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Location: St. Thomas, USVI
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Originally Posted by aigel
That's not really fat, but it is probably overweight, unless you are very athletic / weight lifter.  I would definitely try to get to 160 and see if that helps. Yes, you'll be skinny then, but it beats elective surgery IMHO. I have a buddy with several bad disks and weight makes a big difference for him. He carries most of it in a beer gut, so that seems to take the spine out of balance really badly. As soon as he is down to fighting weight, he feels a lot better.
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I'll try that.
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Originally Posted by tsutton948
Have you had a EMG? If you don't have hard neurological findings there is no reason to have a fusion. Unless you have an unstable spondylolisthesis.
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Yes, I also have a spondylolisthesis. Not sure if it's unstable or not. And part of one vertebra is broken.
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