Herniated Disc Surgeries: The surgeon who will treat you will decide which surgery will be required in case of a herniated disc. However, almost always in the first step, what is called "Needle Treatment" among the public and "Pain Treatment, Algology Treatments" among doctors; Treatments include medications that are sometimes given to your skin with short and very thin needles, and sometimes to your muscles and joints with longer needles. In cases where these are not sufficient, what is called "Bloodless Surgery, Closed Surgery" among the public and "Minimal Interventional Surgery" among doctors is performed by entering through small holes in the skin that are invisible to the eye; It is time for surgeries that can be performed without anesthesia and with low risk.
In patients whose complaints cannot be treated with these methods, open surgeries, that is, serious surgeries performed under anesthesia and by cutting the patient's skin, may be required. These include "Microsurgery", which is performed with very low risks, that is, surgeries performed through very small incisions on the patient's skin; It can range from more serious surgeries called "Platinum Surgery" among the public and "Instrumentation" among doctors, which are based on stopping the pain by fusing the painful spinal bones together. In recent years, in our country, the devices placed on the spine, called "Prosthesis Surgery" among the public and "Movement Preserving Surgery" among the doctors, allow some movement; A type of surgery can also be performed that does not hinder the active life of young people and prevents extra problems at later ages.
Fear of Surgery: Are you afraid of having surgery? Very normal. Of course you will be afraid. I'm sure you've heard stories from your mother, father, and even your grandfather. In those times, the fear of surgery was still a fear that kept people alive, just like in ancient times. Surgeries were performed in times when there were no modern hospitals and operating rooms, when proper anesthesia techniques had not yet been developed, when antibiotics had not yet been discovered, and before there was even electric light. Before going into surgery, people were writing their wills and saying goodbye to everyone.
But now we live in the 21st century. your surroundings Take a look and you'll see. It is now necessary to put aside such a historically significant fear. Now the fear of surgery is a fear as old and meaningless as the fear of the dark. Many surgeries can be performed with almost zero risk. Moreover, perhaps unlike many other fields, in medicine; Turkey ranks fifth and sixth in the scientific field, especially in neurosurgery. People come from European countries and undergo surgery in us.
Therefore, do not fall into the trap of malicious people who play on your fear of surgery, which is a very natural feeling. You may be told, “Oh, don't have surgery!” especially if these people are doctors; Ask if they can perform the surgery in question. I wonder, when they say "Do not have surgery", are they actually saying "I cannot perform this surgery"? Could it be that they are having a hard time revealing their inadequacies? If the person talking about such a drawback is a truly experienced surgeon, especially an academician who is known for the surgeries he performs, only then take what he says seriously...
Do I Need to Have Surgery Again: Yes, like that. There is indeed a possibility. First, if you ignore the rules your surgeon asks you to follow after the surgery, you may lose the chances of your surgery being successful and you will have to have surgery again. Doctors call this "Recurrence". Secondly, if you do not take the necessary precautions after the surgery and change your lifestyle in the right way, a similar problem may occur in the organs adjacent to the area where you had surgery; For example, the disc connected to your operated disc may also herniate. Right, you have 7 discs in your neck, 12 discs in your back and 5 discs in your waist waiting in line. Doctors call this "Adjacent Segment Disease".
Thirdly, some diseases tend to recur by their nature, that is, you may need to have surgery again despite all the precautions taken, for example, in some brain tumors, you may have to have surgery 3-4 times in a row. Doctors call this "Recurrence". The fourth possibility is that your surgeon may sometimes encounter something wrong during the surgery; Sometimes, the patient may decide to perform the surgery up to a certain point and perform the remaining part later and at a more convenient time. Doctors call this They call it "Residu" among themselves. Of course, this decision is not arbitrary, it is a decision taken to protect the health of the patient.
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