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Originally Posted by rubicon

My brother has non-invasive lumbar surgery with Dr. Bono can't remeber the name of his clinic. They cut 3 cm then scrapped the bone separating nerve fron bone. He just got out of his brace Friday and is going to the gym and will begin playing golf on Monday. He states he is pain free. My daughter had a lumbar fusion from a Manhattan surgeon and two years later had another surgery because the bone was growing and entangled the nerve. Then again two years later because the bone grew again. She is pain free and the doctor promised her he had rectified the bone growth once and for all
The surgeon claimed the bone growth was somewhat unexpected.

Dr. Bono and Dr. Ronzo are both at Gulf Coast Spine Institute. They do minimally invasive surgery; it is not the laser type. Dr. Ronzo did hubby's surgery and he is now back to playing golf at least twice a week and sometimes more. He goes to the gym and plays billiards several times a week as well. Before his surgery, he was on so much pain medication and still in a lot of pain. He doesn't feel 20,30, or 40 anymore, but I don't think I know of anyone going on 80 that does. Seriously, it has made all the difference in the world for him and they are a Medicare provider.