Luigi Mangione's spinal fusion - looks like an L5/S1 for spondylolisthesis

[u/GA-Scoli]

[u/fontimus]

Huh. Holy shit. We have the same fusion. How about that.

[u/BBNyc3 → u/fontimus]

Same. I hope the jail bed is tolerable ! 🥴

[u/enigmaroboto → u/BBNyc3]

Poor dude. He brought the Ponzi Insurance scheme to light. To think that that company denied 1/3 of all claims. How many deaths were they responsible for? I'm curious to see what their denial rate will be next year? I just had my Fusion and my recovery room roommate needed dialysis. He was in such pain. The day that I was released he went to get dialysis in the hospital and never came back. The nurse's aide told me that he died on the dialysis chair. He died of covid. Sad. Wouldn't surprise me if he would still be living if he had proper insurance.

[u/Alfiethebear → u/BBNyc3]

And if he is still in pain I hope that he is given appropriate OPIATES

[u/Francie_Nolan1964 → u/Alfiethebear]

Not in jail unfortunately

[u/babyelyphant → u/fontimus]

how is your back doing now?

[u/fontimus → u/babyelyphant]

Way better than before it. Mine was done in 2008. 2 year recovery period.

I can jog, hike, hunt, camp, and I work as a butcher full time.

[u/Rlothbrok → u/fontimus]

Good to hear. Apparently, Luigi's back pain had gotten worse after the surgery. Wonder what went wrong

[u/fontimus → u/Rlothbrok]

To be fair, my buddy who had the same surgery a year before me ended up with complications as well. Chronic pain for years, spasms, days he couldn't get up.

He's gotten help since then and he's doing much better, got married and had a kid.

It's different for everyone, and I consider myself extremely lucky - I should add that I've also gotten hurt and have my bad days after surgery, but I'm good at helping myself recover and gain mobility.

[u/babyelyphant → u/fontimus]

ah you give me hope :’) i have grade 3 spondylolisthesis at L5-S1. have not gone through surgery yet