Michelle...I still dont know what questions I will ask him
Hi Again, Michelle, by now I've probably put you to sleep with all my talking. You mentioned questions.
I was given a form with the following on it in regards to questions from one of the doctors I am gong to see. Maybe this will help?
1. What is the name of my condition?
2> Can you explain it to me in terms I can understand?
3. What is it due to?
4. What is the most likely outcome in the absence of treatment?
5. What treatments other than surgery are available?
6. CAn they cure of stop the process or are they just symptomatic?
7. Is my condition accessible to a surgical treatment?
8. Can you explain it to me in terms I can understand?
9. What are the risks of the procedure and what do you an dyour ream do to try to prevent them?
a. During the procedure
b. During the hospitalization
c. During the recovery processs
10. What is the recovery time?
a. To be able to perform basic domestic tsks (getting out of bed, walking getting ready for the day)
b. To resume sedentary professional activities?
c: To b able to drive a car?
d> To resume strenuous professional activities
e. To resume sports activities.
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Chemically sensitive disc/Annular tears, DDD, mild bulging, facet arthritus
Dancing accident in 96. tried PT, acupuncture, pilates, pain mgmt. nothing worked. Epidurals, facet blocks, caudal blocks, discogram. Opiates for ten years, oral prednisone, toradol inj. & more.
Two level spinal fusion with BMS, cages, hardware. due to bone density problems from chemotherapy, they had to go in front and back. Surgery Nov. 6, 2010. So far no regrets.
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