questions on multiple fusions

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Ok I have a history of back surgery. While playing with my son I messed up the L5/S1 disc. They done and partial discectomy then in 1996. I fell down a flight of stairs with my 6 month old grandbaby and reinjured it. Leading to a micordiscectomy in 2002. The same year having bilateral Masectomy's and reconstruction for other reasons. I had to have L5/S1 fused in 2002. Then cervical anterior fusion at C5/C6 in 2004. New lurabar Fusion at L5/S1, L5/L4 in 2008. Then Jan. 2009 Cervical redo with C4/C5 included. Now scheduled for Posterior Cervical fusion of C4/c5 scheduled 9/10/2009. Ok someone posted they cut there hair half way up there head is this so? Is there an End to this and I am a Nurse who is afraid to go back to work related to everytime I do, I herniate another disc. My Nuerosurgeon has told me that I will be back in 6 months if I dont be very careful. getting really discouraged here. Is anyone else here falling apart lol. Am I going to have my hair cut that far?:dizzy:
 
Yes; they'll shave off quite a goodly amount of hair. 19 years ago I had a laminectomy at C5-C6, just one vertebra lower than yours will be; they shaved off hair a couple of inches up the back of my head. With my thin, slow growing hair it took forever to grow back. Fortunately the rest of my hair was long enough to cover the shaved area. The good news was that the surgery was successful and the recovery was very easy.

Best wishes to you that you'll have the same outcome.

Nancy
 
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