Forum: iSpine
10-16-2011, 07:37 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 5,266
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Forum: iSpine
10-16-2011, 05:08 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 5,266
You two are hilarious. I think I will hold off...
You two are hilarious. I think I will hold off on the halloween costume. :D
The injections were last Wednesday. It increased my pain as it did last time. I've just been hanging out waiting for...
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Forum: iSpine
10-14-2011, 04:49 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 5,266
Judy, you have been through so much. I haven't...
Judy, you have been through so much. I haven't been able to read all that you have been going through lately. I hope it is giving you some relief. Everyone is so supportive here and informative...
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Forum: iSpine
10-13-2011, 06:57 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 5,266
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Forum: iSpine
10-13-2011, 02:14 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 5,266
Thoracic Update
It seems like it has been forever :o since I have logged on and I thought I would give a quick update. I have had a lot going on both mentally and physically. It looks like so many have had...
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Forum: iSpine
07-24-2011, 02:39 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 4,958
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Forum: iSpine
06-30-2011, 05:02 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 3,640
Yes, I'm still around. Like a lot of us, the...
Yes, I'm still around. Like a lot of us, the pain keeps me from participating sometimes.
Thank you Mark for your offer. That is really nice. I might just take you up on it.
I have a lot...
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Forum: iSpine
06-26-2011, 03:24 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 3,640
Costotransversectomy
My Orthopedic Surgeon recommended I see a doctor last week. This doctor said that he could help my thoracic pain. I have a ruptured disc pressing on my spinal cord at T9/10. He said he would do a...
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Forum: iSpine
05-27-2011, 03:01 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 5,449
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Forum: iSpine
05-11-2011, 05:58 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 6,350
It seems so simple when you write it all out. ...
It seems so simple when you write it all out. Like yours, my herniations are in the thoracic and causing horrible, debilitating pain. So the surgery is high risk, low success and the symptoms are...
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Forum: iSpine
05-04-2011, 12:16 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 6,350
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Forum: iSpine
05-02-2011, 08:23 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 6,350
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Forum: iSpine
05-01-2011, 01:55 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 8,346
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Forum: iSpine
05-01-2011, 01:51 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 6,350
Mark,
That's what I pictured in my head but I...
Mark,
That's what I pictured in my head but I wanted a confirmation. It went from a right sided herniation (last year) to this. If it is squishing out all around then there isn't much holding the...
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Forum: iSpine
05-01-2011, 12:34 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 6,350
Circumferential Herniations
Does anyone know what a circumferential herniation is? My doctor just said that it has gotten a lot worse and now needs surgery.
Shebo
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Forum: iSpine
05-01-2011, 12:27 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 8,346
Judy,
I did not send my info out yet. I wanted...
Judy,
I did not send my info out yet. I wanted to wait until I got a new MRI. I just had an MRI and Myelogram done a couple of weeks ago. I was also holding out for the surgeon we talked about...
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Forum: iSpine
04-24-2011, 07:11 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 8,346
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Forum: iSpine
04-24-2011, 02:14 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 8,346
Thank you all for the replies.
Dale, I'm not...
Thank you all for the replies.
Dale, I'm not sure that it is an insurance issue. However, sometimes I am clueless. With my insurance, I can see whomever I want.
The physicians group that...
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Forum: iSpine
04-22-2011, 06:09 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 8,346
Thoracic Surgeon
Hello everyone. I wanted to post and see what you as non-medical, spiney patients thought.
After 7 long months, I finally convinced my PM to order a new MRI and Myelogram. The tests showed that...
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Forum: iSpine
03-28-2011, 12:48 PM
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Replies: 46
Views: 13,139
Thank you for the reply. I hope I wasn't too...
Thank you for the reply. I hope I wasn't too nosy with my questions. How disappointing to go through all of that and still no answers. I don't know how you are able to do all that you do.
At...
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Forum: iSpine
03-28-2011, 12:29 AM
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Replies: 46
Views: 13,139
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Forum: iSpine
02-18-2011, 12:29 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 14,060
Well, I know it can't be the insurance. I got...
Well, I know it can't be the insurance. I got their names off of our provider list after my Internal Med doc gave me the names. I have an appt with him next week and will ask if he can help in any...
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Forum: iSpine
02-17-2011, 09:27 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 14,060
Pain Management-How do you change doctors?
I'm trying to get a second opinion on my treatment and options from my pain management doctor. Every time I call another pain manager, they put me on hold and come back and tell me to send my...
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Forum: iSpine
02-16-2011, 01:28 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 5,653
No I have not had a discogram done yet. I will...
No I have not had a discogram done yet. I will ask my PM about it. I am taking percocet for pain. The PM won't give me anything else. I have tried cymbalta and lyrica but the side effects were to...
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Forum: iSpine
02-13-2011, 01:19 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 5,653
JSewell:
You are too funny. The problem...
JSewell:
You are too funny. The problem with the MVA's is that it was nothing I could change. In all of them, I was sitting in traffic on the highway and someone not paying attention ran right...
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