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I have a history of compression fractures. [View all]
They are painful and make it hard to lift anything. Some of you know as well that I am in remission from lung cancer. That is going well.
It is possible that I qualify for a kyphoplasty, a minimally invasive procedure that can help fix these fractures. I would be able to stand up straight again. The pain would go away, eventually, and I would have no more fractures in my back. I am having an MRI on the 23rd. Of course, all of this stuff scares the crap out of me. I worry about more cancer, even though my regular scans show me to be cancer free.
Has anyone else been through this for compression fractures? I am being a big sissy.
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