My daughter has had chronic lower back pain for 2 yrs or more & MRI showed Bertolotti's. She is a college student and needs to be able to sit through her classes. We have tried the epidurals, meds, etc. Please tell us who is the orthopedic surgeon who did your surgery? Thank-you so much
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I would appreciate it if you could send me a copy of the pdf as I have been diagnosed with the above disorder
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Please send me any information you have on the surgery for bertilotti syndrome. Drs name and location.
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I have Bertolotti and dr is wanting to do a bilateral L5 ilium fusion....mine is fused to my hip bone......so I was freaked thinking surgery on one side but then 2 , totally scared...I need info and cant find much on BS...any info will be very appreciated!!! I live near Joplin M
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I am wondering how you are feeling now after your surgery and now that everything has healed.
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Hi mmm225, glad you had a good outcome. I am just wondering if you can provide the name of the doctor and city/state that the doctor is in. I am finding it very hard to find a doctor who has statistically performed a number of these surgeries successfully. Many thanks, Dennis
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Hi mmm225,
I was just diagnoised with Bertolotti's syndrome as well. How are you doing now after your re section of both L5 transverse processes? I would like the PDF as well as your doctor's information.
Thanks!
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Hello mmm245,
My name is Mindi. I realize your post is over a year old but I wanted to reach out to you and ask for more information about your doctor? I am also intetested in how you are feeling post-surgery? I have read the article you suggested.
I am 31 years old and have had symptoms of Bertolotti's Syndrome since my early 20's. I have yet to find a competent doctor who really understands the condition. I have total fusion on my left transverse process (it took about 8 painful years to finally fuse and the pain is quite intense - I don't sleep) and now my right transverse process is indicating (on MRI, CT, and X-Rays) that it will be fusing in the future. After reading your post, I seriously thought, "Wow! This sounds like me!!"
I have had absolutely no sucess with neurosurgeons and orthopedic surgeons. I went through Johns Hopkins and exhausted my resources and the doctors told me "good luck" and wished me on my way. They were convinced that since total fusion has occurred, why undo it? Pinched nerves are not fun. I have tried every treatment option available (physical therapy, steriod injections, medications, chiropractic, acupuncture, yoga, Rhizotomies, etc.) with absolutely no relief from the pain.
Any information on your situation/medical help would be greatly appreciated. I feel rather helpless and hopeless so it was definitely inspiring reading about your experience. Thank you in advance for your time!
Sincerely,
Mindi
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My husband has been suffering for years. Injections provide temporary, minor relief. He's been relying on pain medications but his mobility is limited. Please send the .pdf. Who was your surgeon? What hospital?
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Hello,
I posted on here a little while ago and I have since had surgery for Bertolotti's Syndrome. The doctor who operated on me is a neurosurgeon at UCLA in Santa Monica, CA and his name is Dr. Duncan McBride. He is extremely knowledgeable on Bertolotti's and has done many surgeries to correct the deformity. I am three weeks out from my surgery and have about 80% pain relief - the pain I have now is from the surgery. I had complete fusion from my left transverse process to the sacrum. Dr. McBride performed a minimally invasive spinal resection on the area. Basically, he went in and undid the fusion. It took about 2 hours and I left the hospital shortly after. I was nervous about that but it worked out fairly well and was not too much of a problem. Prior to the surgery (11 years), I had met with many surgeons who had no idea what they were looking at and didn't know how to treat the syndrome. I'm not sure if this info helps or not but this doctor is absolutely wonderful and has excellent bedside manner. He is worth traveling to for the surgery if you live far away.
I hope that information helps because it is a very frustrating and painful condition to live with every day.
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How long did it take for you to recover from the surgery?
What did they do besides trying to make it anatomically correct?
Did they do anything else during surgery?
Lee
What did they do besides trying to make it anatomically correct?
Did they do anything else during surgery?
Lee
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Hey mmm245, we're all waiting for your reply? surgeons name that performed this procedure? how are you doing post surgery? It would be very helpful to all of us. Thanks
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