▁taken . ▁Also , ▁if ▁needed ▁lab ▁work ▁will ▁be ▁done . ▁The ▁patient ▁will ▁then ▁be ▁moved ▁to ▁a ▁holding ▁room ▁with ▁his / her ▁family . ▁A ▁nur se ▁will ▁then ▁place ▁the ▁patient ▁on ▁a ▁g ur ney ▁and ▁they ▁well ▁then ▁be ▁whe e led ▁into ▁the ▁operating ▁room . ▁The ▁an est h esi ologist ▁will ▁then ▁put ▁the ▁patient ▁to ▁sleep . ▁ ▁Pro cedure ▁ ▁Once ▁in ▁the ▁operating ▁room ▁and ▁as leep , ▁a ▁c ath eter ▁and ▁IV ' s ▁are ▁inserted . ▁Since ▁the ▁sp ine ▁is ▁not ▁being ▁exposed , ▁a ▁scope ▁is ▁inserted ▁into ▁the ▁body . ▁The ▁scope ▁has ▁a ▁tiny ▁camera ▁on ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁it ▁and ▁this ▁lets ▁the ▁sur geon ▁watch ▁the ▁surg ery ▁as ▁he ▁performs ▁it ▁on ▁a ▁television . ▁Usually ▁about ▁five , ▁one ▁in ch ▁in cis ions ▁are ▁made ▁and ▁one ▁ 5 - inch ▁inc ision ▁across ▁the ▁back ▁of ▁the ▁hip . ▁The ▁lung ▁is ▁def l ated ▁and ▁pushed ▁aside , ▁and ▁a ▁breath ing ▁t ube ▁is ▁inserted ▁into ▁the ▁def l ated ▁lung ▁to ▁help ▁assist ▁the ▁patient ▁in ▁breath ing . ▁Once ▁the ▁lung ▁is ▁aside ▁the ▁sur geon ▁removes ▁the ▁amount ▁of ▁disc s ▁needed ▁for ▁the ▁fusion . ▁Each ▁patient ▁is ▁different ▁in ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁disc s ▁needed ▁to ▁be ▁removed . ▁B one ▁from ▁the ▁patient ' s ▁hip ▁is ▁then ▁inserted ▁right ▁where ▁the ▁disc s ▁used ▁to ▁be . ▁S