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Questions For Your Spine Surgeon

  1. Do you have written materials or videotapes about this surgery that I can review?
  2. How much improvement can I expect from this surgery?
  3. What is your experience doing this type of surgery, and how many have you done?
  4. Are you Board Certified?
  5. Approximately how many of these surgeries are done each year at this hospital? Is there outcomes data available?
  6. What are the risks involved? How likely are they?
  7. What type of anesthesia will be used? What are the risks?
  8. What type of implant will be used? What is the track record for this type of prosthesis?
  9. Will I have to stop taking any of my medications before surgery?
  10. What options are available to avoid a blood transfusion?
  11. How long will I have to stay in the hospital?
  12. How much pain is normal to expect and how long will it last? Will I receive medication for the pain?
  13. When will I start physical therapy? Will I need home or outpatient therapy?
  14. Will I need to arrange for some assistance at home? If so, for how long?
  15. What limits will there be on activities - such as driving, bathing, climbing stairs, eating, sex?
  16. How long will I need to be out of work?
  17. How often will I need to return for follow-up visits?
  18. What complications can arise after surgery? What are the signs of complications?

 

 

 
 
 

Who is most likely to develop low back pain?
Nearly everyone has low back pain sometime. Men and women are equally affected. It occurs most often between ages 30 and 50, due in part to the aging process but also as a result of sedentary life styles with too little (sometimes punctuated by too much) exercise. The risk of experiencing low back pain from disc disease or spinal degeneration increases with age.

  
     

 

 

 

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