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02-19-2009, 11:22 PM
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I am home!!!
Hello friends! I am home, sore and bored. I am not really a movie person, but I have lost count of how many I have seen. My wife has been like an angel sent to help. I am sure she is really ready to get the hell away from me and back to work! I will post my surgery story over where it is supposed to be soon. I want to thank all of you for the guidance the last few months. I have had only one set back. My staples were removed yesterday and my incision came open a little. I went one day early to have an x-ray because I was starting to have some leg pain. Since I was there we decided to remove them. They sent me over to the surgeon that made the cut and moved my stuff out of the way. Well he was gone and the doctor on call was making rounds somewhere (rounds of golf probably). So, by the time I got over there, it had come open some more. Now I am taped up till Tuesday. I pray that this is good enough. I really feel uncomfortable with the the chance of infection. By the way, the x-rays looked good. He said it was alright for me to start taking an anti-inflammatory now. Seems to be working with the other meds. Again, thank you all and I will keep updating.
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02-20-2009, 12:07 AM
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Congratulations and take it easy. Watch those boring movies a little or read a book? It's hard but just walking and resting would be good for now.
Phylly
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Cervical fusion C4-6 March 2002 Fall on tailbone causing sciatica and back pain April 05 Conservative Treatment and PM for 2 years Discogram concordant pain @L4-S1 Aug. 07 Prodisc ADR's at L4-S1 November 2007 Foraminotomy July 08 for Sciatica Continued problems and back pain worsened Prodiscs removed and discs fused at L4-S1 Feb. 09
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02-20-2009, 01:18 AM
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Good for you! I know home is just like... home. Kind of comforting as chicken soup.
I watched a lot of the discovery and history channels. Some interesting stuff that you never knew and will probably never use but I now know so little about so much. Take it easy, Dale
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3 level Prodisc adr S1-L3, Oct 12, 2005 Dr. B in Bogen, Germany Severe nerve damage in left leg, still working on it
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02-20-2009, 12:25 PM
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Eastex, congratulations, and thank-you for posting. I hope you get the stitches issue resolved soon. Solitaire online??
 Cindylou
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bicycle accident 6/01: 2 compression fractures @ T12-L1; vertibroplasty; 4/06: right hip labral tear & arthroscopic repair; 4/07: lumbar prodiscs @ 3 levels, L3-6 by Dr. Bertagnoli; 7/02/08: ALIF L6-S1; 7/30/08: reopened to remove bone cement, leaked onto S1 nerve root; 8/08: pulmonary embolism, double pneumonia, collapsed left lung, pleurisy, pleural effusion; ALIF fusion complete; 3/10/09: SI Joint Fusion by Dr. Stark; Jury still out.
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02-20-2009, 02:47 PM
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Butterflies tend to work just as good to hold the wound together until it closes up naturally. I ran a razor blade in to my arm, and did not want to go to the doctor, so I taped the wound myself and it healed nicely.
It is great to be home in the comforts of your own space. This helps to promote healing. My wife has been home for a few weeks now healing from her hysterectomy. Do you enjoy soap operas? Hang in there and keep us informed of your progress. Terry Newton
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1980 ruptured L4-L5 1988 ruptured SI-L5 1990 ruptured C5-C6 1994 ruptured C6-C7 1995 Hemi-Laminectomy C5-C6, C6-C7 Mayo Clinic Bicycle Accident 2004 MRI, EMG, Facet Injections, Epidural Blocks, Lumbar Discogram. Stenum Hospital Surgery November 4, 2006 Prestige Disc C5-C6, C6-C7 Maverick Disc S1-L5, L4-L5
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