Surgery is Scheduled

Well, I decided to schedule the surgery. I will go under the knife on July 12th at 7:00 a.m. It will be at Shawnee Mission Medical Center.

I expect to be in the hospital 3~5 days. The doctor will do an anterior fusion. We asked about the disc replacement and the doctor said that he refuses to do that procedure. Already in Florida, there are billboards saying to sign up for a class action if you have had this implant. So, no replacement for me.

He predicts that it will greatly reduce my pain. My discogram showed a pretty severe pain on only one level of my spine. This makes me a good candidate for the fusion.

I will post more when I get the phone calls from Shawnee Mission for more detail on my surgery.