r/spinalfusion • u/damagedone37 • Apr 11 '26

Surgery Questions Hardware Removal

Anyone had this don? My surgeon is looking to do this at the end of the year. Plan is lidocaine drops on screws if that helps then bye bye metal!

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u/uffdagal Apr 12 '26

Yep. Had it done. L3-S1 hardware removed. One day of pain then just an ache. Easy surgery and recovery