Forum: Surgical Outcomes and Blogs
04-17-2011, 06:25 PM
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Replies: 56
Views: 23,434
Hey D - just read a post by a new member who...
Hey D - just read a post by a new member who recommended relaxation with exercise as recommended in a book The Journey by Brandon Bays. Since stress and tension are part of your problem (mine too),...
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Forum: iSpine
04-17-2011, 06:12 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 4,521
Hi atma_apple,
Welcome to the forum and...
Hi atma_apple,
Welcome to the forum and thanks for posting. I am thrilled for your success. Perhaps you auto fused because your bone was already broken and mended in more than one way.
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Forum: iSpine
04-16-2011, 06:25 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 7,206
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Forum: iSpine
04-15-2011, 06:16 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,772
Judy,
It sounds like you have a doctor who...
Judy,
It sounds like you have a doctor who really cares. One day service and a lot of caution. He's playing is safer which is really what you want when it comes to your back.
Any indication...
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Forum: Surgical Outcomes and Blogs
04-12-2011, 05:13 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 4,452
Taking it slow is the best way to go.
I...
Taking it slow is the best way to go.
I don't know the severity of your pain but fusion takes longer to heal than ADRs and they can take their sweet time too. I had complications so am not a...
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Forum: Surgical Outcomes and Blogs
04-11-2011, 05:19 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 6,560
Great idea - I've never thought about it for...
Great idea - I've never thought about it for heavy items. I wait for my husband but perhaps this is something I should look into and leave him alone for more important things, like changing toilet...
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Forum: iSpine
04-11-2011, 05:15 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 3,826
Maria,
I am so sorry. I understand this...
Maria,
I am so sorry. I understand this disease is extremely painful and I suppose you can consider yourself lucky, a relative term, that you have a mild case. I've known others who have...
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Forum: iSpine
04-09-2011, 05:26 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 24,399
LRA,
I agree in trying the disco before more...
LRA,
I agree in trying the disco before more drastic surgeries. You may be one of the lucky ones whose problems stop there. I'm not sorry I had the first disco/lami but it was an emergency...
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Forum: Community Support - NSR
04-08-2011, 04:52 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 3,171
Nesting Eagles
Don't know if you heard about this -
Two eagles, together since 2007 have 3 baby chicks in nest with a 24/7 camera, including infared night vision (though everyone's sleeping) in Iowa. ...
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Forum: Surgical Outcomes and Blogs
04-08-2011, 04:47 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 6,375
Judy,
I don't want to rehash what happened...
Judy,
I don't want to rehash what happened but also, while supposedly in the care of Dr. R - he delayed information that could have changed the outcome of my nerve damage/healing process.
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Forum: iSpine
04-08-2011, 01:37 AM
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Replies: 63
Views: 22,432
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Forum: iSpine
04-08-2011, 01:35 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 10,692
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Forum: iSpine
04-07-2011, 05:03 PM
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Replies: 81
Views: 22,005
Judy,
I'm flabbergasted!
However,...
Judy,
I'm flabbergasted!
However, your doctor is only 1 of a handful of doctors doing this procedure. If your pulmonologist was able to convince him the surgery was a bad idea, maybe it...
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Forum: iSpine
04-07-2011, 04:52 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,953
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Forum: iSpine
04-06-2011, 06:04 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 5,742
Quite honestly, ADRs are relatively new to the...
Quite honestly, ADRs are relatively new to the world and performed mostly on post-baby women. (Men don't count in this scenerio). However, of those woman who we know about, post ADR pregnancies...
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Forum: iSpine
04-06-2011, 05:16 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 6,496
If you're asking 'what would you do', I'd fuse...
If you're asking 'what would you do', I'd fuse S1/L5 and ADR L4/5. L4/5 is already compromised. The disco will further degenerate the disc which will most probably further degerenate in a very...
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Forum: iSpine
04-05-2011, 11:28 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 6,496
LRA,
A fusion is pretty drastic and though...
LRA,
A fusion is pretty drastic and though no one wants to think in terms of multiple surgeries, you can still have one after the discectomy, which is far less invasive. Also, I don't know your...
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Forum: Community Support - NSR
04-05-2011, 05:16 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 7,120
Hooch,
I know of absolutely no one whose...
Hooch,
I know of absolutely no one whose lives weren't negatively affected by someone who smoked. NO ONE!!!!!
When I see kids smoking today - like my cousin's son - my blood boils. What is...
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Forum: iSpine
04-05-2011, 05:10 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 4,812
Jarrod,
I have heard horror stories about...
Jarrod,
I have heard horror stories about the myleo and refused to have one myself - but - if you can not get up and lay flat for at least 24 hours post test, you should be able to avoid the...
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Forum: iSpine
04-05-2011, 04:58 PM
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Replies: 63
Views: 22,432
Kajari,
You are indeed living the nightmare...
Kajari,
You are indeed living the nightmare that we all feared when undergoing spinal surgery. Though I do hope you someday find out what went so wrong, my much stronger wish is that your pain is...
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Forum: iSpine
04-04-2011, 04:37 PM
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Replies: 81
Views: 22,005
Judy,
I have asthma and have been in a full...
Judy,
I have asthma and have been in a full attack, on and off, for about 3 months now. I know how exhausting breathing can be and liken it to your condition. I have my meds and can go on...
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Forum: Surgical Outcomes and Blogs
04-01-2011, 05:14 PM
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Replies: 68
Views: 17,612
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Forum: iSpine
04-01-2011, 05:09 PM
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Replies: 81
Views: 22,005
tedk,
Perhaps you can start a new thread -...
tedk,
Perhaps you can start a new thread - the fact that you're 11 days post-op and feeling as good as you do is fantastic.
However, regardless of your 1 day discharge, this sounds like a...
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Forum: iSpine
04-01-2011, 04:57 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 5,041
Ouch, Gil -
I realize the intention is to...
Ouch, Gil -
I realize the intention is to get you as pain free as possible but what do you do for tying your shoes? But if this is what you have to do, then this is what you have to do!
I'm...
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Forum: Surgical Outcomes and Blogs
03-31-2011, 05:38 PM
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Replies: 68
Views: 17,612
ToP,
We all tend to start jumping out of our...
ToP,
We all tend to start jumping out of our skin when surgery becomes 'real'. No one likes having surgery (or the need for it for that matter) but if you've done your homework and are satisfied...
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