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Recovering from spinal laminectomy

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replied January 4th, 2010
Extremely eHealthy
hi...
i really dont know whether you have had the surgery yet but i will assume you have not and are considering it as a next step in your fight against pain...
number one is that research has shown that laminectomies might weaken the lamina too much and make the spine unstable. i've heard many surgeons are changing to the hemilaminectomy which does not remove as much of the lamina...
other considerations are pain from surgery and length of time for recovery. i must say for me the pain was not terrible and i was feeling strong in about 6 weeks...pete
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