Hubby is up and around today. He had an xray done, standard procedure to ensure the discs haven't moved. We also talked with Dr. B today, he said everything went beautifully. He was a tough case, but he certainly loved the challenge. Hubby states the pain he is feeling is incision pain, he does not feel any of the old pain. I posed your question to Dr. B, he said facet pain can happen as the years go on, but the key to it not happening, is finding the "sweet spot" of the device to perfectly balance the facets, and keep the load off. He also said in the case it does happen, they have a device approved here in Germany, but not in the US that he can put in to prop up the facet to get the load off, and also, if that does not work a rod to stabilize, which will still allow full motion, but support the facets.
So, it appears, the first measure is exact precision when implanting the device, and it seems Dr. B takes extreme, great care in finding the sweet spot. My husband is an engineer, and Dr. B was an engineer, so they had a meeting of the minds on that aspect. If that does not prevent the facet pain, there are two other measures he could use to help with that pain. Hope this helps!!!
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