X stop procedure and qualified doctors

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If georgie2828 is out there please respond. Has anyone out there had the xstop procedure done and what has beeen your success thus far? Who did your procedure, doctors name and location please. I have gone thru the epidurals, physical therapy 6 months and was scheduled for TLIF only to postpone it because of negative press from some "qualified" people. A inversion table has provided me with the most relief but I realize that my back neeRAB to be stabilized and I think that the xstop may be the way to go.Any comments would be appreciated. Thanks................
 
I'm also interested in this procedure but isn't it mainly for people with stenosis?
 
A stenosis is defined as being a narrowing or stricture or constriction of an opening. the X-stop re-establishes the opening that was there prior to disc collapse or degeneration allowing for non impingement of nerves. I believe im correct in that definition.........Check with your doctor and ask for a laymans definition. Hope this helps. jerrym:wave:
 
georgie2838 is here....I had the X-stop procedure and it immediately stopped the sciatica pain. I knew the minute I woke up from surgery it had done the trick. In the procedure they insert a titanium piece between the vertebrae which were impinging on the nerve. I was in the hospital two days and had a very small inscision in my back with minimal discomfort. I had sciatica down both legs. I would be up most of the night pacing and rubbing my legs. Epidural injections didn't help. I had undergone a laminectomy which wasn't much help for my back, and no help for the sciatica. I had the procedure done in St. Louis, MO at St. Johns Mercy Hospital by Dr. Thomas Forget. He is a Vascular Neurosurgeon. Good luck.
 
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