Hi fellow giants fans,has anyone ever had vertebroplasty treatment for compression fractures? I have multiple compression fractures in my back from osteoporosis. Just wondering if anyone has undergone this treatment? Thanks for any info.
Outpatient procedure, where they actually inject a cement into the disc, that's not healing. Supposed to reduce pain up to 90%.Believe me the pain is debilitating.
My father was thinking about doing this a few years ago . His pain management doctor ( who my father believes to be the smartest man on the planet ) said its a risk he wouldn't take if it was his back , but there's a lot of success stories with it . He used the example of " if you have a 50/50 chance of hitting the lotto for 5 mil, but if you don't purchase the winning ticket , they take your house and you have to live on the streets . Would you risk that ? ". He said its a last resort option because if it fails , your flocked .
Really? It seems like a very simple procedure to me.Not a major operation.very respected,neurosurgeon at Robert packer, hospital. Thanks for the info though. Just going for info on monday.vertebrae, not healing on their own.
My father thinks this guy is brilliant . But this is also the guy who prescribes him pain pills ....so.... If he had the surgery , maybe no need for pain pills ??
My father chose not to have the surgery .
Good luck man , hope all goes well