ect... but my doctor said about after 3-5 months ill be able to do whatever i want. i mean there's risks to every surgery whether its minor or a major surgery. they will go through your stomach with the disc replacement. i do not know how big the scars will be. but my scars for having a fusion they are about 1 1/2 long and i have 2 of them. but the good thing is that were both young and we will heal ALOT faster. but the most major risk is paralysis (paralyzed) but don't worry about that though I'm in the marines and have seen some stuff and been in some stuff and wasn't as scared, my fusion surgery scared me the most out of anything. you'll be fine with technology now days and the doctor I'm sure your seeing has been doing this for a good while now. every thing will go smooth don't worry and good luck to you! you will feel so much better after the surgery it will be a whole different kind of hurt than before, you will just be hurting because of the surgery not because of the problem before you will feel sooo much better!!!!!! GOOD LUCK AND GOD BLESS!!!!
heres a website that talks about the artificial disc and some of the risks
http://www.spineuniverse.com/displayarticle.php/article2950.html
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