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A 28-year-old female asked:
if you have a laminectomy l4 and l5 for l4 and l5 discectomy problem that was perfectly explained is there no way to fix it without surgery having to be carried out?
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Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 25 years experience
Surgery: You need to ask the orthopedic spine surgeon or the neurosurgeon to ask if that is the only option. We don't know your history.
63 viewsAnswered Jul 07, 2020
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Is it okay to put bacitracin on my surgery area after stitches are removed?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
Dr. Ronald Obermananswered
Podiatry 31 years experience
Ask your doctor: Normally not a problem if normal healing occurs but check with your doctor to be sure.
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A 32-year-old member asked:
What are the reasons for needing surgery for back pain?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
Dr. Mark Westonanswered
Orthopedic Spine Surgery 31 years experience
Unstable spine: With nerves at risk . Back pain surgery are attempts to change out uncomfortable strucures for more comfortable structures or to stop painful small joint movements although scarred muscle hurts and stiff joints arent always percieved as more comfortable works occasionally is very diagnosis and patient dependant patient selection is key.
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Houston, TX
A 18-year-old female asked:
If answer 87 yr old woman fell and broke her hip is she to old to have surgery?
2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in
Dr. Vance Harrisanswered
Family Medicine 37 years experience
Not necessarily : It depends on the health of your grandmother and the type of fracture that she sustained. Some can be repaired simply and others require a more invasive procedure. If the risk is great because she has poor health they may hold on surgery. If she is a healthy 87 yo then they would operate. My 105 yo grandmother had hers repaired at age 85. She was active till 105. Hope she is ok.
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A member asked:
My surgeon has extensive experience in doing gastric bypass surgery but have never done a takedown operation on gastric bypass. What should I do?
2 doctor answers • 6 doctors weighed in
Dr. Cosme Manzarbeitiaanswered
General Surgery 39 years experience
Go to: Another surgeon. Many of today's surgeons are trained laparoscopically but are not so confident in open procedures. Older surgeons are more experienced in both, since they started with open procedures and then they adopted laparoscopic ones.
5.7k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 42-year-old member asked:
Can an Achilles tendon rupture be healed without surgery ?
3 doctor answers • 13 doctors weighed in
Dr. Frederick Buechel, jr. mdanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 26 years experience
Yes: Casting for 6-8 weeks and therapy works for most. Slightly higher re- tear rates without surgical repair. But, no risk of surgery.
5.7k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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