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04-23-2009, 05:44 PM
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Surgery date - May 26
Yay!! I now have a date for my 2-level disc replacement with Dr. Bertagnoli.
May 26th is the start of my new life! I will be having surgery at St. Elisabeth's in Straubing Germany. Now to get started on all the travel and recovery plans. There is a lot to be done.
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Cathy 46 years old. 12-15 years of intermittent pain, 2 years with constant pain. DDD, L4-5 and L5-S1, pain confirmed by discogram. PT, ESI's, Facet injection and block, Acupuncture - all no help. 2-level (Prodisc-L) ADR surgery with Dr. Bertagnoli, May 26, 2009. Currently taking Opana-ER (tapering off) and oxycodone 
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04-23-2009, 06:14 PM
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Great news Cathy, I'm glad you got what you were after!
We'll have a chance to meet in person as I'll be leaving Straubing on the 25th. If you get there on Saturday or Sunday, maybe we can get together? All the best... keep us posted, Mark
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1997 MVA 2000 L4-5 Microdiscectomy/laminotomy 2001 L5-S1 Micro-d/lami 2002 L4-S1 Charite' ADR - SUCCESS! 2009 C3-C4, C5-C6-C7, T1-T2 ProDisc-C Nova Summer 2009, more bad thoracic discs! Life After Surgery Website President: Global Patient Network, Inc. Founder: www.iSpine.org
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04-23-2009, 06:28 PM
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Surgery
Tree frog,
Spring brings you a new beginning. Your in my prayers!! Please keep us all posted... Travel light Todd
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Stenum Hospital * Germany Surgery 10-19-07 ( L4-L5 Maverick disc ) For my true life story ... go to -----> www.youtube.com print -----> ADR surgery into the space bar  or ... http://www.maverick-disc.blogspot.com (my picture & movie updates)
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04-23-2009, 06:36 PM
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congrats
Cathy,
I think you are wise to go for this esp. at your age as I was that age more or less when first contemplating ADR and would have loved to been able to have the surgery with Dr.Bertagnoli. I still think that he's the person I'd want to have surgery with because of his expertise and because at this point I'm sure I'd need vertebraplasty. I may have spelled that word incorrectly tho you know what I mean... So CONGRATS on moving forward to your new life!!! 
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04-23-2009, 06:51 PM
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Yeah!
Cathy, I'm so excited for you. It feels like we just spoke about this not too long ago.
 Your new life will be here before you know it. Talk to you soon.
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-Justin 1994 Football Injury 1997 Snow Skiing Injury Laminotomy L4/L5 (3.7.97--17 years old) 1999 & 2003 MVA (not at fault both times) Grade V Tears L4/L5 & L5/L6 2-Level ProDisc® L4/L5 & L5/L6* *lumbosacral transitional vertebra (11.15.03--23 years old) Dr. Rudolf Bertagnoli -- dr-bertagnoli.com Pain-free for the last 4.5 yrs. 5.14.09 DSS with Dr. B. I'm here to help. Only checking PMs currently.
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04-23-2009, 07:08 PM
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Okay, so now I need to figure out all the travel.
Number 1 - I didn't know there are 2 Munich airports, which one do I fly into? Is it Franz Josef Strauss (MUC)? Number 2 - How long does it take to fly there, I think someone mentioned 10 hrs? I just want to try and figure out, what day to put into the search box, as departure. If I want to arrive on May 22, do I put that I want to fly out on that date, or the 21st? Maybe some playing around will help me figure that one out. Number 3 - I think I need to wait until I get the official information, to figure out when to schedule the return flight. But on the cost estimate it says an estimated 6 days in hospital. And I would like to stay the additional week after discharge. So, yes Mark I should be flying in before the weekend. At least that is what I understand. If my surgery is the 26, admission is the 25, the pre-op stuff is the 24. To be on the safe side I'd like to be there by the 22, just in case there are delays. But at the latest, the 23, which is Saturday.
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Cathy 46 years old. 12-15 years of intermittent pain, 2 years with constant pain. DDD, L4-5 and L5-S1, pain confirmed by discogram. PT, ESI's, Facet injection and block, Acupuncture - all no help. 2-level (Prodisc-L) ADR surgery with Dr. Bertagnoli, May 26, 2009. Currently taking Opana-ER (tapering off) and oxycodone
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04-23-2009, 07:09 PM
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Cathy, That is great news! It won't be long and you will be on the other side. Congratulations!!!
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34 years old- 1/06- In wreck with 18 wheeler Numerous MRI's, PT, chiropractic, accupuncture, TENS therapy, massage therapy, facet injections, epidural injections, Nerve study, Discogram, confirms pain in L4/5, IDET, decompression, Bi-lateral neurotomy L3/4/5, denied by insurance twice, in Active L clinical trial, had surgery March 17, 2009 in Miami, FL- received Active L disc Had Baby #3 after ADR!
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