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Old 07-13-2007, 11:11 PM
Lyndsay Lyndsay is offline
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Thank you Dale I actually had my surgery carried out privately, if I had been an NHS patient I would have had a fusion or similar due to the cost. I too will now be interested in what the NS has to say. I will be honest & say that if I were to be told that it would be better for me to go through a major surgery to remove the Prodisc & do revision surgery, I would be straight in!! I know I'll always have certain health problems to deal with but I had this surgery hoping that if nothing else, my back pain would be at least halved (I was given odds that the surgeon was 80% sure he could halve my pain), maybe I put too much onus on that?

I know I can't change what has happened but have to admit that for probably the first time tonight, I feel real mixed emotions from upset to angry. I know all surgeries carry their risks & that I'm luckier than many but I can't help feeling let down.

Anyway, I'm waffling as usual!! Thanks again for your reply
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36 years old
DDD
Rupture/Herniation from 97 >
End Stage Facet Joint Arthritis
Fibromyalgia/CFS
Discogram 4 Oct 06 +ve L4-S1
ADR Pro-disc L5/S1 15 Nov 06 ~ Disaster
March 07 Xray's show Exaggerated Lordosis in the lumber spine, PT can't correct
Various injections including Facets
2008 Dx Hypermobility Joint Syndrome (EDS III)
2009 Still on too many meds & in too much pain
Awaiting CT/Myelogram & poss revision
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