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To: greenspirit who wrote (6374)1/19/1998 7:04:00 AM
From: Jack Clarke  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 71178
 
Michael,

Unfortunately, I don't know very much about it. I presume you are referring to a "nerve deficit" caused by compression and how much recovery one may get once the compression is relieved, ie, by laminectomy.

I think it depends on how much permanent damage has occurred before the pressure is relieved and how bad the damage is. I do know that sometimes it takes a long time before complete nerve recovery takes place.

Any reputable neurosurgeon or neurologist must see this sort of thing on almost a daily basis and would be able to give you good statistics, or tailor the information based on examination and assessment of the amount of nerve damage. I'll see one of those guys in the locker room and ask him, but the answer will probably be vague owing to the multiple factors which are involved.

Jack



To: greenspirit who wrote (6374)1/19/1998 3:04:00 PM
From: janet  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 71178
 
It appears that 90% is the success rate on laminectomy. I am not totoally sure of this as this figure is what is present on the homepages of neurosurgeons. Did your surgeon not give you these details preoperatively? I imagine he would have been the best at providing a prognosis since he has all the details. Watch out for the constipation that the narcs cause and add a little allbran to all your meals if you can stand it.


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