I have 4 titanium rods. It was a long recovery but it was my only option in 2014. I'm ok with it now. The meds were rough to get off of. When I look back at it, all I keep thinking is wow, I did it. After 6 years of navigating through all of it my aches and pains are more Mm related. When my vertebrae broke I was driving to emergency with excruciating pain, didn't even know I had stage 4 cancer, so everything from that point on was emergency fix it mode. I'm still here walking, napping and doing more household chores than I ever thought I would. Also I'm an Artist so I'm able to create as much as I want and that keeps me motivated and moving around. I rest when tried, naps lots of naps.

Ty for sharing. My husband's doctor is recommending the procedure due to a relatively new fracture.

I also have had 2 Kyphoplasty procedures in the past 2 months (post MM diagnosis). It’s been life changing! My back degraded fast, prior to first procedure in October, back pain had me in a wheel chair. I was up walking the next day. After 2 procedures (fixed 3 vertebrae total) I’m most pain free and back to full mobility. If Kyphoplasty is an option for you, please consider it!

I had 2 Kyphoplasty back surgeries before my MM diagnosis. I don’t know if it helped or hurt. The 2nd surgery decided on the MM diagnosis. I’m sure I had MM for a long time before any doctor “connected the dots”.