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Originally Posted by Dion
My brother has a Degenerative Back Disease and Spinal Stenosis. Last year they did a spinal fusion on his neck and this morning he is undergoing a 6 hour operation to install some rods and screws in his lower back. The hope is it will give him some feeling in his right leg and a quality of life. The alternative is being in a wheelchair.
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Hopefully the procedure goes well. I had a fusion in my spine a few years back and it made an enormous difference in my quality of life. I'm guessing that his is more arduous and appears to be at more levels than mine, but hopefully the outcome is similar.