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From: Joe.Chamberlain@f140.n150.z1.fidonet.org (Joe Chamberlain)
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Subject: Re: Need Advice
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Date: 25 Jul 90 16:28:11 GMT
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 KD> I can't help you on the operation, having no experience with that.  
 KD> However, everyone is entitled to get a second opinion and I urge you to
 KD> seek out another practitioner and have him check you out again for a 

        I saw a report on the operation you were considering and
the orhropaedic surgeon said that surgery is not indicated for
JUST back pain.  When back pain and leg pain is present then
surgery should be considered.  However, he also said that the
success rate was only about 50%.  Not very good odds.

                                -=joe=-

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