Surgery summary
L3-L4 ActivL (XL) spike type:
One selected remark on surgery report:
The disc L3-L4 is completely gone with dorsal annular tearL4-L5 ActivL (L) spike type:
One selected remark on surgery report:
General very severe worn out disc degeneration, without signs of infection. Repeating of cleaning procedures until nice overview of both bony endplates and nice view of big rupture of central and left sided
dorsal annulus.
Zeegers also told me that I had approx. 50% disc height loss at each level
I was exactly 6'3" before surgery. When I was in my mid 40's I was 6' 4 & 1/2 inches tall. I have not re-measured my new height. A little confused about what they said to me regarding that. I believe I was told I gained 3-4 centimeters (which should be somewhere between 1 and 1 & 1/2 inches)
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2001 bad fall on ice playing hockey
Apr 2001 lami/discectomy L4/L5 (large rupture)
Aug 2001 lami/discectomy L5/S1
Coccyx dislocated / same fall (Cannot sit)
Aug 2011 pull-start generator - unrelenting low back pain - can only stand for 30 min
Nov 2011 -rhizotomy - makes things worse
22 hours/day in bed
June 2012 - present receiving facet injections every 4 months, only last one helped somewhat
L3-L5 ActivL Surgery w/Dr Zeegers April 16th
Doing great!!!!!
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